Scott PowersJanuary 13, 2019
6min672
"Make no mistake we will be united because this is now the party of Gov. Ron DeSantis."
Tag: Rick Scott
Scott PowersJanuary 13, 2019
Peter SchorschJanuary 12, 2019
41min672
Gov. DeSantis is hinting he’ll make swift changes to ongoing medical marijuana litigation.
Scott PowersJanuary 11, 2019
17min618
The Groveland Four were pardoned Friday by the Florida Executive Clemency Board. The unanimous action of the board, the Florida Cabinet, came Friday nearly 70 years after one of the most infamous cases of Jim Crow-era racial injustice began, and just three days after Gov. Ron DeSantis replaced Gov. Rick Scott, who had ignored calls for […]
Peter SchorschJanuary 11, 2019
5min577
Everyone loves a good party. Just ask Cinderella. In the end, it worked out fairly good for her. And for those in The Process, victory parties can be some of the best — both in Capitol Hill and Tallahassee. With Republicans, apparently, not all celebrations are equal. Case in point is the contrast between two newly […]
Ryan NicolJanuary 9, 2019
7min500
Former Broward County Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes won a partial court victory late Wednesday after a federal judge decided she must have a hearing on her suspension by former Gov. Rick Scott. That hearing must be held before March 31, according to North Florida Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker. Snipes filed a lawsuit against […]
Joe HendersonJanuary 9, 2019
6min335
It is heartening to hear Gov. Ron DeSantis often speak about his commitment to Florida’s environment. Those were some sweet-sounding words he spoke in his inauguration speech: “Our economic potential will be jeopardized if we do not solve the problems afflicting our environment and water resources.” True dat. But words without action is meaningless, and […]
Drew WilsonJanuary 8, 2019
3min609
Just hours after the inauguration Tuesday of Gov. Ron DeSantis, his predecessor, Rick Scott, was sworn into the U.S. Senate. Scott appeared at DeSantis’ inauguration ceremony in Tallahassee and then went to Washington, where Vice President Mike Pence administered the oath of office Scott was joined by fellow Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, and former […]
Lloyd DunkelbergerJanuary 8, 2019
8min523
Floridians can expect a quick start to the Ron DeSantis administration, with the new governor ready to make key appointments to the state Supreme Court, announce a major environmental initiative and try to improve the medical-marijuana system. “Within the next week, I think you guys are going to have a lot to write about,” DeSantis […]
Lloyd DunkelbergerJanuary 6, 2019
9min686
Ron DeSantis will be Florida’s youngest governor in more than a century when he takes office on Tuesday. DeSantis, a former congressman from Ponte Vedra Beach, turned 40 about two weeks after he won the Aug. 28 Republican primary. He will be the youngest governor on Inauguration Day since Park Trammell took the oath of […]
Peter SchorschJanuary 2, 2019
22min495
With Election 2018 in the rearview mirror — and a new raft of elected officials set to take over the Capitol and elsewhere this year — it’s time to look at who’ll be the political players in 2019. The much-discussed “blue wave” didn’t materialize as expected in Florida, though for the first time in eight […]