Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Jan. 3 that the federal government had relaxed its policies on limiting monoclonal antibody treatment drugs, paving the way for the state to receive more doses. DeSantis said as soon as more doses were released he would be setting up to 10 new public infusion centers in southern and…
DeSantis Credits Constitutional Freedom, Spending Policies for Florida’s Economic Performance
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gave credit to his state’s jobs and economical performance to respecting constitutional rights, ensuring freedom from vaccine mandates, low taxation, and government spending policies. DeSantis on Fox News discussed the sunshine state’s stance regarding COVID-19 treatments and its focus on the constitutional rights of Floridians. “At the end of the day in…
DeSantis Proposes $8 Million in Budget to Relocate Illegal Immigrants to Delaware, Martha’s Vineyard
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis set $8 million in his 2022–23 budget to transport illegal immigrants out of The Sunshine State. He proposed the spending in the Freedom First Budget (pdf) to protect against harms resulting from illegal immigration. The spending may include the transportation of unauthorized aliens located within Florida to other states or the…
Florida Ethics Commission Says Fried Failed to Accurately Disclose Income
The Florida Ethics Commission found, on Dec. 3, there was probable cause that Nicole Fried, a leading Democrat challenger to Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2022, inaccurately reported her income. Fried is the Commissioner of Agriculture, the first woman to be elected to the position, and a Manatee County commissioner. The commission, in its regular scheduled…
DeSantis Moves to Reinstate the Long Disbanded Florida State Guard
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Dec. 2 that he will be reinstating the Florida State Guard and will be seeking $3.5 million in the budget to do it. The state guard was formed in 1941 and filled in for the Florida National Guard troops when they were deployed during World War II. In the…
Florida Governor Pushes For $1 Billion Cut in State Gas and Fuel Taxes
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Nov. 22 that he will ask state lawmakers to cut gas and fuel taxes by $1 billion in the upcoming January session of the legislature. DeSantis said that “nothing has pinched people more than these gas prices.” In addition to relief for Floridians via the tax cut, he called on fuel…
Disney World Hits Pause Button Over COVID-19 Vaccination Policies
Disney and other Florida-based businesses are “pausing their COVID-19 vaccine mandates and rehiring employees that were fired for refusing to “take the jab.” The ink was not dry on the new legislation banning COVID-19 mandates, signed yesterday by Gov. Ron DeSantis, when it was announced on Nov. 19 that Disney will pause their company policy….
Florida Attorney General Files Lawsuit Over CMS Vaccine Mandates
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has filed suit against the Biden administration for what she called the “unlawful Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) vaccine mandate that threatens to exacerbate the health care worker shortage.” At a Nov. 18 press conference Moody announced her action and said she was concerned about health care worker…
Florida Legislature Approves Bills Limiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
Florida Legislature on Wednesday passed sweeping legislation that seeks to protect unvaccinated workers from federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The four bills were approved largely along party lines during a three-day special legislative session convened by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis against federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The bills now head to the Republican governor’s desk to be…
DeSantis Proposes $25 Million for Miami Tower Used to Process Refugees From Communist Cuba
Miami’s 100-year-old Freedom Tower will get a major renovation with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announcing he will give $25 million to the project in the state’s 2022 budget proposal. The Freedom Tower has “served as a beacon of hope for the thousands of Cubans who escaped their homeland to find freedom,” DeSantis said at a…
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