Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Tag: Gov. Ron DeSantis

Florida bill could loosen child labor laws, critics worry about kids’...

A proposed Florida bill would allow 16 and 17-year-olds to work longer hours, exceeding eight hours on school nights and allowing 30-hour work weeks...

Mayor of Jacksonville refuses to veto controversial local immigration bill (includes...

Mayor Donna Deegan of Jacksonville made a passionate statement reaffirming her commitment to the city's immigrant community as she announced that she would not...

A ‘Dreamer’ worries he can’t pay for college because he may...

Just hours after the Florida Legislature passed one of the nation’s strictest immigration bills, Hernan, a college student from central Florida, found himself in...

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...