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FL Governor Out to Strip Disney’s Special Status Over ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday he will formally seek to strip the Walt Disney Co. of its self-governing status after it publicly bashed the Sunshine State’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law.

DeSantis, seen as a potential front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, said lawmakers will be “considering termination of all special districts that were announced in Florida prior to 1968 — and that includes the Reedy Creek Improvement District.”

That arrangement confers wide-ranging autonomy on the state’s largest employer — including control over local police and fire units.

The governor said legislators will discuss discontinuing those privileges at an upcoming special session.

DeSantis clashed with Disney over the recently enacted legislation, which banned instruction related to gender identity or sexual orientation for kids in kindergarten through the third grade. (Read more from “FL Governor Out to Strip Disney’s Special Status Over ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill” HERE)

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Ron Desantis Leads 21-State Lawsuit Against Feds to End Mask Mandates for Travel

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday announced a lawsuit by 21 states seeking to end federal masking mandates for air travel and public transportation.

“It is well past time to get rid of this unnecessary mandate and get back to normal life,” DeSantis said at a press conference announcing the legal action against the Biden administration.

“It’s amazing that this has gone on as long as it has,” the governor said.

The Transportation Security Administration said earlier this month that the mandate would be extended to April 18. . .

DeSantis blasted that decision, asserting that the masking requirements were applied arbitrarily and no longer rooted in science. (Read more from “Ron Desantis Leads 21-State Lawsuit Against Feds to End Mask Mandates for Travel” HERE)

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Governor’s Christmas Message: ‘How Blessed’ Are We to ‘Celebrate the Birth of Christ Freely’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) released a Christmas message ahead of the holiday, reminding Americans how blessed they are to live in a country that “protects our right to celebrate the birth of Christ freely.”

“For unto us a child is born. For unto us a son is given, and the government shall be upon his shoulder. His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace,” the governor began. . .

“Much has changed over the ensuing centuries, yet Christmas still endures as a time for redemption, grace, hope, and love. How blessed we are as a people to live in a country that protects our right to celebrate the birth of Christ freely,” he continued. (Read more from “Governor’s Christmas Message: ‘How Blessed’ Are We to ‘Celebrate the Birth of Christ Freely’” HERE)

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Governor Hits Back After Biden Criticism: ‘What Else Has He Forgotten?’ (VIDEO)

By Breitbart. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) smacked down President Joe Biden after the president sarcastically responded to the Florida governor’s criticism, slamming the 78-year-old president for forgetting the crisis on the southern border, inflation, and the Constitution itself.

“I guess I’m not surprised that Biden doesn’t remember me,” DeSantis said. “I guess the question is, is what else has he forgotten? Biden’s forgotten our crisis at the southern border, I can tell you that.”

DeSantis continued, painting a stark difference between himself and Biden:

Biden has forgotten about the inflation that’s biting the budgets of families all throughout our country. Biden has forgotten about the demonstrators who were fighting for freedom down in Cuba. Biden’s even forgotten about the Constitution itself, as we saw what he did with this moratorium.

And I can just tell you, I’m the governor who protects parents and their ability to make the right choices for their kids’ education. I’m the governor who protects the jobs and education and businesses in Florida by not letting the federal government lock us down.

(Read more from “Governor Hits Back After Biden Criticism: ‘What Else Has He Forgotten?’” HERE)

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Florida Education Officials Hash Out Ways to Punish Schools That Mandate Masks

By Washington Examiner. Florida education officials on Friday are holding an emergency meeting to discuss freeing up private-school vouchers for families that want to transfer their children out of public schools that impose mask mandates.

The last-minute meeting was scheduled after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered the State Board of Education to come up with ways to punish school districts that are expected to mandate masks in classrooms.

DeSantis, who received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine in the spring, has been very vocal about his anti-mask stance, even as COVID-19 cases in his state continue to soar. There have been 12,000 coronavirus hospitalizations in Florida this week alone, shattering the previous record. . .

Despite the increase, when it comes to masks in the classroom, DeSantis said he sees it as a violation of parental rights. He also has cited Florida’s new Parents’ Bill of Rights law that gives guardians the freedom to make decisions about their child’s health and education. (Read more from “Florida Education Officials Hash Out Ways to Punish Schools That Mandate Masks” HERE)

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Biden’s Pathetic Bid to Blame GOP Governors for COVID Spike

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is absolutely right in calling out President Joe Biden’s COVID hypocrisy: The president is blaming the surge in cases partly on DeSantis and other GOP governors who resist tighter restrictions — even as Biden lets thousands of COVID-positive migrants flood the nation.

Biden is “lecturing people about imposing COVID restrictions and lockdowns and not only doing nothing to stop the border surge but actually facilitating it,” notes the Floridian. He’s “bringing in people from over 100 different countries across the southern border.”

Biden knows he has a problem: He says he’ll enforce a Trump-era rule, Title 42, that lets officials turn away migrants for public-health reasons, and he’ll offer vaccinations to those in US custody. (Read more from “Biden’s Pathetic Bid to Blame GOP Governors for COVID Spike” HERE)

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