Sunday, January 26, 2025

Tag: Gov. Ron DeSantis

Trump withdraws US from Paris Climate Agreement (includes video story)

For the second time since 2017, President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Paris Agreement, a worldwide pact that aims to limit global...

A year after the signing of SB 266, students now feel...

In May 2023, Florida's Senate Bill 266 was signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in the state’s higher...

South Florida artists impacted four months after state budget cuts (includes...

Miami-Dade County's creative sector is still feeling the strain of Gov. Ron DeSantis' vetoes of arts and culture money in early June. Local arts...

Pot giant Trulieve, funding legalization with Amendment 3, pushes back against...

The battle to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida is being bankrolled almost entirely by one company: Trulieve.  Since 2022, the major medical cannabis distributor has...

Florida state parks plan falls apart as DeSantis backtracks

After a week of public outrage, Gov. Ron DeSantis addressed the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s plan to build hotels, golf courses and pickleball...

Newsbreak May 9, 2024

President Biden orders a pause on a weapons shipment to Israel. Florida A&M University investigates a donation of nearly a quarter-billion-dollars. Florida Gov. Ron...

Newsbreak March 26, 2024

Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses after a large ship crashes into one of its pillars. Homeland Security raids two of rapper and producer...

Newsbreak January 19, 2023

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed off on a $100 million bill to help restore the state's beaches. Today marks the second day of the...

Newsbreak December 1, 2022

A brave 10-year-old girl confidently fights back a shark attack. After trying to continue their three-game win streak, the Miami Heat lose for the...

Floridians’ home insurance claims are rejected after Hurricane Ian (includes video...

Several task forces are wrapping up their work in Florida and heading back home after helping residents recover from Hurricane Ian. Now some residents...