.GovRonDeSantis has had an objectively successful legislative session, passing a six-week abortion ban, lifting permit requirement for concealed carry, lowering capital punishment standards & implementing universal school choice vouchers, and more.
The Florida governor, who is not expected to make a 2024 announcement before the state's legislative session ends in May, has used the supermajority he gained through the GOP's dominant performance in the 2022 midterm elections to push a series of policy priorities through the legislature. There are a number of blue district Republicans in Tallahassee who have voted against DeSantis's more controversial proposals though nowhere near enough to kill those agenda items.
Disney made a deal with the former Reedy Creek Improvement District board ahead of the restructuring to undercut the state's takeover, though DeSantis allies in the state legislature are working to pass a bill revoking that agreement. The Florida governor hopes to pass a series of anti-immigration measures in the remaining three weeks of the session, including a provision that would eliminate a series of in-state tuition rates for undocumented college students who attended a Florida high school. It is unclear if those proposals will be able to make it through both chambers.
The governor has yet to sign an anti-ESG bill that the state legislature sent to his desk this week. ESG investing, or considering environmental, social, or governance factors when making investment decisions, has become a point of political contention in recent years as a result of growing Republican opposition. The Florida bill prohibits state and local governments from using ESG considerations in investment decisions.
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