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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Announces 96% of Power Has Been Restored Just Five Days...

Below is a press release from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. PERRY, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that nearly 545,000 accounts, representing 96% of all...

Florida Gov. DeSantis Forwards $1.1 Million to Help Victims, Improve Security After College Shooting

Following a recent shooting at Jacksonville's Edward Waters University, formerly known as Edward Waters University, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that the state will...

DeSantis Awards $6.9 Million through the Florida Disaster Fund to Support Hurricane Ian Recovery...

Below is an official news release from the office of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Governor Ron DeSantis announced $6.9 million in awards through...

Florida’s First Female Governor Could Be Jeanette Nuñez

Many current polls don't favor Ron DeSantis defeating Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican Primary, but if DeSantis were to win his party's nomination...

Florida Police Leaders Praise Ron DeSantis’ Budget for First Responders

Sheriffs, police chiefs, and law enforcement organization executives are praising several items in the state's budget recently signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis. Known as...

Trump’s Attacks on DeSantis Could Hand Florida to Democrats in 2024 – Opinion

Most nationally-known polls currently show former President Trump with a wide lead over Florida Gov. Ron Desantis in the 2024 Republican Presidential Primary, but...

Poll Shows Orlando Area Republicans Divided Over Trump vs. DeSantis

Recent polling from Victory Insights shows strong support for Ron DeSantis in his effort to remove Disney's special district. The poll, which surveyed registered...

Trump Should Expect DeSantis to Attack in 3 New Areas – Opinion

With Ron DeSantis officially joining the 2024 Republican Primary field, it's only a matter of time until the Florida governor begins to distinguish himself...

Ron DeSantis Says Nearly 11,000 Migrants Have Been Repatriated After Attempted Illegal Entry into...

Earlier today, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced that since August 21, 2022, nearly 11,000 migrants have been repatriated after attempting to enter the state...

New Poll Shows Trump Losing to DeSantis Among Florida Republican Voters

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis leads Donald Trump by 25 points in a recent 2024 Republican Presidential Primary poll conducted by the University of North...

African American School Board Members in Florida Defend DeSantis, Slam News Media’s ‘Book Ban...

Two African American School Board members defended Gov. Ron DeSantis after the administration rejected the initial AP African Americans studies course. Torey Alston, a member...

Judge Sides with DeSantis and Florida Attorney General Against Biden’s ‘Catch and Release’ Illegal...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis enjoyed a second-straight legal victory regarding illegal immigration, as federal Judge T. Kent Wetherell sided with the Florida Attorney General...
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaking at a podium

Florida, DeSantis Consider Ban on TikTok App on Government Phones

Florida could be added to a growing list of states across America that are banning TikTok and other ByteDance-owned applications on the phones of...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Awards $275 Million to Coastal Areas to Thwart Rising Seas,...

Following the catastrophic flooding and beach erosion that devastated Florida's coastal cities during Hurricanes Ian and Nicole, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis awarded $275 million...

Walt Disney World’s Reedy Creek May Get New Name & State Appointees from Governor...

TALLAHASSEE - Walt Disney World’s Reedy Creek Improvement District, a special created by the state of Florida 55 years ago, may be renamed the Florida...

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit vs. Ron DeSantis’ Immigrant Relocation Flight

A Florida judge made national headlines earlier today as she dismissed a lawsuit filed against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, the Florida Department of Transportation...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Seeks ‘Law and Order’ Legislation Package

Earlier today, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced a legislative proposal to abolish cash bail, increase penalties for drug-related crimes, step up human smuggling interdictions,...

Biden’s White House Press Secretary Makes Misleading Claim About Ron DeSantis, Florida Schools

At a press conference earlier this week, President Biden’s White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre took an opportunity to criticize a decision by the...

DeSantis Jumps to 23-Point Lead vs Trump in Major Poll

Former President Donald Trump appears to be reeling after multiple legal defeats, blowback for hosting a dinner party with a Holocaust-denying white supremacist, and...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Faces Major Test in Property Insurance Special Session

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will meet with state legislators this week to address rising property insurance rates. According to a statement from DeSantis'...

New Book on Ron DeSantis Set to Release in February

With a landslide re-election victory in his rearview mirror, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is back in the national spotlight thanks to news about an...

VIDEO: Ron DeSantis Speaks at Republican Jewish Coalition

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis spoke to the Republican Jewish Coalition at their annual meeting this past weekend in Las Vegas. DeSantis, the keynote speaker,...

New ‘Ron to the Rescue’ PAC Launches DeSantis 2024 Ad

Earlier today, a new Super PAC titled "Ron to the Rescue" launched an ad on YouTube that will eventually run as a TV ad...

Ron DeSantis Declines to Criticize Trump in Response to Recent Taunts

Hours before former President Donald Trump is expected to announce his third U.S. Presidential campaign, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis rejected a chance to directly...

Ron DeSantis, Not Trump, Offers the Best Path to the Future Republican Party

Donald Trump has good reason to fear a potential challenge from Ron Desantis. Republican Party leaders are attempting dissuade Trump for a 2024 candidacy...

FLASHBACK: After Only 2 Years as Governor, Charlie Crist Ran for Senate During Great...

Charlie Crist announced on May 12, 2009, in the midst of a housing market collapse in Florida and a national recession, that he was running for U.S. Senate, rather than re-election.

Hurricane Ian’s Potential Impact on DeSantis vs. Crist

Disclaimer: Political trends and are never as important as the lives impacted by an act of nature, but the 2022 Midterm Election is less...

DeSantis, Rubio Maintain Leads in Latest Polls

Democrats haven't controlled the Florida Governor's Mansion since the mid 90's, and Ron DeSantis appears likely to keep that streak intact. Poll results today...

DeSantis Leads Crist in Fox Orlando Poll

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has a 5 percent lead over Crist in the latest poll conducted by Insider Advantage and WOFL Fox 35 Orlando,...

Axios Runs Misleading Headline on DeSantis, Florida Swing Voters

If you wanted to gauge an average college football fan's opinion of Alabama coach Nick Saban, would you create a focus group where nearly...