Report: Florida Gov. DeSantis Ready To Help Raise Money For Trump’s Campaign

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis apparently has decided to set aside the feud with former President Donald Trump and help the presumptive Republican nominee return to the White House.

NBC News reported Wednesday that Florida’s governor will work to raise campaign cash for Trump.

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Ron DeSantis gets a bill that would eliminate citizen boards to review police misconduct in Florida

A controversial bill that would prevent investigations of local law enforcement by civilian review boards was formally sent Wednesday to Gov. Ron DeSantis.....Read More

We can now stop worrying about the planet: FL Legislature has written climate change out of the law

You probably think Ron DeSantis and the yahoos, grifters, simps, dolts, and dunderheads who populate the Florida Legislature are collectively incapable of solving even one of the bazillion issues facing this state.

Well, we can now stop worrying about the planet: Your bought-and-paid-for Legislature has delivered a bill that amends Florida statutes to delete all references to climate change. Thanks to them, climate change is gone. Erased. Kaputt. Ya no es. C’est fini.

Genius!

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Migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis can sue charter flight company

Lawyers representing migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard nearly two years ago by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis can sue the charter flight company that transported them to the island off the Massachusetts coast, according to a ruling Monday by a federal judge in Boston.....Read More

Will homeless public sleeping ban have unintended consequences?

The City of St. Petersburg, like every other state municipality, must strictly enforce a public sleeping ban or face potential lawsuits from people, business owners and the attorney general.

That ensures local enforcement of House Bill 1365, which prohibits anyone with “personal belongings” from sleeping on an empty lot, sidewalks or a park bench. Governor Ron DeSantis signed the bill into law Wednesday.

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Doomed to Fail: Gov. DeSantis signs ban on public sleeping, forcing localities to pay to enforce anti-homeless measure

Gov. Ron DeSantis is signing legislation that creates a state framework to get unhoused people off the streets and out of sight, and compels local jurisdictions to foot the bill for what a sponsor called a “carrot and stick” approach and a “Florida model” for dealing with the problem.....Read More

The Florida GOP on Renaming Sanibel Causeway to Ron DeSantis Causeway

Ron DeSantis floats sending Haitian refugees to Martha’s Vineyard

The return of Air DeSantis may be imminent.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said some undocumented immigrants intercepted while attempting to land in Florida from Haiti may lead to a trip to New England for those refugees.

“We do have our transport program also that’s going to be operational,” DeSantis said. “So Haitians who land in the Florida Keys, their next stop very well may be Martha’s Vineyard.”

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Lawmakers OK volunteer chaplains in public schools; civil rights groups say it’s unconstitutional

Despite backlash from dozens of civil rights organizations, the Florida Legislature on Thursday passed a bill to allow volunteer chaplains with limited qualifications to go into public schools and provide unspecified support and services to students.

The Senate approved the bill on Thursday along party lines and the House passed it earlier. The legislation now heads to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk for his consideration.

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Back the blue: Legislature declaws civilian review boards for police

The measure shields law enforcement from external complaints.

The House has agreed to Senate language on a bill that will bring an end to civilian review boards probing allegations of misconduct in Florida once Gov. Ron DeSantis signs off.

On party lines, the House voted up the Senate amended version of GOP Rep. Wyman Duggan’s measure (HB 601) which stipulates that while a Sheriff has a right to establish and appoint their own advisory board to counsel on policies and procedure, those boards have limited authority.

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Controversial Teacher Prep Bill Heads To Florida Gov. DeSantis

The Florida Senate on Wednesday gave final approval to a measure designed to keep “identity politics” out of teacher preparation programs that lead to educators getting their professional certificates, readying the bill to go to Gov. Ron DeSantis.

The Republican-controlled Senate voted 28-12 along party lines to approve the bill (HB 1291) nearly a week after the House passed the measure.

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Florida set to ban homeless from sleeping on public property

Florida will ban thousands of homeless people from setting up camp or sleeping on public property under a bill lawmakers sent to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who supports the idea.

Counties, with approval from the state Department of Children and Families, would be able to designate areas for the homeless to camp for up to a year under the bill the Senate passed 27-12 late Tuesday. Anyone using those encampments would be prohibited from using alcohol or illegal drugs.

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DEI takes center stage during debate Wednesday at USF

A debate concerning Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs on college campuses is taking place Wednesday night at the University of South Florida.

The debate comes after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law last year prohibiting public colleges and universities from spending money on DEI on college campuses.

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Federal Court Rejects Florida Gov. DeSantis’ “Stop WOKE” Restrictions

A federal appeals court Monday rejected restrictions that Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican lawmakers placed on addressing race-related issues in workplace training — part of a controversial 2022 law that DeSantis dubbed the “Stop WOKE Act” (HB7).

A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the restrictions violated First Amendment rights.

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Senate prepares homeless camping ban backed by Ron DeSantis for final vote

The House has passed legislation banning the unhoused from sleeping in public, and the Senate has now positioned the bill for a vote, setting the stage for a Gov. Ron DeSantis priority becoming law.

The measure (HB 1365) would ban counties and municipalities from permitting public sleeping or public camping on public property without explicit permission, creating an unfunded mandate for these localities to round up the homeless and put them somewhere.

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The Florida Senate backs “duplicative” communism history lessons in grades as low as kindergarten

The Florida Senate on Friday passed a measure that could lead to the history of communism being taught in grades as low as kindergarten.

The proposal (SB 1264) was approved in a 25-7 vote, and would need approval from the House before it could go to the desk of Gov. Ron DeSantis.

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Ron DeSantis Does NOT Wear High Heel Boots

Ron DeSantis tells delegates he’s not ruling out 2028 run

Gov. Ron DeSantis addressed volunteer delegates in a closed press phone call, and he told them that 2028 is still wide open for him.

“Oh, I haven’t ruled anything out. I mean, I think that, you know, we’re still in this election cycle so it’s presumptuous to say, you know, this or that. I think a lot happens in politics,” DeSantis said.

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Ron DeSantis Gets Completely Humiliated By Activist's Question At Press Conference

Ron DeSantis Freezes When ASKED PUBLICLY About His WEIRD SHOE LIFTS!