Immigration Deal in Florida Ends DeSantis Feud With Fellow Republicans
The governor and legislators had jockeyed to prove that their respective plans for immigration enforcement aligned with ...
Florida lawmakers work to settle DeSantis rift as they open a new session on immigration
Florida lawmakers are gaveling in another special legislative session on immigration, aimed at leveraging state and local ...
Florida Politics12d
Ron DeSantis slams ‘grotesque’ immigration bill, questions Wilton Simpson’s influence
Gov. Ron DeSantis called an immigration bill passed in the Florida Legislature a “very grotesque piece of legislation.” He ...
Ron DeSantis is a one-man patronage army | Steve Bousquet
Columnist Steve Bousquet takes stock of the extremely high number of political appointments crossing the desk of Gov. Ron ...
Miami Herald4d
New FIU president continues Florida trend of political connections over academic experience
A week ago, Broward College hired Torey Alston, who was the former chief of staff of the Department of Transportation under DeSantis, as its new president. Alston had previously been appointed to ...
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For FAU’s next president, DeSantis will probably want the prison guy | Opinion
More:Gov. DeSantis puts crooked stamp on higher-ed in Florida with New College president pick Most recently, he used early resignations on the Board of Trustees at the University of West Florida ...
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Florida International University trustees name Lt. Gov. Nunez as interim president
At a meeting Friday morning, all board members present except one voted to name Nuñez the university's interim president. Board Chair Rogelio Tovar said Gov. Ron DeSantis' office contacted him ...
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FIU names Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez as interim university president after DeSantis request
Ron DeSantis had asked the Board to appoint Nuñez to lead FIU as interim president. As lieutenant governor, Nuñez earned a salary of $135,515, while the base salary for Jessel as FIU president ...
Florida Senate president condemns ‘threats’ during DeSantis dispute
Florida’s agriculture commissioner and his family received “violent threats” during the bruising two-week fight with Gov. Ron DeSantis over immigration enforcement, the state’s Senate president said ...
The Hill10d
DeSantis, Florida GOP tensions spill out into open
The rare intraparty fighting came to a head this week when DeSantis’s proposed special session to implement President Trump’s immigration agenda kicked off, only to be ended by state Senate ...
Philippine Vice President Duterte impeached over Marcos assassination remark and other allegations
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has been impeached on a range of accusations that include plotting to assassinate the president and engaging in large-scale corruption.
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Florida International University names state Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez interim president
Gov. Jeanette Nunez as its interim president in a hasty vote pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and board Chair Rogelio Tovar. Nunez, a former state representative and state healthcare lobbyist ...