Now that the fight with DeSantis appointees has ended, Disney set to invest $17B in Florida parks
Months after Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees agreed to end a protracted legal fight with each other, the two sides are set to approve an agreement that could result in the company investing $17 billion into its Florida resort, It will also open the door for a fifth major theme park.
Louisiana law that could limit filming of police hampers key tool for racial justice, attorneys say
Civil rights attorneys say a new Louisiana law that makes it a crime to approach within 25 feet of a police officer under certain circumstances is an affront to the movement for racial justice and violates the First Amendment.
Trump and DeSantis meet to make peace and discuss fundraising for the former president's campaign
Former President Donald Trump met privately with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over the weekend, marking a détente between the former rivals after a brutal primary contest marked by insults and bruised egos.
Settlement reached in lawsuit between Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' allies
Allies of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disney have reached a settlement agreement in a state court fight over how Walt Disney World is developed in the future following the takeover of the theme park resort’s government by the Florida governor.
No video voyeurism charge for ousted Florida GOP chair, previously cleared in rape case
Prosecutors say the ousted former chair of the Republican Party of Florida will not face a video voyeurism charge for recording a sexual encounter with a woman who accused him of rape, a case in which he was also not charged.
Jeffrey Epstein grand jury records from underage girl abuse probe to be released under Florida law
Grand jury transcripts from a 2006 Florida investigation into wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of dozens of underage girls will be released publicly later this year under legislation signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Florida refuses to bar unvaccinated students from school suffering a measles outbreak
Florida’s controversial surgeon general is drawing criticism for his handling of an elementary school’s measles outbreak, telling parents of unvaccinated children it is their choice whether their student attends class.
Florida Legislature passes bill to release state grand jury's Jeffrey Epstein investigation
The transcripts of a 2006 grand jury that investigated Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual assaults of underage girls would be released to the public under a bill heading to Florida’s governor after it was unanimously passed by the Legislature.
Republican lawmakers are backing dozens of bills targeting diversity efforts on campus and elsewhere
Diversity initiatives would be defunded or banned from universities and other public institutions under a slate of bills pending in Republican-led legislatures, with some lawmakers counting on the issue resonating with voters in this election year.
DeSantis shifts his campaign away from New Hampshire days before the state's primary, AP sources say
Ron DeSantis has decided to shift his presidential campaign away from New Hampshire just six days before the state’s first-in-the-nation Republican primary while his leading super PAC executes another round of layoffs.
Nikki Haley says she won't debate Ron DeSantis in New Hampshire unless Donald Trump participates
Nikki Haley says she won't participate in the next Republican presidential debate unless former President Donald Trump takes part in it, leaving Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as the only candidate committed to Thursday’s event.
GOP candidates make last-minute appeals to Iowa voters a day before caucuses. Follow live updates
With just one day to go until Iowa’s presidential caucuses, the candidates are urging their supporters to brave bone-chilling cold and blustery wind to help carry them through Republicans’ leadoff voting contest.
Republican candidates struggle with Civil War history as party grapples with race issues in present
With the first primaries of the 2024 election just around the corner, Republican candidates are stuck on the past as the divided party confronts race issues of the present and a desire among its base for a sanitized version of America’s history of slavery.
Iowa campaign events are falling as fast as the snow as the state readies for record-cold caucuses
Campaign events are falling as swiftly as the Iowa snow as wintry weather hampers both Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis as they clamor for support in the days before Monday’s leadoff presidential caucuses.
Haley’s frequent reference to new anti-DeSantis website falls flat with some supporters in Iowa
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is reviving some of the debate-stage critiques she leveled against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as she campaigns in Iowa with just days before the state's leadoff caucuses.