Gov. DeSantis signs book review, charter school changes
After more than 1,200 objections were filed to school library books and other materials last school year, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed a bill that will limit challenges by some people.
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After more than 1,200 objections were filed to school library books and other materials last school year, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed a bill that will limit challenges by some people.
Florida is seeing two more recent instances of state government under Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis limiting the powers of local government with newly signed bills that deal with worker safety and police oversight.
A bill signed Thursday bans local governments from requiring heat and water breaks for outdoor workers. And a bill DeSantis signed Friday strips local citizen police oversight boards from investigating officers.
DeSantis signed a bill Friday that would ban local policy advisory commissions from initiating disciplinary actions against officers, instead limiting the citizens boards to making recommendations on policy.
Gov. DeSantis said he'll fundraise for his former presidential rival.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed five bills, including legislation that he said will help curb online "grooming" of children.
Florida must prove they have standing to legally challenge the Biden administration's immigration policies
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed a bill that seeks to prevent "smash and grab" thefts and "porch piracy."
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed a bill that seeks to prevent "smash and grab" thefts and "porch piracy."
An appellate court has granted Disney's request for a two-month pause
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a bill aimed at reducing risks to first responders who come into contact with fentanyl and other drugs while on the job.
Disney asked for a 60-day extension in submitting an opening brief
The governor called the recreational marijuana measure "weed one" and said it would go beyond decriminalizing marijuana
Gov. DeSantis said the abortion amendment was too broad and reaffirmed his opposition to legalizing recreational marijuana.
The money is from the gaming compact the state signed with the Seminole Tribe in 2021
Gov. Ron Desantis signed a measure Thursday that ties $750 million a year to the environment. That includes money for the removal of invasive species, restoring old water infrastructure, and improving water quality.
The 50 Venezuelans were sent to Martha's Vineyard from San Antonio, Texas
Judge ruled Vertol Systems targeted the 50 Venezuelans because they were Latino immigrants.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was in Miami Monday afternoon to announce additional funding to help Floridians with toll relief.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was in Miami Monday afternoon to announce additional funding to help Floridians with toll relief.
A federal judge on Friday heard arguments in a court battle over a law restricting educators' use of personal pronouns and titles in schools, in one of a series of challenges to Florida policies targeting LGBTQ people.
Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill that will allow larger sizes of wine containers to be sold in Florida.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed a bill aimed at quickly removing residential "squatters."
Morgan Rynor reports the new law could lead to second-degree felony charges for squatters who intentionally cause at least $1,000 in damage.
A three-judge federal panel Wednesday rejected a constitutional challenge to a congressional redistricting plan that Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed through the Legislature in 2022, saying opponents did not prove lawmakers acted with "racially discriminatory purpose."
