The GOP supermajority legislature was the first to deny a Republican governor a special session since they took control in the 1990s.
Less than two weeks after President Donald Trump took office, fear and panic has spread through immigrant communities across the Tallahassee area.
TALLAHASSEE – Florida's Legislature passed a controversial package of immigration measures late Tuesday that Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized as inadequate, but a procedural maneuver might mean the govern
The governor wasn’t able to convince lawmakers to back all his ideas on illegal immigration. But Trump’s grip got tighter than ever.
If you are not willing to come out now and oppose this swampy piece of legislation, you are not going to get elected governor in this state,” DeSantis says of the legislative
Republican voters in several Florida counties head to the polls on Tuesday, where they will select GOP nominees to fill seats that were held by former Reps. Michael Waltz and Matt Gaetz.
Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed to channel “huge sums” of money to candidates in next year’s GOP gubernatorial and legislative primary elections.
Why would you put a department impacted by immigration in charge of immigration?” one Florida GOP member asked during a conference call Thursday.
Both Republicans will now advance to the April 1 special election, where they are expected to be heavy favorites in the solid GOP districts.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has strongly criticized the bill as "weak," is likely to veto it and could call lawmakers back for another special session.
The veto decision represents further decay of the quickly deteriorating relationship between the governor and Legislature.