disney world What Is Disney's Special District and Why Does DeSantis Want to End It? Disney World is more than just a theme park. For decades, it has existed as its own special tax district, which allows it to essentially operate like a local government. But just weeks ago, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he wants to end that special status. NBCLX Clark Fouraker explains what Disney’s special district means and why DeSantis wants to...
LGBTQ Florida Could Face Lawsuits Challenging ‘Don't Say Gay' Bill Now that the Parental Rights in Education bill (also referred to as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill) is law in Florida, LGBTQ groups plan to fight it in the courts. Critics have said the law is worded so broadly that it could have a chilling effect on teachers and cause them to dismiss LGBTQ subjects entirely. We hear from Michael...
LGBTQ rights Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Signed the ‘Don't Say Gay' Bill. What Exactly Is in It? Florida's "Parental Rights in Education" legislation has been signed into law. Here's what legislators and parents on both sides of the aisle have to say about it.
LGBTQ rights What Exactly Is in Florida's ‘Don't Say Gay' Bill, Which Just Became Law? Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed into law the state’s controversial “Parental Rights in Education” legislation, dubbed by opponents the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. NBCLX storyteller Eric Rodriguez talked to politicians and parents both for and against the bill to learn what it’s really about.
ron desantis Gov. Ron DeSantis May Not Like His Predecessor, But He's Using His Campaign Blueprint Just like Gov. Rick Scott before him, Florida Gov. DeSantis would rather focus on the president than the Democratic challengers gunning for his job.
schools These Florida Parents Want Virtual School Back, So They're Suing Ron DeSantis Robyn and John McCarthy’s son has asthma but has to go to school in-person in Miami-Dade County, Florida. There has already been a COVID-19 exposure in class. But the only virtual option available would require giving up a coveted spot in a prestigious magnet school. “It’s basically like if you go in person, we expose him to a dangerous deadly...
voting Florida's New Voting Law Puts a Spotlight on Ron DeSantis Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis could have 2024 political ambitions beyond the Sunshine State, depending on how his 2022 re-election campaign goes. Now he’s in the spotlight after signing a bill adding more restrictions on drop boxes and more, NBCLX Political Editor Noah Pransky explains.
politics Like It Or Not, It's Already Time to Talk About the 2022 Races Ready or not, it’s already time to talk about the next election – politicians are setting the stage for 2022 midterms and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis could even have 2024 presidential aspirations. But other Republicans like Wyoming Rep Liz Cheney are calling for a Donald Trump free future of the party. NBCLX Political Editor Noah Pransky explains.
polls The One Thing Govs. Cuomo, Abbott, Newsom and DeSantis Have in Common? Their Middling Approval Ratings The leaders of America’s most-populous states – all recently criticized in the national press following different controversies – have one surprising thing in common: middling approval ratings that are neither near the top nor the bottom of the nation’s 50 state leaders.
polls Why Are Cuomo, DeSantis, Abbott and Newsom Approval Ratings so Similar? Pollsters say the run-of-the-mill approval numbers are a result of voters’ general satisfaction with how each of their respective governors has handled the coronavirus in recent months
