Gov. Ron DeSantis may have been the first official to use President's Trump's new name for the Gulf of Mexico in an official capacity.
Florida's governor appeared to take President Donald Trump's cue and reference the "Gulf of America" in his latest executive order.
Governor Ron DeSantis pledged to veto the recently passed immigration bill backed by Republicans in the legislature.
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a State of Emergency ahead of severe winter weather expected for the Florida Panhandle. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has also declared a State of ...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for Florida, citing the impending weather. According to the Governor’s Press Office statement, the order was made due to the Gulf Winter Weather System beginning on Tuesday and the potential hazards it could have on the affected communities.
The act would name Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture, the state’s chief immigration officer, who would oversee immigration enforcement and be the state’s liaison to the federal government.
DeSantis said that the Legislature’s bill “fails to honor our promises to voters, fails to meet the moment, and would actually weaken state immigration enforcement.”
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.
DeSantis will be joined by Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey and Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Director Dave Kerner.
What a difference a year makes in Tallahassee. A year ago, Gov. DeSantis was flying high with a presidential bid and national acclaim. This week's special session has revealed fissures between him and a previously pliant state legislature.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Wednesday he plans to veto a Republican-sponsored immigration bill that was passed by the Florida Legislature this week, marking the latest salvo in his feud with state GOP lawmakers. “The veto pen is ready,” DeSantis said in a post on social platform X following the legislation’s passage Tuesday evening. …