Florida lawmakers gird for special session on immigration as DeSantis doubles down
A political standoff is brewing in Tallahassee as Gov. Ron DeSantis calls lawmakers back for a special session Monday to fast-track his immigration crackdown.
DeSantis launches pressure campaign to get lawmakers to quickly pass immigration laws
The Legislature’s resistance harkens back to a time in which lawmakers regularly pushed back against the governor.
Gov. Ron DeSantis, GOP-controlled Legislature could be headed for special session collision
The Republican-led Legislature could, for the first time, find itself on a special-session collision course with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. DeSantis has called lawmakers into a weeklong special session beginning Monday to address a number of high-profile and complicated issues,
DeSantis proposals would derail Florida citizen initiatives. What will lawmakers do?
Voters' ability to advance future changes opposed or disregarded by state lawmakers could soon be eliminated — if Gov. Ron DeSantis gets his way.
DeSantis in a rare standoff with Florida lawmakers over special session
For the last six years, Gov. Ron DeSantis has been used to getting his way with the state Legislature, at times slashing the priorities of Republican leaders and calling them back to Tallahassee to pass bills that boost his political profile.
Ron DeSantis pushes to align Florida law with Trump's expected immigration overhaul
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is making one thing clear to the incoming Trump administration: We are here to help.
DeSantis faces rare showdown with GOP legislative leaders over immigration special session
After calling a special session, set to begin Monday, DeSantis could get a stern rebuke from his GOP colleagues.
DeSantis warns Florida lawmakers not to defy him on immigration: ‘It would be very, very hazardous’
The governor wants legislators to act quickly, pinning the need for urgency to the inauguration of President Donald Trump.
DeSantis warns about ‘hazardous’ fallout if lawmakers bail on special session
Resisting a special session regarding immigration reform, DeSantis said, would “be very, very hazardous politically, I think, for these members to do.”
GOP lawmakers "flying blind" ahead of DeSantis' immigration special session
Days before they're due to meet in Tallahassee, some Florida GOP lawmakers remain unsold on Gov. Ron DeSantis' immigration-focused special session, which they describe as hastily called and poorly planned.
DeSantis in Unusual Standoff With Republican Lawmakers Over His Call for a Special Session To Boost Trump’s Deportation Plans
Governor DeSantis is facing something he’s rarely seen during his time in the governor’s mansion as Republican state lawmakers appear ready to buck his call for a special session in Florida to pass a series of immigration proposals.
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5 times Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed to fight illegal immigration
Gov. Ron DeSantis calling a special legislative session to address illegal immigration isn't a surprise, given the ...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issues snow, ice warnings ahead of historic winter storm
"The roads could become hazardous beginning this afternoon. There’s going to be ice, there’s going to be snow..." ...
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Gov. DeSantis: ‘Believe it or not, in the state of Florida, we’re mobilizing snowplows’
“Believe it or not, in the state of Florida, we’re mobilizing snowplows,” DeSantis said. Other vehicles will de-ice roads and ...
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'Enough is enough': Florida condo owners beg for reform from legislature
As Florida lawmakers buck calls from Governor DeSantis for a special session on condo reform, condo owners are left begging ...
Gov. Ron DeSantis urges people to stay home as snow accumulates across north Florida
The state’s 11 snow plows are positioned across the panhandle as road rangers are out to help anyone stranded along I-10.
It's Snowing in Florida! See the Wild Photos as the Winter Storm Hits the Panhandle
Multiple parts of Florida are seeing snow as a winter storm makes its way across the Gulf Coast. On Monday, Jan. 20, Florida ...
'Gulf of Mexico' flows through Florida laws; renaming it 'Gulf of America' not so simple
Part of a legal description of a boundary line of Dixie County, for instance, says it goes “southerly down the thread of the ...
From Tallahassee to DC: Ashley Moody sworn in as Florida's newest US senator
Moody, 49, becomes the second woman to represent Florida in the U.S. Senate, after Paula Hawkins, a Republican who served one ...