Juice🍊—1.12.2024—FL Lawmakers Push to Keep Protecting Kids on Social Media— Border Crisis: FL Legislature Demands Border Security—More...

Juice🍊—1.12.2024—FL Lawmakers Push to Keep Protecting Kids on Social Media— Border Crisis: FL Legislature Demands Border Security—More...

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Javier Manjarres
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January 12, 2024

The Online Child Safety Bill Moves Forward During Florida's Legislative Session

State Representative Alina Garcia (R-FL) sat down for an exclusive interview with The Floridian to discuss one of the bills she co-sponsored, HB 1. The legislation would require social media platforms to “use verification methods to verify ages of account holders...READ MORE

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Florida's Retirement Benefits Could Be on the Line?

TALLAHASSEE, FL --- A new Republican-backed bill altering cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for retirees is dividing conservative voters. Despite passing its first committee unanimously, Florida citizens worry about unequal benefits and slowed pension funding...READ MORE

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James Uthmeier-We’re here baby. Hardest working campaign, most hated by the media, only candidate who has fully delivered on 100% of his promises.

Rep. Michele K. Rayner-Today at the Criminal Justice Subcommittee I discussed how a civilian review board increases trust and accountability. This is important for establishing relationships between the community and law enforcement.

Danny Burgess-You captured a great moment that embodies the collegial spirit of the @FLSenate! Regardless of whether there’s an R or D next to their name, I’m so proud to know & serve with every one of my fellow senators, including @LeaderBookFL. We are all Americans and proud Floridians.

Chip LaMarca-Very special day in your Florida Capitol: Speaker @Paul_Renner, presided over @myflhouse for the first time since 1977. We conducted official business in the historic Capitol to commemorate Tallahassee’s bicentennial with local leaders Mayor @JohnDaileyTLH& Rep @AllisonTantFL

Rick Scott-Terrorists know only the language of force and it is about time the administration acted on that fact. This action should have been taken weeks ago.

Biden must now act every day to end the ability of Houthi forces and all Iran-back terrorists to attack the US and our partners.

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Rep. Garcia Co-Sponsors HB 1 to 'Keep Children Safe' on the Internet—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich—State Representative Alina Garcia (R-FL) sat down for an exclusive interview with The Floridian to discuss one of the bills she co-sponsored, HB 1.

Florida Bill Increasing Current Retiree Benefits Faces Backlash—By The Floridian's Liv Caputo—TALLAHASSEE, FL --- A new Republican-backed bill altering cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for retirees is dividing conservative voters. Despite passing its first committee unanimously, Florida citizens worry about unequal benefits and slowed pension funding.

Florida Demands Border Security, Immigration Action—By The Floridian's Liv Caputo—TALLAHASSEE, FL --- A new proposal urging the federal government to tighten up immigration laws and secure the Southern border...

Frost, Soto Welcome EPA Grant for Green Orange County School Buses—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded $5 million in grants to the Orange County Public School system for a fleet of twenty electric school buses. Representative Maxwell Frost...

Scott Demands Answers to Defense Sec. Austin's Absence—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin underwent surgery in December and returned to the hospital in early January without notification Congress and President Joe Biden. Senator Rick Scott ...

Salazar Introduces NO AI Fraud Act—By The Floridian's Daniel Molina

DeSantis Says Trump 'did not Deliver' as President—By The Floridian's Daniel Molina—The gloves came off in the final Republican primary debate before the Iowa caucus this week. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R)...

Pizzo Confident Most Floridians are Pro-Choice—By The Floridian's Jim McCool—With the controversial abortion issue most likely being on the 2024 ballot in Florida, Democrats are pushing hard to beat Republicans on the issue in Florida.  State Senator Jason Pizzo (D)...

DeSantis and Haley Spar Over Immigration, Wokeism, China in Final Republican Debate—By The Floridian's Liv Caputo

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Jacques Addresses Democratic Disunity, Says 'Anti-Semitism' is Part of 'Wokeism'—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich—State Representative Berny Jacques (R-FL) sat down for an exclusive interview with The Floridian in which he spoke on the....

Bright Futures Scholarship Could be Enlarged Thanks to Democrat Initiative—By The Floridian's Mateo Guillamont—The ‘Bright Futures’ scholarship, Florida’s flagship public scholarship program, could soon be boosted due to a recent proposal by Democrats in the Florida House of Representatives.

