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Intersection: Ron DeSantis Sworn In As Florida’s 46th Governor

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Governor Elect Ron DeSantis in Orlando. Photo: DeSantis Campaign / Twitter


Ron DeSantis was sworn in as Florida’s 46th governor. Advocates for school choice and the environment have high hopes for the former congressman.

DeSantis campaigned on a platform of improving the state’s water quality, and he favors expanding the use of school vouchers.

Details of how he’ll govern are beginning to take shape, but as Florida Trend associate editor Jason Garcia writes in the latest edition of the magazine, DeSantis is a mystery to many Floridians. Garcia joins Intersection to discuss what to expect from the state’s new governor. 

 


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Matthew Peddie grew up in New Zealand and studied journalism at the University of Western Ontario. After graduating with an MA in Journalism he returned to Christchurch, working as a reporter for Radio Live and Radio New Zealand. He’s reported live from the scene of earthquakes, criminal trials and rugby ... Read Full Bio »

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