State may put onus on Florida educators to police ‘frivolous’ book challenges
miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article287722720.html
Editorial: Stifling transparency will damage trust between police, community: Trust flourishes in sunlight. Public oversight by civilians who aren’t part of ...
orlandosentinel.com/2024/04/18/editorial-stifling-transparency-will-damage-trust-between-police-community/
DeSantis signs bills targeting civilian review boards, recording police up close: Gov. Ron DeSantis signed bills limiting police civilian review boards and ...
orlandosentinel.com/2024/04/12/desantis-signs-bills-targeting-civilian-review-boards-recording-police-up-close/
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Wednesday that puts criminal penalties on alleged squatters.
The new law comes on the heels of a rampant squatter ... Show more abcnews.go.com/US/rise-homeowners-squatters-incidents-prompts-action-lawmakers/story
Quick Glance: Surge in Homeowners vs. Squatters Incidents Spurs Legislative Action
- Patti Peeples was surprised to find squatters illegally living in her empty property.
- Laws regarding squatting make it challenging for property owners to address the issue swiftly.
- Homeowners across the country are facing similar problems with squatters.
- Florida has enacted a law cracking down on illegal squatting.
DeSantis ramping up spring break police presence: ‘We don’t welcome mayhem’: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced the state will be increasing its police ...
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DeSantis: 140 state troopers to be deployed to Florida spring break spots: The troopers will be in Miami Beach and other popular spring break locations.
tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2024/03/05/florida-spring-break-desantis-law-enforcement-party-miami-beach/
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DeSantis withheld records, retaliated against state police, ex-officials say: Gov. Ron DeSantis’ top aides stopped the release of public records about his ...
sun-sentinel.com/2024/02/26/desantis-withheld-records-retaliated-against-state-police-ex-officials-say/
Miami Beach sets midnight spring beak curfew: The City of Miami Beach announced that it would be imposing a midnight curfew this weekend ...
thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4536195-miami-beach-spring-break-curfew/
Control issues: Florida Legislature wants to ban police review boards, parental rights on social media | Commentary
orlandosentinel.com/2024/01/30/florida-legislature-ban-police-review-boards-social-media-maxwell/
Florida Republicans vote on removing party chairman accused of rape: The Republican Party of Florida has ousted Chairman Christian Ziegler and will replace him ...
apnews.com/article/florida-republicans-ziegler-rape-accusation-desantis-9a6fd77d848759cbef8ab23e869fd560
Quick Glance: Florida GOP removes Christian Ziegler amid rape claim
- Evan Power selected to replace Ziegler as state GOP chair.
- Party suspends Ziegler, demands resignation due to inability to lead amidst allegations.
- Ziegler and his wife admit prior consensual sexual relationship with accuser.
- Police investigating accusation of Ziegler raping woman after planned sexual encounter.
Payback by DeSantis forces teacher unions to fight for survival | Editorial: A union busting bill passed last year that targeted all public unions except ...
sun-sentinel.com/2024/01/12/payback-by-desantis-forces-teacher-unions-to-fight-for-survival-editorial/
Florida GOP suspends its chairman, demands he resign as rape investigation continues
pbs.org/newshour/politics/florida-gop-suspends-its-chairman-demands-he-resign-as-rape-investigation-continues
Quick Glance: Florida Republicans Take Powers from Chairman Amid Criminal Probe
- The party removed almost all authority of embattled chairman Christian Ziegler.
- Ziegler was censured and stripped of duties and salary.
- Republicans consider the criminal investigation against Ziegler as serious and distracting.
- Adam McGill Ross, chairman of the Republican Party in Pinellas County, emphasized expectations for the chairman.
Florida GOP chair defies DeSantis, won’t step down as new details of sexual assault allegation emerge
cnn.com/2023/12/03/politics/florida-gop-chair-defies-desantis-wont-step-down-as-new-details-of-sexual-assault-allegation-emerge/
Quick Glance: Investigation of Florida GOP Chairman
- Police in Sarasota, Florida, are conducting an investigation involving the Florida GOP Chairman, as confirmed by his attorney and a police report.
- Sarasota police confirmed the activity of the investigation without confirming details.
Commentary: DeSantis stomps on freedom of information: A man who sued Ron DeSantis last year, alleging that his free-speech rights were being violated ...
orlandosentinel.com/2023/12/03/commentary-desantis-stomps-on-freedom-of-information/
Sen. Scott joins Gov. DeSantis in calling for resignation of Florida GOP chair amid rape investigation
pbs.org/newshour/politics/sen-scott-joins-gov-desantis-in-calling-for-resignation-of-florida-gop-chair-amid-rape-investigation
Quick Glance: Moms for Liberty Chapter Divides Over Allegations Against Christian Ziegler
- The chapter breaks with the organization after allegations of sexual assault against the co-founder and husband of the Florida GOP Chair emerged.
