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Week in review: Taddeo shakes up gov race; DeSantis shakes up lawmakers

Week in review: Taddeo shakes up gov race; DeSantis shakes up lawmakers

by Brian Burgess | Oct 24, 2021

Some insiders wonder aloud if Taddeo’s a shill designed to sink Fried Short answer: No. Long answer: Annette Taddeo and her supporters aren’t working in cahoots with Charlie Crist in a complex triangulation strategy to siphon votes from Ag Commissioner Nikki...
DeSantis announces plans for Special Session to combat vaccine mandates in November; lawmakers still awaiting dates, times

DeSantis announces plans for Special Session to combat vaccine mandates in November; lawmakers still awaiting dates, times

by Brian Burgess | Oct 21, 2021

Citing rapidly approaching federal deadlines, Governor Ron DeSantis announced plans early Thursday to call lawmakers back to Tallahassee for a Special Legislative Session to consider a number of proposals designed to protect the rights of individual workers against...
Judge tosses lawsuit challenging Seminole Compact

Judge tosses lawsuit challenging Seminole Compact

by Dara Kam - News Service of Florida | Oct 19, 2021

TALLAHASSEE — Dealing a win to Governor Ron DeSantis and the Seminole Tribe, a federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit challenging a gambling agreement that allows the tribe to have control over sports betting in Florida. Owners of the pari-mutuels Magic...
Mask fight goes to federal appeals court

Mask fight goes to federal appeals court

by Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida | Oct 5, 2021

Parents of children with disabilities went to a federal appeals court Monday after a judge sided with Gov. Ron DeSantis and rejected a challenge to an executive order aimed at preventing Florida school districts from requiring students to wear masks during the...
Violent crime is on the rise – here’s how Florida ranks nationally

Violent crime is on the rise – here’s how Florida ranks nationally

by Samuel Stebbins - 24/7 Wall St. via The Center Square | Oct 5, 2021

Violent crime — a broad category of offenses that includes rape, robbery, aggravated assault, and homicide — is on the rise in the United States. According to FBI data, there were a total of 1.3 million violent offenses reported in 2020, or 388 for every...
DeSantis, Moody, ratchet up immigration clash with Biden Administration

DeSantis, Moody, ratchet up immigration clash with Biden Administration

by Jim Saunders and Jim Turner - News Service of Florida | Sep 28, 2021

TALLAHASSEE — Pointing to what they called a “crisis,” Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody launched another legal challenge Tuesday to immigration decisions by the Biden administration, while Gov. Ron DeSantis took a series of steps to address people coming...
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