Tag: Ron DeSantis

MIAMI, FL - AUGUST 29: Governor Ron DeSantis gives a briefing regarding Hurricane Dorian to the media at National Hurricane Center on August 29, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images)

Gov. DeSantis Falsely Claims COVID-19 Doesn’t Threaten Children

By Cristina Cabrera | April 10, 2020 9:38 a.m.

Florida Gov. DeSantis Will Issue Stay-At-Home Order After Growing Pressure

By Cristina Cabrera | April 1, 2020 1:58 p.m.

DeSantis Gripes About ‘Foreigners’ On Infected Cruise Ship Set To Dock In FL

By Summer Concepcion | March 30, 2020 10:45 a.m.

Ukrainian Moneymen Fruman, Parnas Spotted At 2018 DeSantis Victory Party

By Matt Shuham | October 15, 2019 2:19 p.m.

DeSantis Led A Crackdown On Dems’ Last Lever Of Power In Florida

By Allegra Kirkland | June 10, 2019 5:48 p.m.

As President Obama once said, elections have consequences.

Florida brought the latest reminder of that on Friday, when Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill that makes it much harder to change the state constitution via citizen-led ballot measures.

As Matt Shuham reports, this move puts a major dent in what is essentially the last lever of power Democrats have in the Sunshine State, which is currently overseen by a Republican governor, legislature, secretary of state and attorney general. Every member of the state Supreme Court has also been appointed by Republicans. Read More

Why Florida’s Crackdown On Ballot Initiatives Is Such A Blow For Democrats

By Matt Shuham | June 10, 2019 5:39 p.m.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis attends an interfaith service at Pine Trails Park in Parkland, Fla., to remember the 17 victims killed last year at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. (Michael Laughlin/Sun Sentinel/TNS)

Florida Cracks Down On Voter-Led Ballot Initiatives

By Matt Shuham | June 7, 2019 4:25 p.m.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during the bill signing ceremony on Education Achievements at William J. Kirlew Junior Academy in Miami Gardens, Fla., on Thursday, May 9, 2019. (David Santiago/Miami Herald/TNS)

FL Guv: Russians Hacked Two Counties’ Voter Files In ’16, Didn’t Change Vote

By Matt Shuham | May 14, 2019 5:13 p.m.