The governor said it wasn’t his bill, but he was plainly happy to sign it. Not long after a few strokes of his pen, he flew off into a new darkness. The news media promptly found Ron DeSantis in Iowa, where he was campaigning full-tilt for the Republican presidential...
Legislators who can’t seem to ever say no to Gov. Ron DeSantis are about to repeal the people’s right to know where he’s been traveling on their dime and who’s been visiting him at his Capitol office, at the Governor’s Mansion where he and his family live rent-free,...
The best laws are only as good as the motives of those who are supposed to uphold them. Florida’s once-proud “Government in the Sunshine,” having survived under eight previous governors, is now endangered by Gov. Ron DeSantis. He’s the first Florida...
There’s a Florida state agency whose mistakes are buried in child-size coffins. If some legislators have their way, the reasons might stay buried too. We’re speaking primarily of the Department of Children and Families (DCF), which is supposed to protect children from...
Two new clouds are casting shade over the Sunshine State. It’s not the beaches and golf courses that are darkening; rather, Florida’s historic commitment to open government. Both cases exemplify the unwritten law of unintended consequences. The more...