- The controversy continues over the allegations that Florida GOP Chair Christian Ziegler sexually assaulted a woman involved in a long-term relationship with him and his wife, the co-founder of Moms For Liberty.
- The Northumberland County, Pennsylvania chapter of Moms For Liberty announced on Monday that it will be splitting from the national organization.
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis called for Ziegler to voluntarily resign from his post after the allegations emerged on Friday.
It’s Time to Run Moms for Liberty’s Bridget Ziegler Out of Politics: Bridget Ziegler crusades against the LGBTQ+ community but allegedly told police she slept ...
thedailybeast.com/its-time-to-run-moms-for-libertys-bridget-ziegler-out-of-politics
Man Lay Dying in Ron DeSantis' Office For 24 Minutes: Peter Antonacci, director of Florida's Office of Election Crimes and Security, had a long history of ...
newsweek.com/peter-antonacci-dead-ron-desantis-office-1846992
DeSantis delivers a political smackdown as Miami teachers union struggles to survive | Opinion
miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/article283383838.html
Using George Floyd’s death to attack Haley, DeSantis shows he doesn’t ‘get’ empathy | Opinion
miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/article281938078.html
DeSantis offers to boost security after multiple people killed or wounded in Tampa shooting
politico.com/news/2023/10/29/desantis-tampa-shooting-00124128
Florida's immigration law leads to arrests of undocumented drivers: The law increases felony charges for people who drive into Florida with people they know — or ...
axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2023/10/11/florida-immigration-law-arrests
Florida's immigration law leads to arrests of undocumented drivers: The law increases felony charges for people who drive into Florida with people they know — or ...
axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2023/10/11/florida-immigration-law-arrests
A 15-year-old known for tough questions was kicked out of a GOP event: Quinn Mitchell, who has been asking presidential candidates tough questions for years ...
washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/10/16/teenager-new-hampshire-republican-event-ejected/
New Hampshire Police Boot 15-Year-Old Quinn Mitchell From GOP Event: Mitchell was escorted out of another GOP event by five police officers.
thedailybeast.com/new-hampshire-police-boot-15-year-old-quinn-mitchell-from-gop-event
Florida Man Shot by Police While Celebrating Ron DeSantis' New Gun Law: Christian Labaut spent over two months in hospital after being shot by law enforcement.
newsweek.com/florida-man-shot-police-ron-de-santis-permitless-carry-1828904
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was booed Sunday in Jacksonville at a vigil for the fatal shooting of three Black people by a 21-year-old white man.
Steve Geller is running for Broward sheriff. It’s not the Steve Geller you’ve heard of.
sun-sentinel.com/2023/09/21/steve-geller-is-running-for-broward-sheriff-its-not-the-steve-geller-youve-heard-of/
State attorney says DeSantis fired her because she was ‘prosecuting their cops’: Prosecutor Monique Worrell says law enforcement agencies in central Florida were ...
theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/28/florida-prosecutor-desantis-removed-monique-worrell
Pritzker: DeSantis ‘isn’t smart enough to be president’: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) fired back at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) after the 2024 presidential ...
thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4131480-pritzker-desantis-isnt-smart-enough-to-be-president/
DeSantis motorcade crash involved rentals used by FDLE, not state vehicles: DeSantis motorcade in accident used rental cars driven by FDLE agents ...
orlandosentinel.com/2023/08/02/desantis-motorcade-crash-involved-rentals-used-by-fdle-not-state-vehicles/
2024 Election: DeSantis Fires Third of Campaign Staff as Trump Dominates Polls: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign has now laid off a third of ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-25/desantis-lays-off-a-third-of-staff-in-reboot-of-2024-campaign
Quick Glance: Ron DeSantis Involved in Car Accident
- Governor DeSantis had a car accident while traveling to an event in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
- DeSantis is continuing on to his event, according to spokesperson Andrew Romeo of the AP news agency.
- DeSantis announced his candidacy for the 2024 Republican primary in May this year through Twitter Spaces, accompanied by CEO Elon Musk.
- The interview, intended as the formal launch of DeSantis' campaign, experienced sound issues.
