TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis has extended Florida’s state of emergency over illegal immigration for the 18th consecutive time, keeping broad executive powers that allow Florida leaders to spend state funds and waive normal contracting rules.

What You Need To Know • Gov. Ron DeSantis has extended Florida's emergency declaration to crack down on illegal immigration for the 18th time • The declaration in Florida has lasted more than 1,000 days • Florida Democrats are proposing legislation to limit emergency declarations

Democrats say the governor’s continued use of the declaration, first issued in January 2023, is an abuse of power.

“What we've seen with this governor is that he is so ambitious that he's willing to use the purse, the state's purse, the state's taxpayer resou

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