His trip, dubbed a trade mission in his role as the elected leader of a major U.S. state, is ostensibly aimed at burnishing his foreign policy chops. Before joining the News 6 team, Samantha was a political reporter for The Villages Daily Sun and has had freelance work featured in the Evansville Courier-Press and The Community Paper. This has resulted in emergency department admissions for mental health related conditions., In contrast to actually a lot, what a lot of the voices here [are saying], my perspective throughout the early parts of this pandemic were very different than theirs, said Dr. Joseph Fraiman, M.D., Emergency Medicine Physician, Thibodaux Regional Medical Center, Slidell Memorial Hospital, and Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center. JERUSALEM, Israel Today, Governor Ron DeSantis visited Israel as part of his international trade mission where he signed House Bill 269 to provide law Sign up for notifications from Insider! DeSantis Ron DeSantis, the newly appointed board at the center of the ongoing feud is suing. The bills enacted by the Governor strengthen pre-trial detention and push back against bail reform efforts that have made other states significantly less safe, increase sentences for drug traffickers that target children, and subject child rapists to the [], TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced $1.5 million in grant awards through the Florida Disaster Fund to support the efforts of non-profit and faith-based organizations engaged in flood recovery efforts in Southeast Florida. Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. DeSantis worked as a naval attorney at the base used to detain terror suspects. Skip to Brenda Argueta is a digital journalist who joined ClickOrlando.com in March 2021. Were of the strong opinion that if there is risk, there must be choice. Florida governor holds news conference in Jacksonville - WTLV The Governor met with MP Badenoch to discuss the business and trade relationship between Florida [], LONDON, UK Today, Governor Ron DeSantis met with Foreign Minister James Cleverly to discuss Floridas business relationship with the United Kingdom and mutual interests between the government of the United Kingdom and Florida. "You need to make preparations now.". Matt Dixon. So what we do know is the collateral damage was real with this, for both physical health and mental health. The final bill authorizes life imprisonment and a mandatory minimum sentence for fentanyl traffickers. While the bill is framed broadly around creating more punitive measures for hate crimes, DeSantis argued that criticism of Israel, including activist calls to boycott and sanction the country for its treatment of Palestinians, fell into this category. I think [we need] the restoration of the freedom for scientists to discuss with one another openly what the evidence actually says without fear of repression that weve seen during the pandemic in order to support the lockdowns. (WFTV). Ron DeSantis on Monday is holding a news conference in Titusville at the American Police Hall of Fame & Museum. In the meeting, Governor DeSantis provided an update on Floridas efforts to stabilize the property insurance market and secured a commitment from companies in attendance to increase [], MEMORANDUM TO: Tom Berger, Director of Real Estate Management and Development Ron Cutsinger, Chair, Sarasota County Commissioners Kyle Battie, Mayor, City of Sarasota FROM: Governor Ron DeSantis DATE: Friday, April 28, 2023 RE: Flags at Half-Staff in Honor of County Commissioner Nancy Detert On Wednesday, April 5, 2023, County Commissioner Nancy Detert passed away [], LONDON, UK Today, Governor Ron DeSantis met with Member of Parliament (MP) Kemi Badenoch, who is currently serving as the Secretary of State for Business and Trade and as the President of the Board of Trade in the United Kingdom. DeSantis to hold news conference in Fort Myers - NBC2 News One of the bills addresses cash bail in Florida. Florida Gov. DeSantis loses his cool with a reporter after being challenged as well as other partner offers and accept our. It took me about a year into the pandemic before it became really clear that it wasnt obvious at all that there was any policy that was strongly effective at reducing COVID. Ron DeSantis speaks to the press during a news conference at the Museum of Tolerance on April 27, 2023 in Jerusalem. Governor Get todays headlines in minutes with Your Florida Daily: Copyright 2023 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved. We need to get back to living not hiding in fear., It was Governor DeSantis who led the nation prioritizing seniors, followed the data for businesses to remain open, and children to attend school in person, recognizing how little their risk was, said Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuez. Gov. Flordia Gov. Its taken a great amount of effort and willingness to face abuse in order for scientists to speak up and many have been silenced. WATCH LIVE: Governor Ron DeSantis to hold press In Japan, he cheered Tokyos decision to significantly boost its military budget; in Israel, he sided