Anthony Izaguirre

Anthony Izaguirre

August 28, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Protest This Way, Not That Way: In Statehouses, Varied Rules Restrict Public Voices

Shaking violently between sobs, parent Sarah Shoop Neumann could only manage a whisper as state troopers escorted her out of a Tennessee legislative…

By Kimberlee Kruesi, Jeff Amy and Anthony Izaguirre | The Associated Press

6 minute read

May 30, 2023 | Daily Business Review

DeSantis Inspires Push to Make Book Bans Easier in Red States

Florida last year became the first in a wave of Republican-controlled states to enact laws making it easier for parents to challenge books in school libraries they deem to be pornographic, deal improperly with racial issues or in other ways be inappropriate for students.

By Andrew DeMillo, Anthony Izaguirre and Nicholas Riccardi

7 minute read

May 25, 2023 | Daily Business Review

What's on Gov. Ron DeSantis' Agenda?

With the help of GOP supermajorities in the statehouse, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has been able to push through an aggressive agenda that forms the base of his White House run.

By Anthony Izaguirre

6 minute read

May 21, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Parents of Transgender Kids Seek to Block Gender-Affirming Ban

Gov. Ron DeSantis has curtailed transgender medical treatments for minors in the state as he leans into cultural divides that animate the Republican base ahead of his anticipated presidential run.

By Anthony Izaguirre

3 minute read

May 05, 2023 | Daily Business Review

DeSantis Celebrates Wins at End of Busy Legislative Session

Gov. Ron DeSantis concluded a legislative session that establishes him as perhaps the most aggressive and accomplished conservative governor in the nation's bitter culture wars.

By Steve Peoples and Anthony Izaguirre

7 minute read

May 03, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Trump PAC Complaint Against DeSantis Rejected in Florida

The Donald Trump-supporting super PAC MAGA Inc. filed the complaint against Gov. Ron DeSantis in March and asked the Florida Commission on Ethics to investigate the governor for allegedly leveraging his office to enrich his national profile.

By Anthony Izaguirre

3 minute read

April 26, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Florida GOP Set to Remove Hurdle to DeSantis White House Bid

The legislative move was anticipated but its formal introduction marks one of the clearest signals yet that Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to run for president.

By Anthony Izaguirre

2 minute read

March 23, 2023 | Daily Business Review

DeSantis Administration to Expand 'Don't Say Gay' Law to All Grades

Gov. Ron DeSantis has repeatedly said the measure is reasonable and that parents, not teachers, should be broaching subjects of sexual orientation and gender identity with their children.

By Anthony Izaguirre

4 minute read

November 17, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Judge Blocks DeSantis 'Stop Woke' Education Ban

Tallahassee U.S. District Judge Mark Walker issued a temporary injunction against the so-called Stop Woke Act in a ruling that called the legislation "positively dystopian."ci

By Anthony Izaguirre | The Associated Press

3 minute read

November 08, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Gov. DeSantis Faces Voters in a Changing Florida

Democrats, the minority party in the state government, face considerable challenges in a state recently considered to be a perennial political battleground but that has drifted to the right.

By Anthony Izaguirre

4 minute read