They Protested Against DeSantis. Now The Tampa 5 Face 10+ Years in Jail: Three University of South Florida (USF) students, one alum, and one community member are ...
refinery29.com/en-us/2023/09/11510908/tampa-5-police-violence-jail-protest-desantis
Taxpayers will pay dearly for DeSantis’ bumpy excursions | Steve Bousquet: A simple police report on a minor accident reveals far more about Gov ...
sun-sentinel.com/2023/07/29/taxpayers-will-pay-dearly-for-desantis-bumpy-excursions-steve-bousquet/
DeSantis-Appointed Board Wants to Defund Disney’s Police Budget: “Eight million dollars was being used for law enforcement services exclusively on Disney ...
thedailybeast.com/desantis-appointed-board-wants-to-defund-disneys-police-budget
Florida Rights Group Sue for Illegal Intimidation of People with Felonies Seeking to Vote
democracynow.org/2023/7/21/headlines/florida_rights_group_sue_for_illegal_intimidation_of_people_with_felonies_seeking_to_vote
DeSantis, others sued over alleged ‘election police’ voter intimidation : The lawsuit cites the use of so-called election police and confused implementation of a ...
washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/07/19/desantis-lawsuit-felon-voting-rights/
Are Florida laws chasing university faculty away? Some see a ‘brain drain.’: Tracking the reported exodus can be difficult, but evidence is starting to surface ...
tampabay.com/news/education/2023/07/06/are-florida-laws-chasing-university-faculty-away-some-see-brain-drain/
Paid articlePaid Man charged with making Twitter threat to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis: A Connecticut man was charged for allegedly threatening Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Twitter ...
courant.com/2023/07/14/ct-man-charged-with-making-twitter-threat-to-florida-gov-ron-desantis/
New MSD Public Safety Commission appointees include Broward School Board member: Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Broward School Board member Daniel Foganholi and two ...
sun-sentinel.com/2023/07/08/new-msd-public-safety-commission-appointees-include-broward-school-board-member/
Florida Crime at '50-Year Low'? DeSantis' Data Has an Issue: In the Republican debate and his presidential campaign, the Florida governor is relying on data from ...
themarshallproject.org/2023/06/20/desantis-florida-crime-rate-incomplete-data
Republican prosecutor declined to pursue cases similar to those brought by DeSantis’ election police
orlandosentinel.com/2023/06/05/republican-prosecutor-declined-to-pursue-cases-similar-to-those-brought-by-desantis-election-police/
Sex Offenders Who Voted in GOP Florida County Not Prosecuted: Report: The cases were reportedly similar to those successfully brought by Ron DeSantis’ election ...
thedailybeast.com/sex-offenders-who-voted-in-gop-florida-county-not-prosecuted-report
Will Scott Israel run for sheriff again? ‘Everything and anything is on the table’ after he resigned as Opa-locka chief
sun-sentinel.com/2023/06/02/former-sheriff-scott-israel-said-hell-be-looking-at-opportunities-after-leaving-opa-locka/
Republican prosecutor declined to pursue cases similar to those brought by DeSantis’ election police
orlandosentinel.com/2023/06/05/republican-prosecutor-declined-to-pursue-cases-similar-to-those-brought-by-desantis-election-police/
Beware: Ron DeSantis' Attack on Voting Rights Won't Stay in Florida: With respect to 2024 and beyond, the possibility that a future Republican president ...
commondreams.org/opinion/ron-desantis-attack-on-voting-rights-2024
Orlando man arrested by DeSantis’ election police works to rebuild his life — again
orlandosentinel.com/2023/05/12/desantis-elections-police-arrest-fallout
DeSantis’s $13.5m police program lures officers with violent records to Florida: Governor’s incentive scheme recruits officers with history of excessive violence ...
theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/22/ron-desantis-police-relocation-violent-records
They sang, stayed put and got arrested in ‘the freest state’ | Steve Bousquet: Sun Sentinel columnist Steve Bousquet writes about the excessive actions of police ...
sun-sentinel.com/2023/05/06/they-sang-stayed-put-and-were-arrested-in-the-freest-state-steve-bousquet
DeSantis vendetta targets Worrell, sends shrapnel flying | Editorial: In going after 9th Circuit State Attorney Monique Worrell, Gov. Ron DeSantis is striking ...
orlandosentinel.com/2023/05/04/desantis-worrell-orlando-prosecutor
Wild Night at Governor Ron DeSantis’ Florida Office as Dream Defenders Protesters Arrested
thedailybeast.com/wild-night-at-governor-ron-desantis-florida-office-as-dream-defenders-protesters-arrested
Communicator Spotlight: Karen Bartuch, head of brand marketing for SpotHero: Bartuch spent 10 years as a Chicago police officer before making the switch to ...
