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After Uthmeier Refuses to Defend Parkland Law, House Advances Gun Buying Age Repeal

Days after Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced that he would not defend a contentious law banning under-21-year-olds from buying firearms, a House committee on Thursday...READ MORE

 

FL Sen. Randy Fine: "I spent my career as a small businessman, and I am grateful to the @NFIB for joining @realDonaldTrump , @michaelgwaltz , the @NRA and so many others in endorsing me to be your next Congressman. Early voting starts SATURDAY!"

Rep. Maxwell Frost: "Trump and Musk’s scheme to discredit Social Security and Medicaid to justify cuts for tax breaks for the wealthy isn’t fooling anyone. This past weekend, I spoke with folks at West Lakes about the threats to their earned benefits and how I’m working to protect them."

FL Sen. Ben Albritton: "I was totally blown away by the support from our rural counties! Thank you @csime90, @bobbypaynefl, @mikegrissom & everyone involved with organizing this great event."

FL Rep. Lindsay Cross: "Pinellas' tourism industry has rebounded heavily after Hurricanes Helene and Milton, with $8.29 million in tourist tax revenue being recorded in January. This is a testament to the resilience of our local businesses, workers, and residents!"

 

The Florida Capitol

New CBP 'Home' App Encourages Illegal Immigrants to Leave 'The Easy Way'—By The Floridian's Mateo Guillamont—The US Department of Homeland Security, at President Donald Trump's direction, has released a new Customs and Border Patrol ‘Home’ Application...

Leek Commits to Protecting Animals After Woman Allegedly Drowns Dog—By The Floridian's Michael Costeines—Sen. Tom Leek reaffirmed his commitment on Wednesday to a bill that would increase penalties for animal cruelty offenders after a woman allegedly...

Replacing DeSantis and Donalds a Heavy Lift in Florida—By The Floridian's Javier Manjarres—Filling Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' big shoes when he leaves office in 2026 is a heavy lift, and so is filling the void that Rep. Byron Donalds creates in the U.S. House of...

Ron DeSantis, Tom Homan Discuss Alien Enemies Act, Ruling—By The Floridian's Michael Costeines—Gov. Ron DeSantis participated in a roundtable discussion on Thursday at New College of Florida in Sarasota alongside U.S. "Border Czar" Tom Homan...

'They Decided to be Our Enemy': Scott Criticizes Adversary China—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich—Senator Rick Scott appeared on Fox Business with Maria Bartiromo and discussed the presence of China's adversarial nature in American life. Sen. Scott...

Senate Panel Favors Bill Expanding Anti-BDS Law in Support of Israel—By The Floridian's Michael Costeines—The Senate Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability favored a bill 8-0 on Tuesday that would expand Florida's present anti...

Mills, Bean, Donalds Introduce Bill Codifying DOGE Into Law—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—Representatives Cory Mills, Aaron Bean, and Byron Donalds have introduced a bill codifying the Department of Government Efficiency into law. In addition to...

Florida Senate Unanimously Passes Key Child Welfare Measures—By The Floridian's Michael Costeines—The Florida Senate passed a bill 39-0 on Wednesday that would expand data collection to fight child exploitation, start a recruitment program for child...

Bill Requiring Labels on Food Products Containing Vaccines Advances—By The Floridian's Michael Costeines—The Senate Committee on Regulated Industries favored a bill 8-0 on Wednesday that would require labels for any food product that contains vaccines...

Scott Helps Reintroduce Bill to Ensure Full Benefits for Combat Veterans—By The Floridian's Jackson Bakich—Senator Rick Scott joined a bipartisan effort in the Senate, including Senators Ted Cruz, Reverend Raphael Warnock, Mark Kelly, and 186 members of...

Bean Urges for Improvement of TRICARE Reimbursement—By The Floridian's Grayson Bakich—Representative Aaron Bean spearheaded a letter to the Acting Director of the Defense Health Agency, Dr. David J. Smith, urging to improve TRICARE compensation...

After Uthmeier Refuses to Defend Parkland Law, House Advances Gun Buying Age Repeal—By The Floridian's Liv Caputo—Days after Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced that he would not defend a contentious law banning under-21-year-olds...

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Livia Caputo is a senior at Florida State University, working on a major in Criminology, and a triple minor in Psychology, Communications, and German. She has been working on a journalism career for the past year, and hopes to become a successful reporter after graduation. Her work has been cited in Fox News, the New York Post, and the Daily Mail

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