with the far-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and its controversial bid to overhaul the nations judiciary. August 25, 2022 10:21 AM. Facebook privacy settlement: Who is eligible for a payment? TITUSVILLE, Fla. Gov. Today, I signed legislation that will:- Makes child rapists eligible for the death penalty with the minimum sentence of life in prison without parole - Impose additional penalties on fentanyl and drug-related crimes targeted at children- Protect Floridians from disastrous pic.twitter.com/sO1mkcfm0a, The governor said the bill would categorize bail by offenses and standardize things in a way thats going to protect the public.. Insightec utilizes ultrasound waves to disrupt the blood-brain barrier, which [], Executive Office of Governor Ron DeSantis. Governor DeSantis Closes the Curtain on COVID Theater Preparing for the vaccine has been a priority since the middle of the month, the Governor said, adding that he may return to the nations capital in the coming days. It definitely has affected the relationship in so many ways. The Governor was joined by Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd and Florida Secretary of Commerce Laura DiBella. Right now I think the benefits of vaccinating children are very small. Governor Ron DeSantis Announces New Opioid Recovery Program in Florida On August 3, 2022, in News Releases, by Staff ROCKLEDGE, Fla. Today, Governor Ron DeSantis was joined by Florida health officials to announce the expansion of a new, piloted substance abuse and recovery network to disrupt the opioid epidemic. The United Kingdom is [], JERUSALEM, Israel Today,Governor Ron DeSantis announced that innovative health care company Insightec will be expanding the Florida Brain State Program and providing access to a state-of-the-art brain technology already placed across Florida hospitals and universities for next generation cancer treatments in their breakthrough research trials. Rep. Jessica Baker, R-Jacksonville. It ends Friday in Britain after stops in Japan, South Korea and Israel. Sarah Wilson joined WFTV Channel 9 in 2018 as a digital producer after working as an award-winning newspaper reporter for nearly a decade in various communities across Central Florida. Hurricane Ian rampages through Florida as a Category 4 storm, leaving in its wake a slew of problems for homeowners. ET. Ron DeSantis (left) introduces newly appointed Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo (right) in a press conference in September 2021. Watch a livestream of the video here, which is expected to start at 7:30 a.m. The prospect of having a hurricane come on shore in the Tampa Bay area is real, DeSantis said. It gave him a chance to preview how he might approach foreign affairs as president and contrast himself with Biden. While the Biden Administration criticizes our response to COVID-19, Florida remains to be the envy of the nation., The lockdowns were an enormous catastrophic mistake that should never be repeated, said Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Health Policy, Stanford University Medical School. Sarasota has a quarter of a million without power, Hillsborough 222,000, Pinellas 150,000, Manatee 129,000. The bill was sponsored by Florida. The bill is in response to fears over rainbow fentanyl, a brightly-colored product that looks like candy but is laced with the opioid, WTSP reported. Ron DeSantis. According to a statement from the White House, Biden told DeSantis he would send his FEMA administrator to Florida on Friday to check on response efforts and to determine where additional support is needed. DeSantis to hold news conference with attorney general Adayfi in an op-ed for Al Jazeera in April described being strapped to a chair and force fed a protein drink through a tube inserted into his nose until he threw up. We know that masks interfere with communication, and children do not like wearing them. Ron DeSantis signed three bills into law on Monday, one of which allows the death penalty for people who commit sexual batteries on children under 12. A former detainee claims DeSantis witnessed him being force fed. I hope that [with] this recognition we can move forward and prevent this from occurring in the future and recognize schools are essential. And by walking that middle line, he could gain the advantage in 2024 over other Republican candidates who fit more firmly into one category or the other.. Ron DeSantis has recused himself due to a Ron DeSantis said Monday he believes Disney will lose its self-governing power at a press conference Monday amid lawsuits being filed by Disney and his appointed board. Watch News 6 as they cover breaking local, regional, and national news, plus the latest updates on weather, traffic and sports. DeSantis, state Chief Financial Officer and Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis, Guthrie and Florida Power & Light CEO Eric Silagy described the situation in the county, noted so far as one of the worst hit in Florida by Hurricane Ian. The scientific evidence as weve seen is how harmful theyve been., Im just pleased to see the shift that we could now acknowledge