Gimenez Says Republicans More Unified in Impeaching Mayorkas—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—House Republicans gear up to hold the first impeachment hearing for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Representative Carlos Gimenez...

Moskowitz Says Border Crisis Solvable, But Politics Prevents Solution—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—The severity of the border crisis means it is a bipartisan issue, yet members of Congress do not wish to give the other party a political victory. Representative Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) discussed the issue during a recent appearance on Fox News's Your World, saying a deal on the southern border is still possible and that "it is critical to the country" for Congress to make a deal.

Waltz Blasts Democrat Double Standard with Hunter Biden Subpoena—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—

No-Confidence Vote Against Mayorkas Fails in Senate—By The Floridian's Mateo Guillamont—

Jacques Files Bill to Create Taxpayer-Funded Website That Provides Resources for Pregnant Mothers—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich—State Representative Berny Jacques (R-FL) sat down for an exclusive interview with The Floridian to discuss the legislative session that began on Monday. Additionally...

Pizzo not Concerned About Florida GOP Voter Registration Advantage, Says Democrats Have Bigger Issues (VIDEO)—By The Floridian's Jim McCool—Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has forged the most significant cultural shift in recent years with his very conservative policies as governor of Florida. However, his term ends in just two years, leaving Republicans without a leader...

Eskamani Denounces ‘State of the Loser Address’—By The Floridian's Daniel Molina

Lawmakers Warn That 'Ecuador is in Crisis'—By The Floridian's Daniel Molina

Castor Welcomes 20 New Electric School Buses to Hillsborough County—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich

Rep. Berny Jacques

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Florida Urges Biden to Reimpose Venezuelan Sanctions—By The Floridian's Liv Caputo—TALLAHASSEE, FL --- The Florida Legislature is pushing for strong foreign policy action against Venezuela and their dictator Nicolas Maduro...

Governor DeSantis Declares State of Emergency for Winter Storm—By The Floridian's Jim McCool

Open Carry to be Debated by Florida Legislature—By The Floridian's Mateo Guillamont—Florida legislators could soon enact laws permitting individuals to freely and openly carry firearms thanks to Representative Mike Beltran’s (R-70) recently filed bill.

Donalds Calls For Gov't Shutdown if Border Not Secure—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—With Congress back in session this week, House Republicans are negotiating a spending bill ahead of a government shutdown. Representative Byron Donalds...

Florida Democrats Hopeful for United Front on New Antisemitism Bill—By The Floridian's Liv Caputo—TALLAHASSEE, FL --- House Democrats hope for a united front on a new bill defining and protecting against antisemitism. Just yesterday, dissension within the party...

Lauren Book Issues Rebuttal to DeSantis' State of the State Address—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich—State Senate Minority Leader Lauren Book (D-FL) has released her rebuttal to Governor Ron DeSantis’ State of the State Address.

DeSantis ad Slams ‘Wall Street Funded’ Haley—By The Floridian's Daniel Molina—The primary battle wages on between Ambassador Nikki Haley (R) and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R). With the Iowa Caucus...

DeSantis Discourse: The Governor's 2024 State of the State Address—By The Floridian's Liv Caputo—TALLAHASSEE, FL --- After a late start amid a raging storm, Gov. DeSantis delivered his 2024 State of the State address. He hit on topics such as education, Israel, and immigration, emphasizing Florida's existence as a "free state".

DeSantis Calls House Sellouts Over Bipartisan Deal—By The Floridian's Daniel Molina

Bipartisan Funding Deal Reached Despite Some Conservatives’ Resistance—By The Floridian's Mateo Guillamont—US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (R-NY) have reached a deal to draft a bipartisan funding bill.

Cammack Calls Mayorkas 'Dangerous' as Impeachment Looms—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—House Republicans are moving to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas for his mishandling of the southern border crisis. Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) appeared on Fox News's Faulkner...

Former State Attorney Andrew Warren to Not Seek Reelection, Fears DeSantis—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich

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Javier Manjarres

Javier Manjarres

Javier Manjarres is a nationally renowned award-winning political journalist and Publisher of Floridianpress.com, Hispolitica.com, shark-tank.com, and Texaspolitics.com He enjoys traveling, playing soccer, mixed martial arts, weight-lifting, swimming, and biking. Javier is also a political consultant and has also authored "BROWN PEOPLE," which is a book about Hispanic Politics. Follow on Twitter: @JavManjarres Email him at Diversenewmedia@gmail.com

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