Tag: Ron DeSantis
Local GOP Fumes As Previously Unknown Traci Koster Shows Her Dark, Selfish Side

By Jim Bleyer When incumbent State Representative Jamie Grant resigned Aug. 11 to accept a position as Florida’s chief information officer, local Republican leaders in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties scrambled to identify a replacement candidate to defend the District 64 seat against a familiar and formidable Democratic challenger, Jessica Harrington. …
DeSantis Picks Vape Shops Over Kids’ Health
DeSantis Plays Defense as Presidential Hopes Fade
St. Pete Mayor Kriseman Said to Be Eyeing Governorship
Anti-Semitic Left Handing Florida to GOP

By Jim Bleyer If the Democrats hope to beat President Donald Trump in 2020, they probably will have to achieve that without winning Florida. The country’s third most populous state and most crucial battleground has a sizable Jewish population. Best estimates are that approximately seven percent of …
New Law Paves Way for Increased E-Scooter Safety Amid Concerns

Scooters confined to special lanes found much safer than sidewalk usage. By Jim Bleyer Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signing of a bill greenlighting e-scooters in bicycle lanes will mitigate certain safety concerns and issues with the elderly, disabled, and toddlers that populate Florida’s urban sidewalks. The new law, along with …
Those Cute, Pesky E-Scooters: Amenity or Menace?

By Jim Bleyer It’s been a rocky road for electric scooters. Embraced by many American cities, including Tampa, the dockless, shareable two-wheelers have experienced mounting injuries, many serious. Initial enthusiasm has been replaced with a healthy dose of reality. Sure they’re cute, cheap, and offer Millennials a downtown …
Unlike Florida Media, Israeli, Jewish-American Press Didn’t Trivialize DeSantis Trip

By Jim Bleyer Gov. Ron DeSantis’ just concluded trip to Israel aimed at cementing ties between Florida and the Jewish state found a serious audience. In contrast to the Florida media circus that hypocritically demeaned and attempted to undermine the bolstering of scientific, agricultural, economic, and political cooperation, the …