Castor Chimes In, Calls Out DeSantis Outdoors Initiative

Castor Chimes In, Calls Out DeSantis Outdoors Initiative

Jackson Bakich
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August 24, 2024
On Wednesday, the Tampa Bay Times broke the news of the “Great Outdoors Initiative” from Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. This included plans to construct lodging, glamping sites, pickleball courts, and/or golf courses in at least nine different state parks, infuriating a lot of legislators on both sides of the aisle […]
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BREAKING: RFK Jr. Endorses Former President Donald Trump, Suspends Campaign

BREAKING: RFK Jr. Endorses Former President Donald Trump, Suspends Campaign

Jackson Bakich
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August 23, 2024
BREAKING: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is officially suspending but not ending his presidential campaign and has endorsed former President Donald Trump (R). He announced the suspension of his campaign from the race by taking his name off the ballot in battleground states. He encouraged his voters to vote for him in the secure blue and […]
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Laurel Lee Scathes Biden After Impeachment Inquiry Report Declares 'Overwhelming Evidence' of Wrongdoing

Laurel Lee Scathes Biden After Impeachment Inquiry Report Declares 'Overwhelming Evidence' of Wrongdoing

Jackson Bakich
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August 23, 2024
Representative Laurel Lee (R-FL) spoke on the recent developments surrounding the 291-page report of the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden (D), led by the House Committees on Oversight, Judiciary, and Ways and Means. The report shares that there is “overwhelming evidence” demonstrating President Biden attempted to conspire to “monetize his office of public trust […]
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NEW DATA: Florida's Drug Overdose Deaths Among the Highest in U.S.

NEW DATA: Florida's Drug Overdose Deaths Among the Highest in U.S.

Jackson Bakich
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August 22, 2024
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has released new data surrounding the latest provisional drug overdose deaths across the country from February 2023-2024. Boca Recovery Center has two locations in Florida (Boca Raton, Pompano Beach) and four nationwide – has analyzed this data and found some tragic state-by-state trends. As expected, the three most populated […]
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DeSantis Faces a 'High' Uphill Climb on Amendment 3 - Marijuana Legalization

DeSantis Faces a 'High' Uphill Climb on Amendment 3 - Marijuana Legalization

Jackson Bakich
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August 22, 2024
Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has stood firm in his opposition against the legalization of marijuana since assuming office in 2019. Amendment 3 is the measure that will be voted on by Floridians in November that allows the legalization of recreational marijuana. While Gov. DeSantis has stated that how the amendment is written is “too broad,” […]
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AFP Action FL Celebrates 11 Primary Victories by Endorsed Candidates

AFP Action FL Celebrates 11 Primary Victories by Endorsed Candidates

Jackson Bakich
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August 21, 2024
Americans for Prosperity Action Florida (AFP Action FL) has commended 11 of their endorsed candidates as they emerged victorious in key primary races across the Sunshine State. This cycle, AFP Action FL has already sent out more than a million mail pieces, reaching more than 300,00 voters according to its data. The 11 candidates endorsed […]
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Vote No on 3 Campaign Slams Gruters' Public Smoking Bill, Says It Wouldn't Fix Anything

Vote No on 3 Campaign Slams Gruters' Public Smoking Bill, Says It Wouldn't Fix Anything

Jackson Bakich
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August 20, 2024
State Senator Joe Gruters (R-FL) – a supporter of Amendment 3 which would legalize marijuana in the State of Florida – has introduced a bill that would ban the smoking of weed in public places. This legislation is drawing disapproval from the Vote No on 3 Campaign which argues his bill would be ineffective. “Gruters’ […]
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Patronis Releases Video Endorsing Leek One Day Before Pivotal State Senate Race

Patronis Releases Video Endorsing Leek One Day Before Pivotal State Senate Race

Jackson Bakich
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August 20, 2024
Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) has endorsed State Representative Tom Leek (R-FL) for State Senate. In a video, CFO Patronis supported his “good friend” that he believes Floridians in State Senate District 7 should trust. Hey Friends! Please vote for our good friend @TomLeekforFL for Florida State Senate Tomorrow! #flapol pic.twitter.com/liC5aYIsjV — Jimmy […]
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AT&T Fiber Officially Available in Crestview, Fort Walton, Florida Area

AT&T Fiber Officially Available in Crestview, Fort Walton, Florida Area

Jackson Bakich
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August 16, 2024
The citizens of Fort Walton and Crestview, Florida now have access to high-speed internet from AT&T Fiber. The company, which claims to have “America’s fastest internet with the most reliable speeds” can produce speeds up to five gigabytes for 16,000 residential and business locations in the area and support dozens of devices at once. Gigapower […]
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DeSantis Announces Florida Reached 45 Consecutive Months of Jobs Growth

