/tags/desantis DeSantis en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:30:00 GMT /florida-news/2026-07-02/desantis-announces-cair-florida-as-a-domestic-terrorist-group-under-new-law He tried an earlier executive order slapping the label on the group, but a federal judge has blocked it. Antifa, Muslim Brotherhood also targeted. Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:30:00 GMT /florida-news/2026-07-02/desantis-announces-cair-florida-as-a-domestic-terrorist-group-under-new-law Mitch Perry | Florida Phoenix /government-politics/2026-06-03/trump-touts-eponymous-airport-as-example-of-how-desantis-is-very-good Trump’s praise for the Florida governor — previously rare for his former presidential opponent — comes one week after state lawmakers agreed to spend $2.75 million to rebrand the Palm Beach International Airport. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:47:04 GMT /government-politics/2026-06-03/trump-touts-eponymous-airport-as-example-of-how-desantis-is-very-good Liv Caputo | Florida Phoenix /government-politics/2026-03-11/gov-desantis-criticizes-the-personal-agenda-of-lawmakers-as-budget-stalls The House and Senate are expected to take time off before returning to work out the differences in their proposed spending plans. Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:04:54 GMT /government-politics/2026-03-11/gov-desantis-criticizes-the-personal-agenda-of-lawmakers-as-budget-stalls Jim Turner - News Service of Florida /government-politics/2025-11-03/desantis-28-stranded-floridians-are-back-home-after-being-rescued-from-jamaica The Florida Division of Emergency Management working with Jamaican officials has evacuated dozens of Floridians stranded in Jamaica during Hurricane Melissa. Mon, 03 Nov 2025 15:27:11 GMT /government-politics/2025-11-03/desantis-28-stranded-floridians-are-back-home-after-being-rescued-from-jamaica Danielle Prieur /government-politics/2025-10-01/south-florida-community-leader-calls-for-investigation-of-land-transfer-for-future-trump-library A South Florida activist said Wednesday he wants the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office to launch an investigation into the recent transfer of valuable downtown Miami land — that was owned by Miami Dade College — to the state for construction of a future Donald Trump presidential library and a hotel. Wed, 01 Oct 2025 22:34:10 GMT /government-politics/2025-10-01/south-florida-community-leader-calls-for-investigation-of-land-transfer-for-future-trump-library Anthony Cruz /government-politics/2025-09-23/trump-presidential-library-downtown-miami The proposal is scheduled to go before the state's Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund at a scheduled Sept. 30 meeting. Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:32:35 GMT /government-politics/2025-09-23/trump-presidential-library-downtown-miami Diego Perdomo /education/2025-08-05/public-schools-sell-students-private-school-vouchers A decline in the number of babies being born and a boom in private school vouchers and homeschooling have combined to create an enrollment crisis for public education. The threat is so great that some school districts are trying something that would have once seemed unthinkable. Tue, 05 Aug 2025 16:30:00 GMT /education/2025-08-05/public-schools-sell-students-private-school-vouchers Dana Goldstein | The New York Times /immigration/2025-08-04/desantis-pushes-back-on-ice-attempts-to-poach-floridas-law-enforcement-agencies DeSantis is encouraging sheriffs and police chiefs to fight to keep staff as ICE seeks to recruit Florida officers who've completed immigration-enforcement training. Mon, 04 Aug 2025 18:37:58 GMT /immigration/2025-08-04/desantis-pushes-back-on-ice-attempts-to-poach-floridas-law-enforcement-agencies The News Service of Florida /education/2025-07-14/another-desantis-ally-takes-the-helm-of-a-public-university-in-florida Another former Republican lawmaker and ally of Gov. Ron DeSantis is officially taking the helm of one of Florida’s public universities. Manny Diaz, who DeSantis previously appointed to be his state commissioner of education, started his first day on the job Monday as the interim president of the University of West Florida in Pensacola. Mon, 14 Jul 2025 20:45:00 GMT /education/2025-07-14/another-desantis-ally-takes-the-helm-of-a-public-university-in-florida Kate Payne | Associated Press/Report for America /government-politics/2024-09-23/desantis-declares-emergency-as-hurricane-looms The system, expected to be named Helene, was forecast Monday to reach northern Florida this week with life-threatening storm surge and winds that will cause widespread power outages. Mon, 23 Sep 2024 19:42:35 GMT /government-politics/2024-09-23/desantis-declares-emergency-as-hurricane-looms Tom Urban & Jim Turner | News Service of Florida