In DeSantis’ Sunshine State, life is not all sunny
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ “free state of Florida” isn’t so cheap to live in.
As DeSantis sells his “Florida Blueprint” as a reason for conservatives and Republicans to back him for president, everything is not picture-perfect back home. And his opponents are ready to use it against him.
Florida, where unemployment remains at 2.6 percent and jobs are relatively plentiful, is also dealing with a persistent affordability crisis that keeps driving up cost-of-living expenses, especially when it comes to housing and insurance.
It’s just one example of how DeSantis’ record on those kitchen-table issues, coupled with his stance on national flashpoints like abortion and gun safety, is providing his Democrat...
