The Palm Bay Republican said his GOP Primary win for Congress shows there is life after crossing the Governor.
Florida state Sen. Randy Fine has won the Republican primary in the special election to replace former Rep. Mike Waltz in Florida's 6th Congressional District.
Entering his last two years in office, DeSantis has started a rift with GOP leaders over immigration, possibly sparking a new era of oversight.
The veto pledge capped a dramatic few days in which Republican legislators publicly criticized Gov. Ron DeSantis and portrayed themselves as truer allies of President Trump.
Ultimately, Republicans shut down multiple amendments trying to take the tuition-related provisions out of the bill. Republican Sens. Jennifer Bradley, of Fleming Island, and Alexis Calatayud, of Miami, did vote with Democrats for an amendment on tuition filed by Jones.
State Sen. Randy Fine, R-Brevard County, is resigning effective March 31 from the Senate as he runs in a special election to replace former U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz, who was named national security adviser by President Donald Trump.
The act would name Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture, the state’s chief immigration officer, who would oversee immigration enforcement and be the state’s liaison to the federal government.
Power is fleeting in politics, as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is learning in his battle with Republican lawmakers after they bucked his order to convene for a special legislative session, and then passed an immigration bill he now says he will veto.
The relationship between Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican leaders of the Florida Legislature has devolved into open hostility. In social media posts and public pronouncements this week, DeSantis has accused legislators of sabotaging his plans for strong immigration enforcement.
As Gov. Ron DeSantis and legislative leaders in Tallahassee clash on immigration proposals, DeSantis said he’s planning to veto the recently passed TRUMP Act. That
The Republican supermajority in the Florida Legislature is working to roll back gun laws passed after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school shooting in 2018. In December, former Representative Joel Rudman and Sen.