Ron DeSantis

U.S. 02/04/19, 18:39

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants the Legislature to repeal a ban on smokable medical marijuana, but it became clear Monday that some fellow Republicans might not be on board.DeSantis took office last month and said firmly that he wanted lawmakers ...

U.S. 01/28/19, 18:33

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis moved quickly on Monday to find a replacement for one of his top hires who abruptly resigned after a newspaper obtained photos of him in blackface taken at a 2005 party.The Republican governor announced that Circuit ...

U.S. 01/27/19, 22:28

Residents in a small Florida city gathered Sunday and held a vigil to honor the five women killed in a SunTrust branch mass shooting.People lit flashlights and cell phones instead of candles to honor the victims because heavy rains in ...

U.S. 01/25/19, 14:14

Florida's ethics commission says there is probable cause that former Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum violated the state's ethics law.The commission voted Friday in a closed-door meeting to proceed with charges against Gillum. Gillum is accused of accepting gifts from ...

U.S. 01/25/19, 12:10

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's push to bridge partisan and racial divides following his narrow election last year is being tested by the revelation that one of his top hires had dressed up in blackface and mocked hurricane victims.Secretary of State ...

U.S. 01/25/19, 06:30

Florida's top elections official abruptly resigned Thursday after a newspaper obtained pictures of him in blackface dressed as a Hurricane Katrina victim at a 2005 party. Gov. Ron DeSantis accepted Secretary of State Michael Ertel's resignation.

U.S. 01/24/19, 18:02

The Latest on Florida's secretary of state resigning after photos of him in blackface surfaced (all times local):6 p.m.Florida's new governor says he thought it best to accept his secretary of state's resignation "and move on" after old photos of ...

U.S. 01/19/19, 10:16

Florida's new Republican governor rode to office with the strong support of President Donald Trump, leaving some to wonder if he'd be a partisan leader. But in Ron DeSantis' first two weeks in office, he's surprised many by quickly taking up ...

U.S. 01/18/19, 13:33

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is suspending a county elections supervisor who failed to meet deadlines during recounts after November's election.DeSantis announced Friday that he is replacing Palm Beach elections supervisor Susan Bucher, a former Democratic state representative who has ...

U.S. 01/17/19, 16:50

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized the Legislature's implementation of a medical marijuana law and said Thursday that if they don't fix it quickly, he'll take matters into his own hands.DeSantis wants a new law by mid-March that will end ...

U.S. 01/15/19, 18:27

Saying he would "make them feel the heat," Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday called for sanctions against Airbnb unless it reverses its decision barring lodging listings in the disputed West Bank in the Middle East.The Republican governor, who repeatedly ...

U.S. 01/14/19, 11:56

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday chose a second Miami appeals judge for a seat on the Florida Supreme Court, continuing to move the state's highest court in a more conservative direction.DeSantis announced Monday that Robert Luck is his latest ...

U.S. 01/11/19, 17:17

New Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel on Friday over his handling of February's massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The Republican governor flew to Fort Lauderdale three days after taking office to remove the Democratic ...

U.S. 01/11/19, 15:32

After a dramatic, hourlong meeting that recalled events from nearly seven decades ago, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state's three-member Cabinet granted posthumous pardons Friday to four African-American men accused of raping a white woman in a 1949 case ...

U.S. 01/11/19, 14:03

After a dramatic, hour-long meeting that recalled events from nearly seven decades ago, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state's three-member Cabinet granted posthumous pardons Friday to four African-American men accused of raping a white woman in a 1949 case ...

U.S. 01/10/19, 20:14

Florida's new governor has scheduled a news conference in the county where the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High massacre occurred and where some victims' parents are pushing for the removal of the local sheriff.Gov. Ron DeSantis is scheduled to speak at ...

U.S. 01/09/19, 20:53

Former Gov. and current U.S. Sen. Rick Scott violated a former state election official's constitutional rights when he suspended and "vilified" her without first allowing her to make her own case, a Florida federal judge ruled Wednesday.U.S. District Judge Mark ...

U.S. 01/09/19, 12:09

With the first of his three picks for the Florida Supreme Court, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday chose a female Cuban-American appellate judge to become the state's newest justice.Barbara Lagoa, for the past 12 years a judge on the ...

U.S. 01/08/19, 18:02

With Florida's new governor taking office, some parents of students killed in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High massacre are pushing for the removal of the local sheriff.Gov. Ron DeSantis in his inaugural address Tuesday said he would hold local officials ...

U.S. 01/08/19, 12:34

Former Republican U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis was sworn in as Florida's new governor on Tuesday with promises to keep taxes low and to make schools and the environment a priority. In a speech filled with naval references, the former Navy officer ...