DeSantis Outlines $117 Billion Budget Proposal for 2026-2027 Fiscal Year
Gov. Ron DeSantis detailed plans in his $117 billion "Floridians First" budget for the 2026-2027 Fiscal Year during a press conference in Orlando this week. READ MORE.
Governor Ron DeSantis: "Dissents in opposite directions = perils of the 'dual mandate'."
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna: "BTW JOHNSON is outnumbered by the RINOS in Senate. SO yes, I have his back in this instance. Ukraine, go get your own cash. Respond to the peace deal."
Rep. Byron Donalds: "Single Payer Healthcare doesn't work and will never work. The purpose of the ACA was to take our nation towards Single Payer Healthcare. The reason why costs are skyrocketing is by the design of Obama and Congressional Democrats who wanted a public option. These are the facts."
Attorney General James Uthmeier: "Starbucks used DEI to implement illegal race-based policies for hiring and advancement. Using DEI as an excuse to hire, promote, or humiliate an employee based on race violates Florida's civil rights law, and we just filed a lawsuit to hold Starbucks accountable."
Eileen Higgins Defeats Emilio Gonzalez in Miami Mayor's Race — By The Floridian's Michael Costeines — Eileen Higgins won Miami's mayoral runoff election, defeating opponent Emilio Gonzalez 59%-41% with all 139 precincts reporting on Tuesday night.
Democrat Rob Long Routs Republican Maria Zack in HD 90 Special Election — By The Floridian's Michael Costeines — Democrat Rob Long routed Republican challenger Maria Zack with 63% of the vote to win the House District 90 Special election this week.
Republican Ralph Massullo Cruises Past Democrat Ash Marwah in SD 11 Special Election — By The Floridian's Michael Costeines — Republican Ralph Massullo rolled past Democrat Ash Marwah with 59% of the vote to win the Senate District 11 Special Election this week.
Senate Republicans Unveil Counter-Proposal to ACA Extensions — By The Floridian's Joseph Quesada — Republican Sens. Mike Crapo and Bill Cassidy unveiled a bill that would deposit $1,000 to $1,500 into health savings accounts for qualifying customers.
Donalds's ‘Make SWAPS Efficient Act’ Passes Unanimously, Protecting State Wildlife — By The Floridian's Adrian Morgade — Florida Congressman Byron Donalds’s (R) Make SWAPS Efficient Act (H.R. 1676) passed unanimously with a vote of 400-0 in the House.
DeSantis Formally Endorses Blaise Ingoglia for Florida CFO — By The Floridian's Javier Manjarres — Gov. Ron DeSantis formally endorsed Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia for a full term in the race for Florida's CFO in 2026 this week, praising him for his commitment to fiscal responsibility, conservative leadership, and protecting state taxpayers in his support.
Díaz-Balart Accuses Democrats of Narco Terrorism Hypocrisy, Praises Trump For Targeting Drug Cartels — By The Floridian's Adrian Morgade — In an exclusive interview with The Floridian, Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (R) accused Democrat lawmakers of hypocrisy for pushing back against President Donald Trump’s military attacks against drug cartels in Venezuela when former President Barack Obama was “very aggressive in using the U.S. military to take out terrorists.”
DeSantis Talks College Football, Calls for Reforms to NIL and Transfer Portal — By The Floridian's Michael Costeines — Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized the current structure of college football's name, image, and likeness (NIL) policies and players' use of the transfer portal to move to different schools in an exclusive interview with The Floridian publisher Javier Manjarres.
DeSantis Outlines $117 Billion Budget Proposal for 2026-2027 Fiscal Year — By The Floridian's Michael Costeines — Gov. Ron DeSantis detailed plans in his $117 billion "Floridians First" budget for the 2026-2027 Fiscal Year during a press conference in Orlando this week.
Republican Lawmakers Seek to Ban Abortion Coverage in Congress Health Plans — By The Floridian's Ericka Piñon — U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) is urging the U.S Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to discontinue health care plans that cover abortion procedures funded by taxpayers in those plans health plans.
DeSantis Designates Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR as Foreign Terrorist Organizations — By The Floridian's Michael Costeines — Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the State of Florida is designating the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) by executive order this week, effective immediately.
CAIR Announces Lawsuit Against DeSantis Following Foreign Terrorist Organization Label — By The Floridian's Michael Costeines — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), alongside its Florida chapter, announced it plans to sue Gov. Ron DeSantis in response to an executive order that labeled the civil rights group as a foreign terrorist organization, calling it “defamatory and unconstitutional" in a statement this week.
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