that perhaps our children are not as resilient as we most often heard that they were, said Dr. Jill Ackerman, M.D., Advent Health Shawnee Mission. The UN has said that it regards the force feeding of inmates at Guantanamo as a form of torture. Ron DeSantis updated Floridians at multiple news briefings Thursday to discuss the states ongoing response to Hurricane Ian. As Florida braces for Hurricane Ian, Gov. Im really impressed with the resiliency that were seeing here in Charlotte County. So what this legislation is doing, is its having the Florida Supreme Court, establish a uniform statewide bond schedule by the end of this year. ). Ron DeSantis was involved in a tetchy exchange with a reporter after being questioned about whether he witnessed detainees being tortured in Guantanamo Bay. And find him on Twitter as@JohnGallasNJ. You can click here to watch the news conference live when it happens. Guantanamo Bay in Cuba was used to hold detainees during the so-called "war on terror" in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. TITUSVILLE, Fla. Gov. Support their work by subscribing to alocal news organization. If you need help with the Public File, call 407-291-6000. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bills: CS/CS/HB 269 Public Nuisances CS/CS/HB 1297 Capital Sexual Battery CS/CS/HB 1359 Offenses Involving Fentanyl or Fentanyl Analogs CS/CS/HB 1627 Pretrial Release and Detention Click here to view the transmittal letter. WESH 2 will stream above at 12:30 p.m. Advertisement. (Video: Naomi Schanen/The Washington Post), Essential reporting from around the world, On world tour, DeSantis walks in Trumps illiberal shadow. he added. TITUSVILLE, Fla. Florida Gov. DeSantis also added 2.02 million power outages were reported statewide, just shy of 10% of Floridas population in the 2020 Census. Ron DeSantis held a news conference Thursday in The Villages. House Bill 1359 strengthens penalties for people who sell, manufacture, or deliver fentanyl and people who possess it with the intent to do so, but only if it meets certain criteria such as it looks like candy or a branded food product. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. At the urging of Gov. "As I tried to break free, I noticed DeSantis's handsome face among the crowd at the other side of the chain link. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Gov. Another thing that the state of Florida has led on that we are very grateful for is enabling physicians [and providing] the latitude to provide early treatment to patients. Ron DeSantis held multiple news conferences Tuesday to warn against the storms impacts. Weve seen a doubling in some places of the incidents of new type two diabetes cases. DeSantis also signed HB 1297, a bill that ensures the minimum sentence for all child rapists is life in prison without the possibility of parole, and advances reforms to reinstate capital punishment. This is not anything anyone wanted to deal with, but if you go back 72 hours before landfall, most of southwest Florida was not even in the cone, and then you have a situation where youre staring down the barrel of a hurricane making landfall at 155 miles an hour. Todays announcement is in addition to the request and approval of a Major Disaster Declaration that will provide a wide range [], TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Today, Governor Ron DeSantis received the following bills from the Florida Legislature. Copyright 2023 ClickOrlando.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings. The bills enacted by the Governor strengthen pre-trial detention and push back against bail reform efforts that have made other states significantly less safe, increase sentences for drug traffickers that target children, and subject child rapists to the [], TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced $1.5 million in grant awards through the Florida Disaster Fund to support the efforts of non-profit and faith-based organizations engaged in flood recovery efforts in Southeast Florida. On world tour, DeSantis walks in Trumps illiberal shadow G ov. TITUSVILLE, Fla. Florida Gov. Rain from Hurricane Ian flooded Lake Eola in downtown Orlando. Video: After Disney sues DeSantis, Central Florida Tourism Oversight District board to sue back Less than a week after Disney filed a federal lawsuit against Florida Gov. In Israel, though, DeSantis simply walked in Trumps footsteps. In Florida, we told the truth, we let the data drive our response, and we let Floridians make decisions for themselves and their children. WATCH LIVE: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds news conference His trip, dubbed a trade mission in his role as the elected leader of a major U.S. state, is ostensibly aimed at burnishing his foreign policy chops. WESH 2 will stream above at 12:30 p.m. Advertisement Attorney General Ashley Moody Philippine presidents White House visit reflects sharp upturn in ties, Biden courts son of Philippine dictator he once opposed, Ukraine live briefing: Kyiv targeted by missiles; explosions in Russia derail train, damage power line, may meet with far-right leader Nigel Farage, erode the countrys most significant check on executive power, creating more punitive measures for hate crimes, due to the right-wing extremism of Netanyahus government. Another bill signed by the governor offers the death penalty for people who commit sex batteries against children under 12. 