DeSantis Signs Alcohol-to-go SB 148 to Help Struggling Restaurants

DeSantis Signs Alcohol-to-go SB 148 to Help Struggling Restaurants

Jim McCool
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May 14, 2021
Yesterday, Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed the alcohol-to-go SB 148 into law, authorizing vendors of alcoholic beverages who also hold a public food license to sell or deliver alcoholic beverages prepared by the vendor in sealed containers.  The signing of this bill will help struggling businesses get important sources of revenue to, "survive during the pandemic," according to the Governor.
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Trump Says Media is Covering Up Arizona's 'Corrupt, Third-World Election'

Trump Says Media is Covering Up Arizona's 'Corrupt, Third-World Election'

Jim McCool
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May 13, 2021
After the long-awaited audit of 2020 Maricopa County, Arizona voting results, Americans are finally seeing revelations of the measure surface.  Now, President Donald Trump (R) is calling out the mainstream media for covering up what he calls a "corrupt, third-world election."
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Bilirakis's Bipartisan Veterans 'Moms Who Served Act' Passes

Bilirakis's Bipartisan Veterans 'Moms Who Served Act' Passes

Jim McCool
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May 13, 2021
This week in Washington, Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) added to his long history of supporting veterans.  After putting veterans first in the vaccine rollout and being named the most effective Republican in the House, Rep. Bilirakis recently saw his bipartisan measure, the Moms Who Served Act, passed in the House of Representatives. The bill passed […]
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Fried Expected to Announce Run for Governor

Fried Expected to Announce Run for Governor

Jim McCool
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May 12, 2021
With the 2022 election season just around the corner, the much anticipated gubernatorial campaign of Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried (D-FL) , is expected to launch on June 1, 2021. Fried posted a video to Twitter touting her accomplishment of being the only statewide elected Democrat in Florida since 2012. The video included narration that […]
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Wasserman Schultz Slams Ilhan Omar as She Defends Attacks on 'Apartheid' Israel

Wasserman Schultz Slams Ilhan Omar as She Defends Attacks on 'Apartheid' Israel

Jim McCool
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May 12, 2021
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) is pointing the finger at anyone, including Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), who she believes has demonized Israel just as the ongoing missile launches continue to take place against that country by the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority. Many American politicians have come out with opinions on the matter, including those who defended […]
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Clowdus, Candidate in Dictrict 6 for FL House

Clowdus, Candidate in Dictrict 6 for FL House

Jim McCool
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May 11, 2021
With election season just around the corner, many candidacies such as Rep. Crist's (D-FL) gubernatorial bid have surprised many.  However, there is a new outsider, CEO Brian Clowdus, that is running for the District 6 seat. Although Clowdus is an Alabama native, he considers Florida to be his second home. With little to no background […]
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Gaetz: 'The Deep State is Real'

Gaetz: 'The Deep State is Real'

Jim McCool
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May 11, 2021
After a wave of bad press, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) made one of his first public appearances since his sex trafficking allegations made headlines, where he confronted the deep state and refused to be silenced. Gaetz took the stage in the Villages, Florida, and told an excited group of people that CNN, "Propoganized my life, […]
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ACLU Sues Florida Over SB 1890

ACLU Sues Florida Over SB 1890

Jim McCool
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May 10, 2021
With a wave of legislation in the country to enforce election integrity, the Americal Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), just launched a lawsuit against the state of Florida over SB 1890. The suit was filed for, "unconstitutionally abridges First Amendment freedoms of speech and associations by limiting contributions to committees sponsoring statewide ballot initiatives." The ACLU […]
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NRA Accused of Using Children as Prop in Mother's Day Ad

NRA Accused of Using Children as Prop in Mother's Day Ad

Jim McCool
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May 10, 2021
Over the weekend, the NRA caught tons of heat over their Mother's Day post that promoted gun use for moms, as well as being accused of "using children as props." The recent advertisement campaign featured a mother and her daughter touting guns with the caption, "On top of the other millions of jobs moms have,"  […]
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Spencer Roach Sounds Off On Biden Over HB 1475

