Governor Rick Scott had not confirmed whether or not he would be signing SB 7026, which included a measure he did not agree with. However, Governor Scott has signed the bill into law today. And, surrounded by family members of some of the students lost in the Parkland shooting a month ago, he justified why […]
The Florida Gubernatorial race is picking up steam. As expected, gun control is going to be at the forefront of issues discussed in the race, and Chris King, a Democrat hoping to secure the nomination, is launching the first attack on Gwen Graham's gun stance. King believes that "the next governor of Florida has to […]
In a letter sent to Florida Governor Rick Scott, Senate President Joe Negron and House Speaker Richard Corcoran, the Florida Sheriff's Association asked for proper funding to assist school resource officers. In the letter, they addressed that "Since last month’s tragic event at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, sheriffs have been part of the statewide […]
Meanwhile, all eyes are still on Shark Tank and The Floridian Publisher Javier Manjarres, who continues exploring a congressional run against Rep. Deutch.
The legislative sessions ends in a week, and a budget needs to be presented by next Tuesday. Considering that there's money left to be allocated by Senate President Joe Negron and Speaker of the House Richard Corcoran, it's important to know that there are other matters to take care of aside from the pervading gun […]
Finally, in his current profession as a lobbyist, his ongoing representation of business interests before the county and the aviation authority might raise eyebrows with voters.
Democratic Florida Senator Bill Nelson dismissed his snub at not being invited to a meeting held by Trump with lawmakers on Wednesday in order to find a solution to the growing concern of future shootings like the Parkland tragedy from happening. He said that the move to not invite him was “counter productive that they […]
A vote was held yesterday in the Florida House on a gun proposal package that included the controversial measure of raising the age to buy a firearm to 21 from the 18 it's currently set to and having a three-day wait period for purchasing a weapon. Pensacola representative Clay Ingram and Spring Hill Representative Blaise […]
President Trump has been vocal since the Parkland shootings that left 17 students dead, and he's criticized the FBI's terrible mishandling of not going after the shooter when people close to him had reported him as a risk. In addition, he's also been heavily critical of the Broward Sheriff's Office for neglecting the attack and […]
Days after Florida Governor Rick Scott released his proposition to stop further attacks like the Parkland shooting from happening, Florida Democratic Senator Bill Nelson is fighting back against the Governor's claims that Nelson has done nothing when it comes to gun safety. Although the Senator did like some provisions in the Governor's plan of action, […]
Friday will be the culmination of a week full of protests calling from stricter gun control laws and meetings between shooting survivors and lawmakers. Florida Governor Rick Scott and other Republican lawmakers will be proposing gun law changes in hopes of presenting measures that will prevent future attacks from like last week's Parkland shooting from […]
Florida Governor Rick Scott is under attack in the latest ad by the Giffords gun control group, which was founded by Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. On January 8th, 2011, Giffords was shot in the head during an assassination attempt. In addition, 13 people were injured and another 6 people were killed. After the shooting last […]
