Hmmmmm?
DeSantis is also out in 2 years….
Gov. Ron DeSantis suffered a stunning defeat courtesy of his own party Monday as the Legislature refused to hold a special session dealing with immigration and ballot initiatives that he forced on their chambers, instead quickly gaveling out.
But the lawmakers didn’t head home. Instead, they pivoted to hold their own special session — where they passed other measures on illegal immigration.
The swirl of moves on Monday is the biggest defeat DeSantis has faced since dropping out of the Republican presidential primary a year ago. Over his time in office, DeSantis has become arguably the most powerful governor in Florida state history, bending the Legislature to his will time and time again, including on redistricting and on an overhaul of Walt Disney World’s special tax district…
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The legislative leaders didn’t stop there: The state House then voted unanimously to override one of DeSantis’ budget vetoes from last year that reinstalled $57 million for legislative support services that both chambers use to pay for tech expenses, joint committees, the Office of Economic and Demographic Research and legislative auditors. The override also passed the state Senate almost unanimously.
It was the first time a Florida governor has been overridden since then-Gov. Charlie Crist back in 2010…
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Albritton and Perez are the new leaders of their respective chambers at a time when DeSantis has only two years left in office. They said Monday that they didn’t support some of the measures the governor had called for, including imposing criminal penalties against law enforcement officers who didn’t help with deportation efforts or making it more difficult to send money abroad….
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