A push by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to crack down on ballot initiatives could have unforeseen consequences for the business interests of his state’s most prominent resident: President Donald Trump.
Florida does not need to “duplicate the functions of U.S. Immigration and Customs and create a mini-me version of ICE,” said House Speaker Daniel Perez.
Their new bill is substantially weaker than the proposals I outlined and that are necessary to ensure that Florida leads on fulfilling the Trump Administration’s mandate.'
State lawmakers rejected DeSantis' call for a special legislative session to discuss immigration, planning to deal with the topic on their programmed schedule.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis could wind up wrecking Donald Trump's dream of opening a casino in Florida.The Republican governor has proposed a sweeping overhaul of ballot initiatives that opponents say would make it nearly impossible to force amendments through citizen-led referendums to the state
In comments Monday after the constitutionally-mandated Special Session began, Sen. Ben Albritton and House Speaker Daniel Perez each adjourned the DeSantis Special Session and said a bill would be substituted for products that adhered to what DeSantis wanted.
The Florida Legislature is meeting in special session this week — but only on the issue of illegal immigration. In doing so, legislative leaders are openly defying Gov. Ron DeSantis’ attempts to bend lawmakers to his will – and his ability to control the discussion.
DeSantis called the special session on Jan. 13, declaring Florida faced an immigration crisis and needed to act swiftly to stem the flow of unauthorized immigrants coming to Florida. He also wanted to deal with condominium safety, hurricane relief, and ballot initiative reform.
Ahead of the start of the special session, there is uncertainty over how much will be accomplished after the tepid response by legislative leaders.
Ron DeSantis’ waning influence was exposed Monday when Florida Republicans rejected a special legislative session he called to address illegal immigration. The Florida legislature, which infamously operated at DeSantis’ behest in recent years,
Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez, a Republican, immediately gaveled out of the special session declared by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), decrying it as a “stunt,” leading lawmakers to gavel into their own.