floridapolitics.com —  20+ min ago

...Ron DeSantis" budget team conducts its own ongoing analysis of what should be vetoed in the state budget.... ...The fiscal watchdog issued its annual list of Budget Turkeys in the budget passed by the Florida Legislature. The list went live as Gov.... ...The Legislature allotted $30 million for a College of Dentistry in Palm Beach County. Florida State University (FSU) also gains attention.... ...Yonge Lab School....

floridapolitics.com —  42+ min ago

...Ron DeSantis is not ready for this moment, and Chris Christie will waste no time eating DeSantis" lunch,” said MAGA Inc.... ...The super PAC affiliated with Donald Trump claims the Florida Governor"s campaign is “spiraling,” leaving an opening for the second-place spot.... ...“Oh, so that's supposed to prove to me that you"re tough enough to take on Donald Trump? This is a guy who said Ted Cruz"s wife was ugly.... ...spox Karoline Leavitt....

floridapolitics.com —  4+ hour, 18+ min ago

...Tallahassee-based think tank Florida TaxWatch released its budget turkey report, showing nearly $600 million in projects and spending the group believes... ...Ron DeSantis before he uncaps his veto pen and takes action on the budget (SB 2500).... ...in member projects, or budget earmarks for local spending, particularly alarming this year,” TaxWatch Senior Vice President of Research Kurt Wennersaid... ...revenue growth is expected to slow considerably in the near future,” TaxWatch President and CEO Dominic Calabro said in a released statement....

floridapolitics.com —  42+ min ago

...Ron DeSantis is not ready for this moment, and Chris Christie will waste no time eating DeSantis" lunch,” said MAGA Inc.... ...The super PAC affiliated with Donald Trump claims the Florida Governor"s campaign is “spiraling,” leaving an opening for the second-place spot.... ...“Oh, so that's supposed to prove to me that you"re tough enough to take on Donald Trump? This is a guy who said Ted Cruz"s wife was ugly.... ...spox Karoline Leavitt....

floridapolitics.com —  1+ hour, 44+ min ago

...Marco Rubio and Rick Scott want Congress to prohibit higher education accrediting entities from considering the use of DEI and affirmative action... ...Florida"s Republican Senators, with GOP Sen. Mike Lee of Utah, introduced the Fairness in Higher Education Accreditation Act.... ...President & Fellows of Harvard College case.... ...Students for Fair Admissions Inc....

floridapolitics.com —  1+ hour, 51+ min ago

...“I am thrilled to witness the groundbreaking ceremony of the Mulberry Clean Hydrogen plant in our own backyard,” said Hillsborough County Commissioner... ...Ken Hagan.... ...Peter Schorsch is the President of Extensive Enterprises Media and is the publisher of FloridaPolitics.com, INFLUENCE Magazine, and Sunburn, the... ...Gov. Ron DeSantis supports the project....

floridapolitics.com —  4+ hour, 58+ min ago

...Former United Nations envoy Nikki Haley and former Vice President Mike Pence each draw 7% support, tied for third place.... ...Virginia may be for lovers, but Republicans there aren't loving Ron DeSantis as long as he's running against Donald Trump.... ...at Roanoke's Institute for Public Opinion Research.... ...In April, DeSantis won the Prince William County GOP straw poll, held at the annual Lincoln-Reagan Dinner in Woodbridge....

floridapolitics.com —  11+ hour, 44+ min ago

...Ballard Partners is opening its first office in Africa in Abuja, Nigeria, the nation"s capital.... ...have done on behalf of African nations and companies in Africa and the U.S.,” said Brian Ballard, the firm"s president and founder.... ...In 2022, President Muhammadu Buhari conferred Mohammed with one of the nation"s highest honors, Commander of the Order of the Niger for service to... ...“We are honored to have former Minister Lai Mohammed join the firm as our Managing Partner in Nigeria....

floridapolitics.com —  2+ hour, 59+ min ago

...District Judge Robert Hinkle's ruling only applies to three minors whose parents sought an immediate block to Florida"s ban on gender-affirming care... ...In his 44-page ruling, Hinkle pushed back on the assertions made by attorneys defending the ban -- which was pushed by the administration of Gov.... ...Ron DeSantis and Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo.... ...of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American College of Physicians, American Medical Association, American Psychiatric Association, and at least...

floridapolitics.com —  7+ hour, 19+ min ago

...Ron DeSantis signed a measure (HB 67) into law Monday that makes it a first-degree misdemeanor for threatening those officials of the court and official... ...Threatening justices, judicial assistants, Clerks of court and clerk personnel with death or serious bodily harm will soon come with increased penalties... ...The Broward Sheriff"s Office and an Assistant State Attorney brought the problem to his attention, he said.... ...The increasing perils of being in the public eye have been widely discussed, including a Princeton University announcement last November of a tracking...