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Ron DeSantis

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Ron DeSantis is an American politician currently serving as the Governor of Florida. A member of the Republican Party, he has been in office since January 2019. DeSantis previously served as a U.S. Representative for Florida's 6th congressional district from 2013 to 2018. His tenure as governor has been marked by a focus on conservative policies, including education reform, environmental issues, and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. DeSantis has gained national attention for his stances on various issues, including his support for the Trump Presidential Library in Miami and his administration's initiatives on wildlife management.

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Aug 6, 2026

If passed it would be the biggest tax relief in the modern history of Florida.

floridaphoenix.com
Aug 6, 2026

I will not lead a campaign to pass the amendment because Amendment 3 isn’t what I proposed or advocated for.

floridaphoenix.com
Aug 6, 2026

People are going to know you are getting tax relief. You’re going to get increased homestead exemptions.

floridaphoenix.com
Aug 6, 2026

It’s going to be very clear for voters what’s on there. It addresses what the judge said even though we don’t necessarily agree with the legal analysis.

floridaphoenix.com
Aug 4, 2026

This shouldn’t even be controversial, yet our law protecting kids required to fend off lawsuits and win a case before a divided appellate court.

floridaphoenix.com
Aug 3, 2026

We protected America. We pushed back on the Fauci-Ouchie and all the nonsense that came from it.

foxnews.com
Aug 2, 2026

We must ensure that every dollar spent on Medicaid is used effectively and efficiently to support our children and families.

foxnews.com
Aug 1, 2026

We recovered more than $72 million in improper Medicaid payments over the past year and prevented hundreds of behavior analysts from participating in Medicaid because of documented fraud concerns.

foxnews.com
Jul 31, 2026

Florida under DeSantis blocked local governments, schools and private businesses from imposing COVID-19 vaccine mandates in fall 2021.

realclearpolitics.com
Jul 31, 2026

Florida under DeSantis fully opened its restaurants, bars and beaches in 2020, well before the feds said it was prudent to do so.

realclearpolitics.com
Jul 25, 2026

He shares our commitment to parental rights, school choice, eliminating radical ideologies from the classroom, and preparing every student for success in the workforce and in life.

floridaphoenix.com
Jul 25, 2026

I will vote yes on the amendment, but I am not as enthused about it.

floridaphoenix.com
Jul 13, 2026

Maybe there’s problems, but what it will lead to is more surveillance of people by law enforcement, and we don’t need that.

floridaphoenix.com
Jul 13, 2026

Do we really want to have policing of e-bikes, and are you going 10 miles [per hour] or 8 miles [per hour] or whatever and it’s just, I think, it was a little bit of an overreach.

floridaphoenix.com
Jul 13, 2026

SCOTUS validates election practices in places like California that count votes received after an election.

floridaphoenix.com
Jul 13, 2026

This is a clear and unfortunate example of judicial overreach.

floridaphoenix.com
Jul 13, 2026

The state has both a right and a responsibility to ensure instruction at these universities is consistent with the underlying mission and to exclude indoctrination and ideological agendas.

floridaphoenix.com
Jul 13, 2026

State universities are funded by taxpayers and directed by elected officials and their appointees.

floridaphoenix.com
Jul 7, 2026

Florida disagreed with what the court was doing and said so explicitly. In May 2023, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed House Bill 1297, which authorized the death penalty for aggravated sexual battery of a child under 12.

washingtonexaminer.com
Jul 6, 2026

Under this still-developing accreditation agency, universities would no longer need to “bend the knee” to get accredited.

floridaphoenix.com
Jul 6, 2026

A totally unaccountable, unappointed, unelected accrediting agency can trump what the state of Florida is doing.

floridaphoenix.com
Jul 2, 2026

Will need either a constitutional amendment or a future court to overrule this.

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