Steve Bousquet

1 week ago | sun-sentinel.com | Steve Bousquet

Four stone-faced senior advisors to Gov. Ron DeSantis are seated at a conference table in the Governor’s Office, recording a video. Lights. Camera. Action. But it’s obvious they did not like being there, which is why it’s called “the hostage video” in the halls of the Capitol in Tallahassee. That’s not a good sign. The implication is that they recorded the video under duress by DeSantis, whose trademark is to make political attacks on social media.

2 weeks ago | sun-sentinel.com | Steve Bousquet

Gov. Ron DeSantis says his answer to replacing the “dirt cheap” labor now being performed by undocumented immigrants is to loosen state child labor laws. Child labor laws were enacted to keep children safe and from being exploited. So, as DeSantis sees it, since we can no longer exploit illegals, let’s go back to exploiting children. Ask yourself: Is this the government you want? Don Whisman, StuartHelp snowbirds, tooGiving Florida residents a $1,000 tax break, an idea touted by Gov.

2 weeks ago | sun-sentinel.com | Steve Bousquet

For DeSantis, all this rejection is no fun at all | Steve Bousquet

3 weeks ago | orlandosentinel.com | Steve Bousquet

Five years ago, the state budget in Florida was $92 billion. The current state budget is nearly $119 billion - about a 30 percent spike in five years. The rate of spending has increased about three times faster than Florida's population. The period covers the time of the pandemic, when the economy suffered badly and states relied on infusions of billions in federal relief money.

3 weeks ago | sun-sentinel.com | Steve Bousquet

Five years ago, the state budget in Florida was $92 billion. The current state budget is nearly $119 billion — about a 30 percent spike in five years. The rate of spending has increased about three times faster than Florida’s population. The period covers the time of the pandemic, when the economy suffered badly and states relied on infusions of billions in federal relief money.