Educators, students and advocates across the Florida higher education system are speaking out against the recent removal of hundreds of general education courses.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is scheduled to host a roundtable at Florida Gulf Coast University on Wednesday morning.
The Palm Bay Republican said his GOP Primary win for Congress shows there is life after crossing the Governor.
DeSantis said his office was not involved in discussions about the bill that passed Tuesday, which he called “weak, weak, weak.”
Ultimately, Republicans shut down multiple amendments trying to take the tuition-related provisions out of the bill. Republican Sens. Jennifer Bradley, of Fleming Island, and Alexis Calatayud, of Miami, did vote with Democrats for an amendment on tuition filed by Jones.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has promised to veto a sweeping immigration bill. It’s the latest escalation in a statehouse showdown between DeSantis’ office and the Republican leaders, who have sparred over whose proposals would best carry out President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been locked in a contentious fight with the Republican-dominated state Legislature, which tried to strip away some immigration authority.
The Florida Legislature rejected some of Gov. Ron DeSantis' proposals for an immigration bill and, in the name of Donald Trump, introduced its own.
The sweeping measure comes a day after legislative leaders spiked Gov. Ron DeSantis’ special session centered on immigration, instead calling their own to get this bill passed.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is holding a roundtable event in Fort Myers on Wednesday morning. DeSantis will be joined by the director of the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
The veto decision represents further decay of the quickly deteriorating relationship between the governor and Legislature.