2023 Cox Media Group. Political crisis overshadows Israels most sacrosanct national holiday, In his speech, DeSantis said the word Palestinian only once, as an adjective affixed to the word terrorism. Trump wholly embraced Israels right-wing settler movement and DeSantis followed suit, insisting to reporters afterward that the West Bank be referred to as disputed, rather than occupied territory, as it is commonly viewed by the international community. Stay up to date with what you want to know. When we think about lockdowns, we should recoil with horror because the policies we followed have violated not just medical ethics, but also crushed the ability for scientists to discuss openly with each other facts and evidence. On the physical side weve seen, when youre out of school, youre not getting recess, youre not getting physical education, youre not getting sports, dance, just general movement from class to class. Right now in the U.S., the Omicron wave is going down. Ron DeSantis will update Floridians on Hurricane Ian, The wait for Hurricane Ian: The eerie calm before the storm in St. Petersburg as Florida waits for Hurricane Ian, Latest NHC hurricaneupdates: Hurricane Ian strengthens into powerful Category 4 storm with 140 mph winds as it nears Florida, Live: Sarasota braces for Ian:A Category 4 Hurricane Ian arrives in Sarasota-Manatee. He also stressed the need to double down on the alliances forged by Trump between Israel and a clutch of Arab monarchies. The governor also held another news conference at Charlotte Countys Emergency Operations Center in Punta Gorda on Thursday. The event was scheduled to start at 12:30 p.m. at the American Police Hall of Fame & Museum. Gov. DeSantis to sign legislation at Titusville news I just spoke with the president this morning and he offered support. Ron DeSantis holds a briefing on Hurricane Ian. The event is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. Months from now, the most memorable element of the trip may be DeSantiss apparent loss of composure when asked by reporters in Japan about his sinking poll numbers. In a Pinellas County press conference, DeSantis and officials from throughout the Tampa Bay area said they are concerned that Ian could be the hurricane the region has long dreaded. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. "So everything at that time was legal in nature one way or another," DeSantis told aCBS affiliate in 2018. Florida Floridas first lady, who organized Volunteer Florida to activate the Florida Disaster Fund alongside corporate partners, spoke as well, thanking those assisting recovery efforts both at their desks and waist-deep in Ians floodwaters. Ron DeSantis was involved in a tetchy exchange with a reporter after being questioned about whether he witnessed detainees being tortured in Guantanamo Bay. The Charlotte and Lee reconnects are really going to likely have to be rebuilding of that infrastructure, and so there are linemen, there are crews that are on their way down right now, but thats going to be more than just connecting a power line back to a pole, DeSantis said. There might be other adverse reactions that we dont know about yet. FEMA has approved our request to add some of the Central Florida counties into the individual assistance, DeSantis said. With many low-lying communities, the Tampa Bay region is particularly vulnerable to storm surge. Right from the start, everyone, all the powers that be were saying that these measures, lockdowns and other restrictions, will work. I think thats a great theme because it relates to school closures, lockdowns and masks. The US has denied the claims. Ron DeSantis clashed with a reporter when questioned about Guantanamo Bay. My views were wrong at that time because the states and nations that didnt take aggressive COVID policies, they didnt do obviously worse. DeSantis responded angrily. As of Thursday, rain from Ian had led to dozens of high water rescues throughout Central Florida, with more stranded vehicles revealed as time passed and the sun rose behind clouds to illuminate scores of flooded roadways. But the truth is we didnt know whether they would work or indeed what the purpose would be, even if they did work, where was that taking us? Ron DeSantis, Republican supermajorities in the Florida Legislature are preparing to pass a sweeping TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bills: CS/CS/HB 269 Public Nuisances CS/CS/HB 1297 Capital Sexual Battery CS/CS/HB 1359 Offenses Involving Fentanyl or Fentanyl Analogs CS/CS/HB 1627 Pretrial Release and Detention Click here to view the transmittal letter. The event was scheduled to start at 12:30 p.m. at the American Police Hall of Fame & Museum. 9:33 PM EDT, Mon March 21, 2022. The bill makes those who traffic substances targeting children eligible for a life sentence.
