17 hours ago · TALLAHASSEE — As Gov. Ron DeSantis goes to war with Florida’s Legislature over dueling immigration bills, his frosty relationship with Florida’s agriculture commissioner, Wilton Simpson, has ...

1 day ago · Gov. Ron DeSantis is in a standoff with Florida's legislative leaders that has devolved into a test of his power and influence over the state. At issue: a slate of immigration reforms that lawmakers named after President Trump and approved in place of DeSantis' own proposals.

1 day ago · Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference inside the Falkenburg Road Jail Assembly Room at the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, in Tampa.

1 day ago · Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis listens to a question during a news conference Sept. 7, 2022, in Miami. ... The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the printed paper seven days a week ...

12 hours ago · — A push to implement President Donald Trump's immigration deal in Florida is set to fall flat, with Gov. Ron DeSantis vowing to veto the proposal passed by Republican legislators late Tuesday ...

2 days ago · For six years, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida could count on Republican state lawmakers bending to his will, ... State Representative Fentrice Driskell of Tampa, the House Democratic minority leader ...

2 days ago · TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Lawmakers in Tallahassee on Monday abruptly ended a special session called by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to address illegal immigration and other issues, leaving some to ...

3 days ago · Why it matters: DeSantis, once an all-powerful figure in Florida, has seen his influence nosedive, first when Donald Trump trounced his presidential bid and now with a rare rebuke from the state Legislature. Catch up quick: DeSantis called for the special session on Jan. 27 to boost Trump's planned crackdown on undocumented immigration.

1 day ago · Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, in Miami Beach, Florida, on March 20, 2024. ... Tampa Bay Times reporter Romy Ellenbogen and Miami Herald reporter Alexandra Glorioso contributed to this report.

13 hours ago · Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis voiced his disapproval of the sweeping immigration bill that Florida lawmakers passed on Tuesday. The bill dedicates half a billion dollars in public funds to help President Trump’s push to crackdown on illegal immigration. FORT MYERS, Fla. - During a roundtable event on ...