Florida abortion legislation surpasses 863K signatures en route to the 2024 ballot

Protestors in favor of abortion rights – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Stephanie Kenner Supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment to guarantee abortion rights are moving closer to gathering the necessary number of signatures, with just one month to go.  863,876 valid signatures on the petition for the proposition were shown on the Florida Division

New laws in Florida that will take effect on January 1, 2024

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signs new laws — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Hunter Crenian The Florida Legislature adopted many bills, and Governor Ron DeSantis signed them into law. Among these are amendments to current laws about bail and pretrial release. Another law transfers Department of Children and Families (DCF) child protection investigations from seven sheriff’s offices. 

Trump refers to DeSantis as Florida’s “absentee governor”

Ron DeSantis addresses a crowd while President Donald Trump watches at a rally in Tampa, Florida, on July 31, 2018 – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by jctabb Early on Wednesday morning, former president Trump attacked Ron DeSantis, a fellow GOP presidential contender for 2024, calling him an “absentee” governor. “Ron DeSanctimonious has become an Absentee

Disney boasts $40 billion economic impact in Florida as it challenges DeSantis in court

Walt Disney World sign at Orlando airport – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Adam McCullough As it fights Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his appointees over their takeover of the district that oversees the entertainment company’s huge theme park resort in central Florida, Disney released a study estimating its economic effect in the state at

Trump skips the GOP debate in favor of a rally in Hialeah that was aimed at the Hispanic community in South Florida

Donald Trump – Courtesy: Shutterstock by Matt Smith The Republican front-runner, former President Donald Trump, was once again absent from the third Republican debate for the 2024 presidential contest, which was scheduled for Wednesday night in Miami. Rather, just one hour before the GOP debate at the Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami

Sen. Rick Scott of Florida supports Trump over DeSantis in the 2024 election

Ron DeSantis addresses a crowd while President Donald Trump watches at a rally in Tampa, Florida, on July 31, 2018 – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by jctabb Sen. Rick Scott, a Republican from Florida, supported former President Donald Trump over Governor Ron DeSantis, the governor of his own state, as polls continue to show Trump

Ron DeSantis defends prohibiting Palestinian advocacy organizations from Florida colleges

DeSantis calls out pro-Palestinian organizations – Pictured: Smoke rises after Israeli air strikes on the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip – Courtesy: Shutterstock — Anas-Mohammed In the wake of Hamas’ attack on October 7, Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis of Florida defended on Sunday his pledge to bar pro-Palestinian organizations from state

Trump will hold a rally in Florida the evening of the third GOP primary debate

Courtesy: Evan El-Amin- Shutterstock- WILKES-BARRE, PA – AUGUST 2, 2018: President Donald Trump with a serious look as he delivers a speech at a campaign rally held at the Mohegan Sun Arena On the evening of the third Republican presidential primary debate next month, former president Trump will hold a rally in Florida, his campaign

After the Hamas attack on Israel, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued an emergency proclamation

Hamas fires a large number of rockets towards Israel – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Anas-Mohammed In reaction to the conflict between Israel and Hamas, Governor Ron DeSantis issued a state of emergency on Thursday. According to his office, this enables the Florida Division of Emergency Management to “bring Floridians home and transport necessary supplies

Three years’ worth of COVID data must be made public by Florida’s health officials

COVID-19 Vaccine Card – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by vovidzha A government watchdog organization declared Monday that the Florida Department of Health was required, as part of a settlement, to reveal three years’ worth of comprehensive COVID-19 data. The Florida Department of Health is required to provide COVID data on its website for the following