Intensifying his hard-right shift that began during the pandemic, the 44-year-old Republican governor in recent weeks has pushed the limits of divisive cultural battles over abortion, LGBTQ rights, sex education, guns, immigration and diversity
DeSantis is expected to sign the bills into law. He has driven a hardline conservative agenda as he seeks to bolster support of Republican primary voters
In 2022 libraries recorded requests to withdraw 2,571 titles, twice as many as in the previous year. Florida has laws that specify jail terms of up to five years for teachers and librarians who bypass bans
The diarist’s father, Otto, was the first censor of her work and a graphic novel that alludes to her explicit anatomical descriptions has been banned in some Florida high schools
Storm damage forced authorities in the coastal city to close major roadways in the city as workers cleared debris and inspected wreckage
The company alleges that the Florida governor waged a ‘targeted campaign of government retaliation’ after Disney opposed a law critics call ‘Don’t Say Gay’
State Republicans filed on Tuesday a proposal that would exempt presidential candidates from Florida’s so-called resign to run law, which prohibits elected officials from qualifying as a candidate for another office that would overlap with their current term
Critics said the agency bowed to political pressure and removed several topics from the framework, including the Black Lives Matter and slavery reparations movements
At least four people have died in mass killings once every six and 1/2 days this year. The numbers exclude perpetrator deaths.
Twenty-five U.S. jurisdictions have legalized the drug, while others have only decriminalized. If you’re traveling, make sure to avoid legal issues
The Board of Education approved a ban on classroom instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in all grades, expanding the law that bans those lesson up to grade 3
The new board wants to prohibit mask mandates and Covid-19 vaccine requirements in an evolving showdown between the Republican governor and the world’s best-known entertainment company
The ban would give Governor Ron DeSantis a key political victory among Republican primary voters as he prepares to launch a presidential candidacy
The actor best known as a star of the network’s television show ‘Drake & Josh’ was found hours after authorities in Florida asked for the public’s help to find him
A fight is developing in Florida’s legislature over a measure that would allow fire stations and hospitals to install boxes where distressed mothers could leave their unwanted newborns
The Florida governor’s approach displays his willingness to leverage the powers of his office to notch political wins and punish political enemies
State Senator Josh Kimbrell said that he would host DeSantis for an event on April 19 in Spartanburg, in South Carolina’s heavily Republican Upstate
The early drafts of the analysis showed that catching COVID-19 could increase the chances of a cardiac-related death much more than getting the vaccine, but that information was missing from the final version put out by the Florida Department of Health
The plane had just taken off from Venice Airport when it crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. All passengers lost their lives
The vote prompted demonstrations at the state’s capital that led to the arrest of the leader of the Florida Democratic Party and a state senator
The law means training and a background check will not be needed for people to carry concealed guns in public. The state now has nearly three million permit holders
The former president is facing multiple charges of falsifying business records, including at least one felony offense, in the indictment handed up by a Manhattan grand jury
The U.S. Census Bureau released its latest population estimates on Thursday
Wildlife officials said Wednesday that just under 400,000 pounds of lettuce was provided to hundreds of manatees at a warmwater power plant site along the east coast
Mass shooters have killed hundreds of people throughout U.S. history in realms like stores, theaters and workplaces, but it is in schools and colleges where the carnage reverberates perhaps most keenly
As Trump lashes out, DeSantis’ growing coalition is eager to highlight the contrast between the twice-impeached former president and the big-state governor
The Florence museum housing Michelangelo’s Renaissance masterpiece invited parents and students from a Tallahassee charter school to visit after complaints about a lesson featuring the statue forced the principal to resign
