(CNN) — The golden sands along Florida’s coasts have long been one of the state’s greatest resources, helping Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis oversee a tourism mecca that brings in more than $40 billion a year. But as the coronavirus pandemic halts American life, those same sun-scorched beaches, and the crowds they draw, are currently at the heart of some […]
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(CNN) — Two cases of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed in Florida, according to state officials. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis updated the conditions of the two Florida residents in a press conference Monday. The first patient is a man in his 60s who is hospitalized in Manatee County, the governor said. That individual has […]
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(CNN) — The Florida legislature passed a state bill requiring pregnant minors to get consent from a parent or legal guardian for an abortion, sending the bill to the governor’s desk. Senate Bill 404, introduced by Republican senators, passed its final legislative hurdle Thursday when the Florida state House voted 75-43 to approve the bill. […]
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After an FBI briefing, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says Russian hackers gained access to voter databases in two Florida counties ahead of the 2016 presidential election. DeSantis said Tuesday the hackers didn’t manipulate any data and the election results weren’t compromised. The governor said he signed an agreement with the FBI not to disclose the […]
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More Florida teachers will be eligible to carry guns in the classroom under a bill Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Wednesday that immediately implements recommendations from a commission formed after a mass shooting at a high school in Parkland. DeSantis signed the bill in private and didn’t issue a statement afterward. But he previously made […]
