/tags/gov-ron-desantis Gov. Ron DeSantis en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:12:17 GMT /education/2026-07-03/immigrant-groups-respond-to-undocumented-student-ban-at-florida-colleges On a Zoom meeting, the coalition of legal entities and advocacy organizations called on the DeSantis administration to reconsider this week’s education change, which outright outlawed state colleges from enrolling undocumented students. Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:12:17 GMT /education/2026-07-03/immigrant-groups-respond-to-undocumented-student-ban-at-florida-colleges Liv Caputo | Florida Phoenix /government-politics/2026-07-03/civil-rights-group-sues-florida-officials-for-designating-cair-a-terrorist-organization Hours after Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday that the state would soon designate the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) a domestic terrorist organization, the Muslim civil rights advocacy group filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging that designation as unconstitutional and are calling for an injunction to halt its enforcement. Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:07:37 GMT /government-politics/2026-07-03/civil-rights-group-sues-florida-officials-for-designating-cair-a-terrorist-organization Mitch Perry | Florida Phoenix /government-politics/2026-06-29/desantis-wont-formally-campaign-for-property-tax-amendment Gov. Ron DeSantis has spent more than a year boosting a proposal to eliminate or substantially reduce property taxes for Floridians, but because the Legislature’s version doesn’t reach as far as his own plan, he now says he doesn’t intend to campaign for the proposal that will go before the voters in November. Mon, 29 Jun 2026 19:16:18 GMT /government-politics/2026-06-29/desantis-wont-formally-campaign-for-property-tax-amendment Mitch Perry | Florida Phoenix /immigration/2026-06-17/all-immigrant-detainees-inside-alligator-alcatraz-have-been-transferred-dhs-says DHS officials did not say how many detainees were transferred or where they were taken. Nor did it say whether the facility would close permanently or only temporarily. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:39:38 GMT /immigration/2026-06-17/all-immigrant-detainees-inside-alligator-alcatraz-have-been-transferred-dhs-says Gisela Salomon | Associated Press /government-politics/2026-06-16/new-law-enforcement-bills-expand-options-to-pursue-criminals DeSantis signed a series of law enforcement-related measures Tuesday, with many of them designed to increase penalties for criminals and give police and prosecutors more options to pursue them. Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-06-16/new-law-enforcement-bills-expand-options-to-pursue-criminals Jim Turner | News Service of Florida /government-politics/2026-06-11/u-s-senate-candidate-accuses-desantis-of-abusing-power-with-faith-and-family-month-proclamation "Let's call this what it is: Governor DeSantis is abusing his power to elevate one religion and one definition of family over everyone else," the state lawmaker said in a statement. Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:46:08 GMT /government-politics/2026-06-11/u-s-senate-candidate-accuses-desantis-of-abusing-power-with-faith-and-family-month-proclamation SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± News Staff /government-politics/2026-06-11/florida-property-tax-relief-proposal-could-cost-palm-beach-county-400m-in-services Palm Beach County leaders say they are preparing for what could be the biggest budget cuts ever — nearly $400 million dollars in operations costs over two years. Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:05:50 GMT /government-politics/2026-06-11/florida-property-tax-relief-proposal-could-cost-palm-beach-county-400m-in-services Wilkine Brutus /government-politics/2026-06-09/radios-ai-cameras-desantis-cabinet-approve-87-million-in-immigration-grants Acting as the newly created State Board of Immigration Enforcement, Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet on Tuesday approved more than $87 million in immigration reimbursements for 56 local law enforcement agencies, most of it for radios and AI policing systems. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:01:31 GMT /government-politics/2026-06-09/radios-ai-cameras-desantis-cabinet-approve-87-million-in-immigration-grants Liv Caputo | Florida Phoenix /education/2026-06-09/desantis-wants-teachers-unions-gone-united-teachers-of-dade-says-it-is-here-to-stay As Florida's new anti-union bill goes into effect, the state's largest public sector union is holding a new election in uncharted territory. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:56:25 GMT /education/2026-06-09/desantis-wants-teachers-unions-gone-united-teachers-of-dade-says-it-is-here-to-stay Daniel Rivero /law-justice/2026-06-08/why-florida-is-leading-the-nation-in-executions Opponents of the death penalty say Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has more authority than other states' top officials in approving death warrants, a factor driving the high number of executions. Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT /law-justice/2026-06-08/why-florida-is-leading-the-nation-in-executions Sofia Zarran