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On September 10, 2024, state health officials planned to brief Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office on a lucrative deal that had been three years in the making. The topic: a $67 million Medicaid settlement that could soon come Florida’s way,
Florida likely cannot afford to completely eliminate property taxes, given local governments' reliance on revenues they provide to fund public services.
The Daily Beast faced backlash for publishing an article criticizing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over executions of convicted murderers and rapists who happened to also be veterans.
That’s according to a fresh poll of Lone Star State Republicans from Emerson College. The survey finds both Florida men knotted at a dismal 6% and tied for third place behind Vice President JD Vance at 45% and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas at 9%.
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) told FOX News host Sean Hannity on Tuesday that Florida has grounds to redraw its congressional maps following a Florida Supreme Court ruling ordering the state to address "racial gerrymandering.
Collins was first elected to Florida’s Republican-dominated state Senate in 2022 and has been seen as one of DeSantis’ key allies in the Legislature. In recent months, GOP legislators loyal to the president have increasingly sparred with the governor, who challenged Trump for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
As Florida preps to execute veteran Kyle Bates and the state's fourth U.S. vet this year, more than 130 U.S. veterans in nearly every branch of service have requested for Gov. Ron DeSantis to end the