Local reporters were barred on Thursday from witnessing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) sign a controversial elections bill, sparking outrage from journalists and critics of the Republican governor.
Journalists gathered outside the Hilton Airport Hotel in West Palm Beach, Fla., early Thursday morning to cover the governor’s signing of Senate Bill 90, a sweeping election-related measure that, among other things, creates ID requirements for mail-in voting and restricts the use of ballot drop boxes.
But multiple reporters claimed that they were barred from entering the event, while Fox News would be allowed to cover the bill signing as an “exclusive.”
Shortly after reports surfaced that members of the media had been shut out of the event, Fox News aired footage of DeSantis signing S.B. 90 into law. The governor’s office also sent out a press release touting the new elections measures.
(Excerpt) Read more in: The Hill