Tag: Florida
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Ron DeSantis plans $5K bonus for unvaccinated police to relocate to Florida
Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said on Sunday that he is hoping to sign legislation that would give unvaccinated police officers a $5,000 bonus to relocate to his state. DeSantis commented about police officers in other states who are losing their jobs because they are not complying with the COVID vaccine mandate. “On a scientific basis, most…
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Florida AG Ashley Moody vows to fight Biden’s vaccine mandates
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, a Republican, is hitting back at President Joe Biden and his vaccine mandates. On Thursday he said that the vaccine mandates will “not be tolerated” and that he will take on Biden alongside Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Breitbart News reported. Gov. DeSantis, flanked by Attorney General Moody, Florida’s Surgeon General Joseph…
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Florida sees big drop in COVID cases as DeSantis refuses restrictions, mandates
COVID numbers have dropped in the Sunshine State while rising in blue states after the media dubbed Florida Governor Rick Scott “DeathSantis” and claimed Floridians would be infected indefinitely. After a temporary spike that sparked a barrage of media attention over the summer, the number of Covid cases in Florida has dropped for the fifth…
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DeSantis moves to stop Biden from flooding Florida with illegal aliens
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced new actions that his administration is taking on Tuesday to prevent Democrat President Joe Biden from flooding the state with illegal aliens from the border crisis that Biden created. DeSantis’s office announced the following three actions in a statement: First, Governor DeSantis has issued Executive Order 21-223 to prohibit all…
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Florida Governor DeSantis orders to probe Facebook over election laws
Florida Governor DeSantis on Monday directs the Secretary of State to investigate Facebook for alleged violations of election laws. It follows reporting that Facebook has allowed selected high-profile individuals to violate its rules against spreading medical misinformation, harassment, incitements to violence, and other abusive posts. DeSantis asked Secretary of State Laurel Lee to investigate whether Facebook’s policies…
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DeSantis blasts Biden for ignoring ‘natural immunity’ in vaccine mandates
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized President Biden‘s COVID-19 vaccine mandates on Monday for “not following science” on the natural immunity people gain from being ill. Governor DeSantis holds a press conference to address the recent attacks on Floridians’ freedoms. “These mandates, this is not about science,” the Republican governor said during a press conference in Alachua County.…
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Court reinstates DeSantis mask mandate ban for Florida schools
A Florida appeals court decided in favor of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Friday, issuing a stay in a case that effectively reinstates his prohibition on mask mandates in public schools in the state. In what has become a politicized battle over COVID-19 measures, school and health officials have clashed with governors and other officials.…
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DeSantis demands Biden admin for not resettling illegal migrants in Florida
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is opposing the Biden administration’s efforts to resettle illegal immigrants in the state. This week, DeSantis wrote to the Biden administration demanding that it stop resettling illegal migrants in the state, and to either deport them or send them to a state that supports the “flouting of our immigration laws.” DeSantis has been…
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Orlando mayor says residents need to save water due to COVID-19 surge
The mayor of Orlando, Florida, is urging residents to conserve water due to a shortage of liquid oxygen due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. “Due to the continued surge of COVID-19, nationally and in the City of Orlando, OUC is experiencing an unprecedented event and needs the community’s assistance,” Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer (D)…
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Biden wants to use ‘legal actions’ against Governors banning mask mandates
On Wednesday, President Joe Biden addressed the nation on the coronavirus, taking a step further in his battle against specific Republican governors who have opposed mask mandates in schools. Biden said, “Unfortunately, as we’ve seen throughout this pandemic, some politicians are trying to turn public safety measures — that is, children wearing masks in school —…