Spencer Roach Sounds Off On Biden Over HB 1475

Jim McCool
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May 7, 2021
After HB 1475, the controversial transgender athlete bill made its way to Governor Ron DeSantis' desk and was signed into law, the measure has made national headlines and even got the attention of President Biden (D), who has threatened to "confront " the legislation. Since its passing, the President and his DOJ have made clear […]
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FL Democrats Endorse Biden's American Jobs Plan

FL Democrats Endorse Biden's American Jobs Plan

Jim McCool
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May 7, 2021
After a historically embarrassing jobs report, Florida Democrats are still endorsing the American Jobs Plan after Biden's April jobs report fell short of expectations by hundreds of thousands of jobs. The United States still added 266,000 jobs in the month of April, which is good, except economists were expecting nearly 1 million.  The unemployment rate […]
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Charlie Crist Outpacing Demings and Fried in new Gubernatorial Poll

Charlie Crist Outpacing Demings and Fried in new Gubernatorial Poll

Jim McCool
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May 6, 2021
The first Democratic primary gubernatorial poll in the 2022 Florida governor's race has been released and the data is very sobering.  While Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) continues to see a wide path to victory, the Democratic Primary could turn out to be quite the blood bath, and maybe all for nothing.
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DeSantis Signs Historic Voter Integrity Bill Into Law

DeSantis Signs Historic Voter Integrity Bill Into Law

Jim McCool
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May 6, 2021
Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has just signed one of the most controversial bills to be sent to his desk from the GOP-led legislature during the 2021 legislative session —the  SB 90voter integrity bill.
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Biden Vows to Confront Transgender Legislation, Puts HB 1475 at Risk

Biden Vows to Confront Transgender Legislation, Puts HB 1475 at Risk

Jim McCool
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May 5, 2021
As the 2021 legislative session in Florida came to an end, a number of bills, including the controversial HB 1475 transgender athlete bill, drew national attention.  However, the Biden Administration has vowed to confront state passed anti-trans bills, with the Department of Justice publicly stating they are ready to, "fully enforce our civil rights statutes […]
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Biden Shuts Down Veterans Events, Parade

Biden Shuts Down Veterans Events, Parade

Jim McCool
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May 5, 2021
In spite of Memorial Day coming up, President Joe Biden (D) has shut down permits from veteran groups to use government property for coordinated veterans events. American Veterans (AMVETS), requested to use the Pentagon's parking lot as the staging area for their, "Rolling To Remember Memorial Day," event grounds.  AMVETS has been granted permits by […]
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Crist Campaign Announcement Faces Heavy Scrutiny

Crist Campaign Announcement Faces Heavy Scrutiny

Jim McCool
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May 4, 2021
As the 2022 election season approaches in Florida, several key election announcements have been released, including one from Representative Charlie Crist (D-FL), whose announcement fell relatively flat for a gubernatorial run announcement. The announcement makes Crist the first prominent Democrat to announce for the 2022 Democrat gubernatorial primary election, where Democrats will vie for the […]
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CEO Brian Clowdus Announces Run for State House

CEO Brian Clowdus Announces Run for State House

Jim McCool
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May 4, 2021
As the 2022 election season approaches in Florida, the CEO of Brian Clowdus Enterprises, Brian Clowdus,  has thrown his hat in the ring for the GOP nomination in Florida's District 6 House seat. Clowdus describes himself as a "Patriot for the People" and always saw the panhandle as his second home, making Panama City his […]
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Patronis Touts Accomplishments in new Campaign Video

Patronis Touts Accomplishments in new Campaign Video

Jim McCool
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May 3, 2021
After a lengthy pandemic, the state of Florida is finally completely open for business after Governor Ron DeSantis' (R-FL) signed an executive order canceling all local COVID restrictions across the state.  Gov. DeSantis, along with many other officials have started discussing recovery and how we can be prepared for the next crisis. One of those officials is  CFO Jimmy Patronis...
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