Tag:Ron DeSantis

State Rep. Randy Fine, R-Palm Bay, is lashing out against the idea of Critical Race Theory, filing a bill to ban its use in all government institutions, including universities.

This week, Gov. Ron DeSantis threatened to dock the salaries of district superintendents and county school board members who mandate mask wearing in schools.

DeSantis is one of several Republican politicians looking to punish Unilever, the London-based parent company of the ice-cream maker, for curtailing sales in the region

publicans and Democrats alike are stunned by Gov. Ron DeSantis' veto of a bill they passed unanimously.

Laid-off workers are appealing to Gov. Ron DeSantis to reverse plans to terminate a federal pandemic assistance program that added a $300 per week boost to the state's unemployment benefits.

However, COVID-safe behavior will have to continue on public transit, even in states such as Florida that have ended mask mandates.

Laid-off workers who had to fight through Florida's broken unemployment system were promised relief with increased benefits.

Florida farmworkers' rights groups say it is urgent farmworkers be deemed "essential" in Gov. Ron DeSantis' COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan.