Ron DeSantis plans Florida paramilitary force outside federal control

No governor should have his own handpicked secret police,' says former Republican governor Charlie Crist

Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor, has proposed an extraordinary plan to create a state paramilitary unit that he, rather than the federal government, would control.

DeSantis, a Republican, has asked state lawmakers to fund the establishment of what he is calling the Florida state guard to assist with state-specific emergencies".