axios.com/2023/04/27/communicator-spotlight-karen-bartuch
LeBron James considering retirement after Lakers loss, Ron DeSantis to announce 2024 run on Twitter, and more top news
dailyprogress.com/news/nation-world/lebron-james-considering-retirement-after-lakers-loss-ron-desantis-to-announce-2024-run-on-twitter/article_4e241f82-136c-5152-b210-ce1459734082.html
DeSantis’s Election Fraud Police Spur Copycat Efforts in GOP-Led States: Four Republican-led states are working to add new police agencies specifically to target ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-21/desantis-s-election-cops-spur-copycat-efforts-in-gop-led-states
How Freedom-Loving Florida Fell for Ron DeSantis: A journey through Ron DeSantis’s magic kingdom
theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/05/ron-desantis-florida-state-politics-gop/673489/
Quick Glance: Disney uses a royal family clause to thwart Ron DeSantis' Florida power play.
- DeSantis also proposed renaming the area the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District and establishing a new board of supervisors to oversee it.
- Florida lawmakers have objected to the new agreement, vowing to find a legal way to repeal or void it.
- "All agreements signed between Disney and the District were appropriate, and were discussed and approved in open, noticed public forums in compliance with Florida's Government in the Sunshine law," The Walt Disney World Resort said in a statement.
- The Florida Legislature established it so that Disney could build the infrastructure for Walt Disney World at no cost to Florida taxpayers.
Florida police aren’t happy that DeSantis administration rule grounds popular drones
sun-sentinel.com/news/crime/fl-ne-mh-florida-police-drones-20230404-htb4hpfoc5gpnomsx2pqazaymy-story.html
Florida parents upset by Michelangelo’s ‘David’ force out principal: Hope Carrasquilla of Tallahassee Classical School said she was forced to resign after ...
washingtonpost.com/education/2023/03/24/florida-principal-michelangelo-david-parents/
Quick Glance: The 'David' controversy at a Florida high school prompts an invitation from Italy
- The mayor of Florence and a Florence museum are inviting parents and students from a Florida charter school to see Michelangelo's "David."
- Tallahassee Classical School's board of directors forced principal Hope Carrasquilla to resign last week after an image of the David was shown to a sixth-grade art class.
- She invited the principal, school board, parents, and students to see the statue's "purity."
- Several parents and teachers plan to protest Carrasquilla's departure at Monday night's school board meeting, but Carrasquilla has said she isn't sure she would accept the job back even if offered.
Do Floridians really have the ‘courage to be free’? | Commentary: Former longtime state legislator Winston Gardner writes that the title of Ron DeSantis' new ...
orlandosentinel.com/opinion/guest-commentary/os-op-the-courage-to-be-free-20230317-zywjdnj6k5gcdk43wuonheha7q-story.html
Paid articlePaid Understanding what ‘woke’ means isn’t the same as viewing it positively: New polling shows that the right's efforts to redefine the term have had only limited ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/09/desantis-republicans-woke/
On a slew of characteristics and issues, Republicans prefer Trump: Republicans know who Trump is — and it will be hard to redefine one of the best-known people ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/01/trump-desantis-republicans/
How (and why) Gov. Ron DeSantis took control over Disney World's special district
npr.org/2023/02/28/1160018771/disney-world-desantis-special-district
Quick Glance: Grande Prairie RCMP: Logging truck driver killed after causing multi-vehicle crash near Grovedale
- According to Grande Prairie RCMP, a 59-year-old man died after the loaded logging truck he was driving crossed the center line, causing a multi-vehicle crash that shut down Highway 40 south of Grovedale on Sunday morning.
- The truck carrying logs then collided with another semi-truck, spilling its load onto the highway.
- According to police, numerous logging trucks and semis remained parked on the side of the road, with logs littering the highway, and traffic could not pass through.
- The Grande Prairie RCMP are continuing their investigation with the help of a collision reconstructionist.
Trumpers Fume After Being Booted From Ron DeSantis Book Event: “There were no official trespass warnings issued,” Leesburg Police Department Captain Joseph Iozzi ...
thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-fans-booted-from-desantis-book-signing-event-in-florida
Quick Glance: DeSantis' New Memoir Rips Liberals But Says Little About Himself — or Trump
- The memoir "The Courage to Be Free" by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis demonstrates his success in shifting the Republican Party's vision from limiting government's reach in American lives to expanding it so broadly that school boards have become political battlegrounds.
