The Walt Disney Company sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday over the Republican's takeover of its theme park district, alleging the governor waged a "targeted campaign of government retaliation" after the company opposed a law critics call “Don't Say Gay.”....MORE
Florida Republicans are poised to change state law to allow Gov. Ron DeSantis to maintain his position as governor while running for the nation’s top office.
The proposal would exempt presidential candidates from Florida’s so-called “Resign-to-Run Law,” which prohibits elected officials from qualifying as a candidate for another office that would overlap with their current term.
During a press conference on Monday, Ron DeSantis was talking about how Disney got the best of him, and admitted that he is having the Republican-controlled state legislature work on stripping Disney of more power. But he then mentioned that "someone" suggested he build a prison next to the theme park, and he appeared open to that idea, and added "the possibilities are endless." The man is absolutely drunk with power and high on revenge, and his anger is going to destroy the state. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins explains what's happening.
Florida State Rep. Angie Nixon talks about a state-wide student walk out to protest Republican censorship of books, history and sexuality and the crisis Ron DeSantis is creating across the board in Florida education with his conservative political stunts.
Kamala Harris picked a week when the Florida Governor was most everywhere but Florida, including in Washington D.C., to visit Miami to roll out $78.7 million in spending for 16 climate change initiatives affecting the Sunshine State.....MORE
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) decision to sign a controversial six-week abortion ban into law has put him in the middle of rough political terrain that Democrats and some Republicans say could undermine his White House ambitions in 2024.....MORE
Florida has been the epicenter, targeting critical race theory and opposing AP African American studies.
Extreme views adopted by some local, state and federal political leaders who try to limit what history can be taught in schools and seek to undermine how Black officials perform their jobs are among the top threats to democracy for Black Americans, the National Urban League says.
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a new abortion bill into law late Thursday evening. Senate Bill 300, also referred to as the Heartbeat Protection Act, prohibits abortions after six weeks with some exceptions.....MORE
Travelers considering a visit to Florida should proceed with caution, a pair of civil rights groups warned Wednesday, citing a slate of “hateful laws” that target vulnerable communities.....MORE
The Legislature continues to deliver on Gov. Ron DeSantis’ agenda with a House panel agreeing to move a bill that allows insurance companies and providers to deny paying for or providing care to patients who have a “conscience-based objection” to it.
Despite concerns that the bill (HB 1403) could allow physicians to discriminate against female, gay, transgender and minority patients, members of the House Health and Human Services Committee voted 11-5 Monday afternoon to approve the bill.
Ron DeSantis escalated his attack on Disney after his announcement to tax Disney hotels and develop toll roads around the company's parks. Adrienne Lawrence breaks it down on Rebel HQ.
Former President Donald Trump is still finding variations on his attacks on Florida’s Governor, including saying Ron DeSantis is a spoiler and that campaign workers are trying to join his team.....MORE
Governor Ron DeSantis believes the Florida Democrats are defeated, outnumbered and beaten, and states Florida is in Republicans' control. Senator Nina Turner and Mayor Mondale Robinson break it down on Unbossed.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) slammed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) in a new interview, calling Florida’s new concealed carry law clear evidence Republicans “don’t care about our kids.”....MORE
An analysis that was the basis of a highly criticized recommendation from Florida's surgeon general cautioning young men against getting the COVID-19 vaccine omitted information that showed catching the virus could increase the risk of a cardiac-related death much more than getting the mRNA shot, according to drafts of the analysis obtained by the Tampa Bay Times.....MORE
