Representative Carlos Curbelo lost his seat to Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in the 2018 midterm election. Now, he’s commenting on his loss, blasting President Trump as doing more harm than good to the Republican Party. Detailing the matter, Curbelo explained that “This party has to understand that if we’re going to have a small government, free […]
The DeSantis team continues to make announcements, and new information released involves more than 50 advisors that will be serving on the Transition Advisory Committee on Health and Wellness. The committee is made up of a diverse group of health care experts from an array of different medical fields, which includes addiction counselors, health care […]
Democratic Representative Stephanie Murphy is hitting the ground running in 2019. After taking reign of the Blue Dog Coalition, Representative Murphy is now going to take over as the chairwoman of the Future forum, which is “an influential group of young Democratic members of Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives who advocate for issues […]
Governor-elect Ron DeSantis is reaching across the aisle in his new announcement as he’s chosen Democratic State Representative Jared Moskowitz to take over the sunshine state’s emergency operations. Moskowitz will be replacing former Division of Emergency Management Director Wes Maul, who announced that he would be stepping down from the position in January. Commenting on […]
At the end of this week, the National Flood Insurance Program is set to expire, but Senator Marco Rubio has introduced a proposal that seeks to reauthorize it until the end of September 2019. On Wednesday, the legislation was introduced by Senator Rubio, Senator Bill Cassidy, John Kennedy and Robert Menendez with the intent that […]
Last week, Capitol Hill was host to the American Petroleum Institute’s “Explore Offshore” campaign. What the campaign has set out to do is expand energy exploration efforts, which include in the eastern part of the Gulf of Mexico and in the Atlantic. Headed by former U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nichols, who also led the […]
In an executive order, Governor Rick Scott has suspended controversial Broward County Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes. Writing in the executive order that was issued on Friday, Governor Scott explained that “Due to her demonstrated misfeasance, incompetence, and neglect of duty, Supervisor Snipes can no longer demonstrate the qualifications necessary to meet her duties in […]
Democratic State Senator Lauren Book filed a bill this week that would move the Division of Licensing, currently in charge of issuing concealed weapons permits, all of its records and the concealed weapons trust fund to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Currently, the Division of Licensing is overseen by the Florida Department of Agriculture […]
In the 2016 Presidential election, then-candidate Donald Trump often blasted NAFTA, saying that a new deal needed to be made. Today, in Argentina, President Donald Trump, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have signed that exact new trade deal, called the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA). At the start of […]
A new bipartisan proposal is being introduced by three members of the Florida delegation. Republican Representative Francis Rooney and Democrat Representatives Charlie Crist and Ted Deutch are supporting the “Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act” (EICDA) that aims to reduce carbon usage with price controls and offering rebates back to taxpaying Americans. Groups such as […]
Democrats have been heavily criticized in recent years for politically moving farther left. As criticism continues to heighten, sophomore congresswoman Stephanie Murphy has just been unanimously chosen to head the Blue Dog Coalition, which is a caucus of congressional Democrats that are trying to reclaim the center again. The coalition’s mission “is to find commonsense, […]
Right before Marine One’s departure, President Trump had some comments for the press on a wide range of issues. As tension rises at the border with the incoming migrant caravan, the recent firing on Ukraine from Russian and other matters were briefly discussed in a short press conference. The questions were pressed and the responses […]
Heading into the 2018 midterm elections, gun control was a significant topic in the national political conversation. With Democrats taking control of the House of Representative, it’s an issue they’re set on tackling. Now, in the sunshine state, It looks like Florida voters are gearing up to make an important decision concerning the matter as […]
With new leadership moving into Florida after the culmination of the 2018 midterm elections, Governor-elect Ron DeSantis and Agriculture Commissioner-elect Nikki Fried agree on one thing – they’re both no fan of big sugar. During the election season, both of them were opposed by big sugar in their respective races but they still pulled out […]
Bill Nelson’s Senate loss was an upset that Democrats did not expect to get hit with, and it seems that NASA and the Kennedy Space Center are also feeling the effects of the loss as they turn their sights to find a new lawmaker that embrace the same level of support that Nelson did. James […]
Fresh off the news that representative Darren Soto will be joining Florida Agriculture Commission-elect Nikki Fried’s transition team, the Florida representative took time this week to visit servicemen and women stationed in Afghanistan as part of a congressional delegation trip to the country that is war-torn. In a statement, Soto commented that “It was very […]
Heading into the 2018 midterm elections, gun control was a debated issue taken into consideration by voters when filling out their ballots. As the recount process concludes, Jan Jordan, the captain of the Broward Sheriff’s Office who was slammed for being “ineffective” in handling the police response to the Parkland school shooting that occurred on […]
In a Press release issued on Sunday, Nikki Fried, candidate for Florida Agriculture Commissioner, spoke with confidence as votes pour in showing that she might well be replacing Adam Putnam in the seat. She told Floridians that “You chose a new vision, one that reflects the priorities of the people. To everyone who didn’t vote […]
