GOP governor wants tech companies to pay $100k a day for banning politicians
Donald Trump was banned from Twitter for life for inciting violence through his account.
By Oliver Willis - February 02, 2021Donald Trump was banned from Twitter for life for inciting violence through his account.
By Oliver Willis - February 02, 2021Other states, too, have volleyed for in-person learning, ignoring federal health guidelines and soaring local case numbers.
By Donna Provencher - December 10, 2020A new investigation revealed that Florida’s governor concealed key information about the coronavirus.
By Amy Lieu - December 07, 2020Gov. Ron DeSantis has refused any statewide safety rules even as cases rise.
By Josh Israel - November 18, 2020Florida’s Republican governor just hired an anti-science sports blogger as a COVID analyst and wonders why coronavirus cases are spiking.
By Donna Provencher - November 13, 2020Ron DeSantis is allowing bars and restaurants to reopen at full capacity, in direct violation of safety standards meant to control the spread of COVID-19.
By Donna Provencher - September 28, 2020Democrats slammed Ron DeSantis’ proposed law as ‘political fearmongering to bolster a president’s reelection bid.’
By Associated Press - September 22, 2020Amy Coney Barrett and Barbara Lagoa, who are both conservative and anti-abortion, present a clear danger to women’s rights and health care access.
By Donna Provencher - September 21, 2020Experts advise against giving hugs to the elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Oliver Willis - August 04, 2020Even with plenty of resources and access to testing, Major League Baseball couldn’t prevent a COVID-19 outbreak.
By Emily Singer - July 27, 2020Four Republican governors pushed to open up for business against expert advice. Now, their states are seeing massive upticks in coronavirus cases.
By Josh Israel - July 24, 2020Living a healthy lifestyle does not provide immunity from possible complications of the coronavirus, experts say.
By Oliver Willis - July 17, 2020Florida reported 132 COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, a record for the state.
By Oliver Willis - July 14, 2020The restrictions Donald Trump tried to avoid by moving the convention to Jacksonville, Florida, are now in place there.
By Emily Singer - July 14, 2020A federal court stayed a previous order restoring voting rights to former felons in the state.
By Associated Press - July 02, 2020Bars and restaurants are closing in Texas and Florida as both states see record levels of new infections.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 26, 2020Gov. Ron DeSantis asks pointedly that ‘any Floridians in the nursing homes in New York’ not be quarantined.
By Josh Israel - June 23, 2020The governors of Arizona, Florida, South Carolina, and Texas were among those who pushed to hastily reopen their states, against federal guidance.
By Josh Israel - June 18, 2020WWE canceled its taping after a wrestler tested positive for the coronavirus.
By Josh Israel - June 16, 2020The RNC has reportedly made tentative plans to have Trump speak in Jacksonville this August, after North Carolina refused to allow a full convention without any virus safety measures.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 10, 2020Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis falsely claimed Thursday that no Americans under 25 have died from COVID-19.
By Josh Israel - April 10, 2020Jerome Adams refused to call on governors who have not issued stay-at-home orders thus far, however.
By Dan Desai Martin - April 01, 2020Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dragged his feet on issuing a stay-at-home order for the state.
By Josh Israel - April 01, 2020Despite a raging pandemic, Ron DeSantis says he’s leaving the decision up to local communities.
By Emily Singer - March 19, 2020‘Our children were lost in a traumatic situation, and my heart breaks for any other mother.’
By Associated Press - March 08, 2020Experts say the bill won’t strengthen families — it will only delay care and cause pain.
By Lisa Needham - March 04, 2020Florida’s Republican governor is seeking to overturn a voter-approved constitutional amendment giving those with nonviolent felony convictions the right to vote.
By Dan Desai Martin - December 05, 2019When asked why she brought a loaded gun and knives into her elementary school classroom, the Florida teacher said: ‘Ask [Gov.] DeSantis.’
By Dan Desai Martin - May 22, 2019Florida Republicans snuck a provision into a bill that would block the public from tracking the state’s progress in restoring voting rights.
By Emily Singer - May 21, 2019Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill allowing teachers to carry guns in schools across the state.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 09, 2019