If reelected Nov. 8, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said he’ll fix Florida’s property insurance crisis, make teacher salary hikes a permanent component of the education budget, eliminate sales taxes on “baby items” and pet food, and lobby lawmakers to amend a state statute that requires death sentences for convicted murders be handed down only by…

Republicans have struggled to regain the momentum that GOP 2022 midterms primary candidates had in March when inflation, the border crisis, and crime had Democrats reeling in anticipation of a red wave in November. Republicans were confident of winning at least a narrow majority in the U.S. Senate, as much as a 25-35 seat hammer-lock…

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—Gov. Ron DeSantis made it clear on Aug. 30 that he thought his gubernatorial opponent’s running mate should be disqualified and never hold office in Florida. At a press conference in Fort Pierce, DeSantis criticized Charlie Crist’s choice of Karla Hernandez Mats saying that she puts “union politics” first. He called her “disgraceful”…

LAKELAND, Fla.—Gov. Ron DeSantis was not challenged by a party rival in a Republican primary, so his name was not printed on any Aug. 23 ballot in any of Florida’s 67 counties. But his name was all over elections across the state in the form of endorsements, particularly for candidates in local school board elections….