Big-City Mayors Have to Stand Up to Big-City Unions: Can Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson be as skeptical of the teachers, who supported him, as of the police ...
bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-04-09/new-chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-will-need-to-stand-up-to-teachers
DeSantis' anti-union bill targets teachers, not police: While teachers' unions have opposed the governor's crackdowns on public schools, police and firefighters ...
businessinsider.com/desantis-florida-republicans-union-bill-targets-teachers-not-police-2023-4
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Stuart Varney: Ron DeSantis' 'campaign is taking shape' as he embarks on pro-police tour in Dem-led cities
foxbusiness.com/politics/stuart-varney-ron-desantis-campaign-taking-shape-he-embarks-on-pro-police-tour-dem-led-cities
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visits Elmhurst as part of visit aimed at showing he’s pro-police
orlandosentinel.com/politics/ct-desantis-visit-to-elmhurst-0220-20230221-zyeyggzjwvdt7nw5ohsf3i6dju-story.html
Despite his new book’s title, “The Courage to Be Free”, Ron DeSantis does not yet have the courage to criticise Donald Trump ... Show more
Quick Glance: Trump is preparing for a CPAC love fest or a face plant. There is no middle ground.
- CPAC has been derided by the Republican establishment.
- If this weekend's event follows in the footsteps of previous conferences, Trump is set to bask in the glow.
- CPAC welcomed Trump back with open arms for his first public appearance in 2021, after he resigned from the White House in disgrace following the January 6 insurgency.
- CPAC, according to a Trump spokesperson, is "the embodiment of the conservative movement as well as the Republican Party, and the undisputed political leader here is President Trump."
Miami officers file whistleblower complaint after demotions during controversial cop flap
miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article273941865.html
DeSantis signs migrant relocation bill into law: Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed bills to expand his migrant relocations and enhance his election police ...
orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-desantis-migrants-bill-signing-20230216-6ykakld5rzdlnkk2zne36y6d7u-story.html
Ukraine War Is Ron DeSantis’s Security Test: Trump’s isolationist example poses perils for his rivals and the Republican Party.
wsj.com/articles/ron-desantis-security-test-ukraine-putin-blank-check-republican-primary-trump-presidential-race-china-762b4b36
Paid articlePaid Lawmakers give DeSantis OK to fly migrants from any state: Under the law, Gov. Ron DeSantis can spend up to $10 million to move migrants from state to state ...
orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-florida-migrant-flights-approval-20230210-bo576hs3wneqpj2awpj2pegoey-story.html
‘There is no plan. There’s nothing’: Florida Democrats in despair over future: More than two months after humbling midterm losses in a longtime battleground ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/22/florida-democrats-losses/
Dear Gov. DeSantis: You're a History Grad. Please Tell Me When Systemic Racism Ended
commondreams.org/opinion/ron-desantis-systemic-racism
Oregon State Beavers 2023 spring football position preview: Inside linebacker: The Beavers have a lot of work to do to make up for a productive position that ...
oregonlive.com/beavers/2023/02/oregon-state-beavers-2023-spring-football-position-preview-inside-linebacker.html
The Forgotten Ron DeSantis Book: The Florida governor’s long-ignored 2011 work, Dreams From Our Founding Fathers, reveals a distinct vision of American history ...
theatlantic.com/books/archive/2023/02/desantis-american-history-interpretation-constitution-originalism/673152/
Republican Governor Tells Ron DeSantis What He Shouldn't Do On The Job: "The government is never useful at coming in and fixing a cultural issue ...
huffpost.com/entry/republican-governor-sununu-desantis-wokeness_n_63bfa951e4b0ae9de1c4736f
Quick Glance: Don't let Florida restrict your vote, Miami-Dade County residents. Immediately request mail-in ballots | Opinion
- Op-Eds, which stand for "opposite the editorial page," are pieces of opinion authored by writers who are not members of our Editorial Board.
- How does the Editorial Board of the Miami Herald pick what to write about?
- Board members gather on a regular basis and bring up a wide range of topics for consideration.
- The Editorial Board seeks 650-700 word op-ed contributions from community members who want to argue a specific position or topic pertinent to our area.
Do Republicans not know Trump will betray them?: Expect Donald Trump to blame his own party if the Republicans’ debt-ceiling gambit goes wrong.
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/02/donald-trump-debt-ceiling-republicans/672908/
DeSantis proposes death penalty for certain sex crimes, increased punishment for fentanyl
tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2023/01/26/desantis-proposes-death-penalty-certain-sex-crimes-increased-punishment-fentanyl/
Paid articlePaid Florida seeks $30 million more in bonuses for police recruiting: After distributing over $6.2 million to recruit new law-enforcement officers from across the ...
sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-ne-nsf-florida-police-recruiting-bonuses-20230125-g3tgfzcfavhjha6pci4dck6gze-story.html
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