DeSantis made the announcement this week, even though two months prior, Florida residents had received a swimming advisory due to "fecal pollution."
![DeSantis stops FL beach closures despite "fecal pollution" warnings](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/7ccdb364-31d0-47eb-9063-9452deb0775c.png?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
If anyone out there is actually rooting for the government to keep secrets from its own citizens, I submit there’s something wrong with them.
![Why does DeSantis keep trying to hide public records?](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/c8bf5358-df0e-4f7a-8d85-c9d1bde3d074.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
When Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke at the Florida Homeschool Convention on Thursday, May 23, he bragged about his administration's school choice agenda. DeSantis told the crowd, "We need some big changes throughout the country. Florida has shown a blueprint, and we really can be an engine for that as othe...
![DeSantis’ homeschooling push leaves FL teachers with 'empty seats and budget crunches'](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/3b0e1052-8ceb-4103-89fc-a6b881aa2d30.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
The legislation deletes more than 50 lines of previous state statutes dealing with climate change. By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation (
![Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bill erasing the term ‘climate change’ from Florida law](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/9b7b04d5-d058-4401-84d5-e4a206673f0f.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
After Ron DeSantis' landslide reelection victory in 2022, the far-right Florida governor's cheerleaders —including right-wing author Ann Coulter — saw him as the presidential candidate with the best shot at defeating Donald Trump in the 2024 GOP presidential primary and going on to defeat President ...
!['Weakened' DeSantis meets with Trump after brutal GOP primary 'shellacking'](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/73e907de-717f-4766-b45f-25be0eb36a1b.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
The fate of civilian boards that review complaints of police misconduct now lies with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Florida lawmakers passed HB 601 to disband civilian-run police review boards.
![Ron DeSantis poised to sign bill eliminating civilian boards to investigate police misconduct](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/34f111c5-6a3e-4875-9132-b61bc8f9277a.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Ever since scuttling his presidential ambitions, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) has been slowly losing influence in the Florida legislature. The Sunshine State's annual legislative session gaveled out this week, with several of DeSantis' major culture war priority bills failing to advance through...
!['Culture wars are getting us nowhere': Florida lawmakers tiring of DeSantis’ 'war on woke'](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/9a3caf4b-4483-4712-9f22-1dccda769bbc.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
A federal appeals court ruled unanimously Monday to block a Florida law preventing businesses from requiring employees to attend workplace trainings that promote diversity and inclusion, affirming …
![Federal appeals court blocks Florida’s ‘Stop WOKE Act’ rules for businesses](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/ef951282-efdd-4cb4-b0fa-fb7335e29fcb.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
A seventh case, the first in a child under age 5, follows the state’s controversial surgeon general’s decision to let parents decide whether to quarantine children or keep them in school.
![Measles is a 'heat-seeking missile' experts warn as Florida outbreak grows](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/b6b16fc4-e3eb-4a5d-a4d8-335f36cae0fa.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
As a kind of ultimate middle finger to science, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis named a vaccine denier as Florida’s new surgeon general in the middle of the pandemic. Dr. Joseph Ladapo backed DeSantis ...
![Ron DeSantis hired an anti-vaxxer, and now Florida kids are paying the cost](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/f1394900-15f5-4854-b87c-b01be34c017c.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
The Florida governor is suddenly backtracking after all those ridiculous book bans in schools.
![Ron DeSantis Finally Admits War on Books Has Been a Total Disaster](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/c1ca547b-5f4a-412c-be46-53b0393853a1.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
DeSantis, now a failed Republican presidential candidate, based his campaign on his bigotry. Look where that got him.
![Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis files for moral bankruptcy](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/59fb2c57-8f31-4122-9d8c-e5b1fb2b8950.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
The move comes two days before the primary in the state, where he was projected to fall behind both former President Donald Trump and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley.
![Ron DeSantis suspends his presidential bid and endorses Trump](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/76b69d7a-ffe9-47a7-86da-cc7b43fd75d0.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis joined Friday's Your World on Fox News where he faced familiar questions about the future of his presidential campaign.
![‘You Didn’t Win a Single County’: Neil Cavuto Brutally Rebuts DeSantis’ Iowa Spin](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/68f01cb3-0ce9-4598-ab5e-a2eb2a3fdb49.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
It's all over but the whining.
![Bumbling Ron DeSantis Campaign Enters Terminal 'Finger-Pointing' Blame-Gaming Stage](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/9a4165d5-0908-4db0-88ed-15294412dd9a.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
The Florida governor made a shocking vow in the latest Republican debate.
![Ron DeSantis Promises to Support “Mass Removal” of Palestinians in Gaza](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/4ea5f8b7-4006-4d4f-bc2e-ec7a7b97af15.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
'It was an opportunity for him to make his case to the people of Florida as well, and I think he missed it'
!['Absentee governor': Florida Democrats slam DeSantis' State of the State address](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/62e647cf-6faf-4e7b-ae76-599f92f725c1.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Governor Ron DeSantis is asking Florida taxpayers for millions of dollars to fight his battles against the Walt Disney Company.
![DeSantis Wants $19 Million of Taxpayer Money To Fight Disney Lawsuits - Inside the Magic](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/1777c3d0-cf11-48e1-a8aa-ec4c7367e0c4.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Why no. Naturally, they'll want to ensure Trump can become an authoritarian dictator.... 'cos that will make lives really good for them, right? Also, I disagree with your premise that Biden is prosecuting a genocide.
"Muslim Americans in swing states cut off nose to spite face"
You can watch the House vote here: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-house-of-representatives-convenes-after-gaetz-files-motion-to-unseat-speaker-mccarthy
I look forward to watching Newsom mop the floor with fascist man-child DeSantis.
Good work Ohio!
Fuck Gym Jordan!
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