/tags/ron-desantis Ron DeSantis en-US WLRN Wed, 11 Sep 2024 20:33:29 GMT /immigration/2024-09-11/desantis-urges-a-rejection-of-a-2022-migrant-flights-case Gov. Ron DeSantis and other defendants Monday argued a federal judge should dismiss a class-action lawsuit challenging the Florida-backed flights of 49 migrants from Texas to Massachusetts in 2022. Wed, 11 Sep 2024 20:33:29 GMT /immigration/2024-09-11/desantis-urges-a-rejection-of-a-2022-migrant-flights-case Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida /education/2024-08-20/desantis-backed-school-board-candidates-face-off-in-florida Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis isn’t on the ballot — but his education agenda is. DeSantis is once again throwing his weight behind county school board candidates across the state. Tue, 20 Aug 2024 16:22:37 GMT /education/2024-08-20/desantis-backed-school-board-candidates-face-off-in-florida Kate Payne | Associated Press/Report for America /law-justice/2024-07-26/federal-judge-permanently-overturns-part-of-floridas-stop-woke-act A federal judge Friday permanently blocked restrictions that Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican lawmakers placed on addressing race-related issues in workplace training — part of a controversial 2022 law that DeSantis dubbed the “Stop WOKE Act.” Fri, 26 Jul 2024 20:00:00 GMT /law-justice/2024-07-26/federal-judge-permanently-overturns-part-of-floridas-stop-woke-act News Service of Florida /government-politics/2024-07-17/desantis-rubio-and-former-rivals-fete-trump-in-a-show-of-gop-unity-at-rnc Gov. Ron DeSantis, was one of Donald Trump's former rivals, who was celebrated the Republican presidential nominee at the Republican National Convention ."We cannot let him down. And we cannot let America down," DeSantis said. Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:04:27 GMT /government-politics/2024-07-17/desantis-rubio-and-former-rivals-fete-trump-in-a-show-of-gop-unity-at-rnc Associated Press /government-politics/2024-06-12/new-ruling-shields-desantis-from-releasing-records An appeals court upheld the denial of a public-records request for Gov. Ron DeSantis but did not weigh in on the issue of executive privilege. Wed, 12 Jun 2024 20:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2024-06-12/new-ruling-shields-desantis-from-releasing-records Dara Kam - News Service of Florida /government-politics/2024-02-01/florida-national-guard-texas-border-ron-desantis Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he's deploying members of the Florida State Guard and additional members of the Florida National Guard to Texas, which is in a dispute with the federal government about undocumented immigrants entering the country. Thu, 01 Feb 2024 21:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2024-02-01/florida-national-guard-texas-border-ron-desantis Jim Turner/News Service of Florida /government-politics/2023-12-05/desantis-proposes-billion-state-budget-to-sue-over-fsu-football-snub Dubbed the “Focus on Florida’s Future Budget,” the proposal asks lawmakers for an additional $5 million to continue a controversial program that has transported undocumented immigrants to Massachusetts and California and to set aside $1 million for potential legal expenses related to Florida State University being left out of the four-team college football playoffs. Wed, 06 Dec 2023 04:27:55 GMT /government-politics/2023-12-05/desantis-proposes-billion-state-budget-to-sue-over-fsu-football-snub Jim Turner and Ryan Dailey | News Service of Florida /government-politics/2023-12-02/state-appeals-court-backs-desantis-in-north-florida-redistricting-case The case, which is expected to go to the Florida Supreme Court, centers on an overhaul of North Florida’s Congressional District 5, which in the past elected Black Democrat Al Lawson. Voting-rights groups and other plaintiffs argue that the overhaul violated part of the constitutional amendment, known as the Fair Districts Amendment, that barred drawing districts that would “diminish” the ability of minorities to “elect representatives of their choice.” Sat, 02 Dec 2023 18:32:17 GMT /government-politics/2023-12-02/state-appeals-court-backs-desantis-in-north-florida-redistricting-case Jim Saunders/News Service of Florida /government-politics/2023-11-08/gop-presidential-hopefuls-unified-on-israel-but-divided-on-china-in-another-debate-without-trump The Republican presidential candidates at Wednesday's debate all say they support Israel, but they are squabbling over China and Ukraine. Donald Trump skipped it for the third time. They face new urgency to cut into Trump’s margins with the leadoff Iowa caucuses just two months away. Thu, 09 Nov 2023 03:22:46 GMT /government-politics/2023-11-08/gop-presidential-hopefuls-unified-on-israel-but-divided-on-china-in-another-debate-without-trump Michelle L. Price and Jill Colvin | Associated Press /government-politics/2023-11-05/donald-trumps-strength-is-clear-in-florida-as-gov-ron-desantis-tries-to-move-past-nonsense Trump celebrated at a gathering of Florida Republicans on Saturday after a group of state lawmakers switched their endorsements from DeSantis. The governor countered that his conservative successes in Florida make him an ideal Republican standard-bearer. Sun, 05 Nov 2023 21:25:20 GMT /government-politics/2023-11-05/donald-trumps-strength-is-clear-in-florida-as-gov-ron-desantis-tries-to-move-past-nonsense Adriana Gomez Licon and Bill Barrow | Associated Press