DeSantis and Newsom Clash Over College Overhaul and Michigan Visit

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will visit Michigan for his first appearance this year in the state transformed by Democratic majorities under high-profile Governor Gretchen Whitmer. The visit will put the contrasting leadership styles of the Republican and Democrat on display after they scored landslide 2022 reelection victories that vaulted them to be their parties’ brightest emerging stars. In Florida, DeSantis and the GOP-dominated Legislature have moved the state further right, waging a culture war on what the governor has called “woke” agendas. In Michigan, Whitmer has led the way on codifying abortion rights and advancing sweeping gun reform with Democrats in full control for the first time in decades.