JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Governor Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference Thursday afternoon in Jacksonville. Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters and Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Executive Director Dave Kerner are expected to join the governor at the JSO headquarters on East Bay Street.
In a post to X Sunday, Desantis commented on the reports of increased immigration enforcement. saying “Interior enforcement atrophied under Biden so there will no doubt be a ramp up period."
The Florida Board of Governors, a body that oversees the state’s public higher education system, will meet to approve the updated Gen Ed course list on Thursday.
The governor wants legislators to act quickly, pinning the need for urgency to the inauguration of President Donald Trump.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference in Jacksonville Thursday afternoon. Elizabeth Warren's recommendations for Elon Musk's DOGE include cutting Department of Defense spending and cracking down on Medicare fraud.
The heaviest snowfall in the Sunshine State occurred around Pensacola, where spotters reported measuring amounts of 5 to 12 inches through Tuesday evening. Due to the hazardous weather and a series of crashes, a nearly 70-mile stretch of Interstate 10 was shut down by the Florida Highway Patrol.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis warned state lawmakers not to defy him on illegal immigration, saying it would be politically "hazardous" to close a special session without progress.
DeSantis adopted President Donald Trump's "Gulf of America" moniker in Tuesday's emergency declaration over the winter storm warning in effect across Northeast Florida. The declaration, officially titled Executive Order Number 25-13 (Emergency Management-Gulf Winter Weather System), mentions the name within the first paragraph.
Gov. Ron DeSantis calling a special session to work on stopping illegal immigration isn't a surprise. Here's why.
DeSantis called for the session as he has repeatedly echoed President Donald Trump's sentiment on an immigration crackdown.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis came to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office headquarters Thursday afternoon to hold a roundtable with Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters and other public officials.