Florida moves to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Florida will work to phase out all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, building on the effort by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to…
Florida governor announces plans for second immigration detention facility
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is preparing to open a second immigration detention facility at a state prison in north Florida, as a…
Deportation flights from Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center have begun, DeSantis says
OCHOPEE, Fla. — Deportation flights from the remote Everglades immigration lockup known as ”Alligator Alcatraz″ have begun and are expected to increase soon, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis…
Emails show DeSantis administration blindsided county officials with plans for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration left many local officials in the dark about the immigration detention center that rose from an isolated airstrip in…
Protesters line highway in Florida Everglades to oppose ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
A coalition of groups including environmental activists and Native Americans advocating for their ancestral homelands converged outside an airstrip in the Florida Everglades on Saturday…
Not just ‘Alligator Alcatraz’: Ron DeSantis floats building another immigration detention center
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida officials are pursuing plans to build a second detention center to house immigrants, as part of the state’s aggressive push to support the…
Florida Atty. Gen. Ashley Moody is chosen to fill Marco Rubio’s open Senate seat
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Atty. Gen. Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio ’s seat in the U.S. Senate, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday, making Moody only…
DeSantis calls for special session to prepare Florida for Trump’s immigration crackdown
Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is convening state lawmakers for a special session to impose additional duties on local officials and secure…
DeSantis proposes NASA headquarters in Florida, lauds new space consortium
1 of 2 | Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suggested moving NASA headquarters to Florida's Brevard County during a memorandum of understanding signing event creating the…
Why Disney’s Bob Iger is trying to avoid the culture wars
Bob Iger wants out of the culture wars.Walt Disney Co. and its chief executive have made a sharp pivot since doubling down on diversity and…
Trump: ‘You’re not going to lose the polio vaccine’
President-elect Donald Trump held a wide-ranging news conference on Monday in which he said he would preserve access to the polio vaccine but equivocated on…
Trump considers DeSantis for the Pentagon with Hegseth under pressure
WASHINGTON — Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s Pentagon pick, was fighting to hold on to his Cabinet nomination amid growing questions Wednesday about his personal conduct as…
Florida measures to protect abortion rights, legalize marijuana fail
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Florida voters rejected ballot measures Tuesday to protect abortion rights and legalize marijuana, handing victories to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who…
Judge blocks Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis from threatening TV stations over abortion rights ad
A federal judge on Thursday blocked the administration of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis from threatening local television stations airing an ad urging to voters to…
Biden surveys Hurricane Milton damage in Florida
ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. — President Biden on Sunday saw firsthand some of the devastation that Hurricane Milton inflicted on Florida’s Gulf Coast, including piles of…
Florida Gov. DeSantis urges residents at risk from Milton to seek nearby shelters
1 of 6 | A Lowe's employee loads plywood into a truck for a local individual making final preparations as Hurricane Milton approaches Central Florida…