DeSantis Announces Florida Reached 45 Consecutive Months of Jobs Growth

Jackson Bakich
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August 16, 2024
Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and the State of Florida are celebrating the 45th consecutive month of jobs growth with an unemployment rate lower than the national average. The month of July demonstrated a statewide unemployment rate of 3.3%, one point lower than the national average (4.3%). The Sunshine State’s private sector growth rate reached +2.3% […]
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Congressional Hopeful Bryan Leib Receives CPAC Endorsement Days Before Primary

Congressional Hopeful Bryan Leib Receives CPAC Endorsement Days Before Primary

Jackson Bakich
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August 16, 2024
U.S. House District 25 hopeful Bryan Leib (R-FL) has received the endorsement of CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) as he attempts to challenge longtime incumbent Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) for her seat. Leib released a statement following the news of the endorsement, calling both his campaign and CPAC part of the “America First” movement. […]
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Scott Campaign Mocks Low Turnout for Mucarsel-Powell's 'Veterans for Debbie' Coalition

Scott Campaign Mocks Low Turnout for Mucarsel-Powell's 'Veterans for Debbie' Coalition

Jackson Bakich
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August 16, 2024
Senator Rick Scott’s campaign poked fun at his opponent, former Representative Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL) for launching her veterans coalition in front of a small group of supporters, failing to produce a number of how many veterans have supported her, and called out her record on military issues such as servicemember’s pay. For instance, the Scott […]
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Mast Believes Israeli Assassinations of Terrorist Leaders Could Bring a Peace Negotiation

Mast Believes Israeli Assassinations of Terrorist Leaders Could Bring a Peace Negotiation

Jackson Bakich
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August 14, 2024
Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) spoke to Host Martha McCallum on Fox News to discuss a possible counter-attack from Iran and its proxy forces after Israel conducted multiple successful missions to kill top military and political leaders of Hezbollah and Hamas. Since Oct. 7 when Hamas forces para trooped into Israel and killed approximately 1,200 people, […]
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Bilirakis Introduces the HEALTHY BRAINS Act, Fighting Neurodegenerative Diseases

Bilirakis Introduces the HEALTHY BRAINS Act, Fighting Neurodegenerative Diseases

Jackson Bakich
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August 14, 2024
Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) recently introduced the Harmonizing Environmental Analyses and Launching Therapeutic Hubs to Yield Bolstered Research and Innovation in Neurological Science (HEALTHY BRAINS) Act to the House. This bill looks into environmental risk factors such as toxicant exposure and neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer’s […]
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POLL: Scott Outpaces Mucarsel-Powell by 10 Points

POLL: Scott Outpaces Mucarsel-Powell by 10 Points

Jackson Bakich
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August 14, 2024
The Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) Center for Political Strategy released its Q3 Statewide General Election Poll with some interesting results. Former President Donald Trump (R) is receiving about the same amount of support from Floridians compared to Senator Rick Scott (R-FL), but Sen. Scott is outpacing  Debbie Mucarsel-Powell 10 points compared to President Trump’s […]
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Vote No on 3 Campaign Rebukes Notion That Large Amounts of Marijuana Users Are Imprisoned

Vote No on 3 Campaign Rebukes Notion That Large Amounts of Marijuana Users Are Imprisoned

Jackson Bakich
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August 13, 2024
The Vote No on 3 Campaign – which calls on Florida voters to reject the legalization of marijuana in the Sunshine State – is attempting to rebuke the idea that a large amount of marijuana possession offenders are currently in jail for the crime. The Vote No on 3 Campaign cites Florida Department of Corrections […]
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Donalds Says Florida is the 'State of Opportunity

Donalds Says Florida is the 'State of Opportunity" in America

Jackson Bakich
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August 13, 2024
Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) recently spoke at a Florida GOP event and sang the praises of Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) Chairman Evan Power and former Chairman (now State Senator) Joe Gruters. Republicans have officially reached a voter registration advantage of one million. Florida has historically been dominated by Democrats. In 1972, the Democrat Party […]
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Trump Returns to X Before Elon Musk Interview. What Does it Mean?

Trump Returns to X Before Elon Musk Interview. What Does it Mean?

Jackson Bakich
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August 12, 2024
Former President Donald Trump (R) has returned to X for the first time in about a year since posting the picture of his mugshot on the platform. Today, President Trump released a campaign ad alongside another post with just text. This is the first time he has posted a tweet with only text since declaring […]
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