Today Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) held a press conference in St. Petersburg, Florida to discuss COVID-19 in Florida, and surprise everyone with signing a new bill into law and signing an executive order that would lift nearly all local and state COVID restrictions. The Governor was joined by Speaker Chris Sprowls (R-FL) and Senate President Wilton Simpson (R-FL). Senator Danny Burgess,...
Today US Congressman Brian Mast (R-FL) called out the "progressive" Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried (D-FL) for violating a law that hurts efforts to restore Florida's waterways and benefits water polluters.
The Florida legislative session had plenty of issues to tackle this past legislative session, and now that it's finally over, some members of the Florida Legislature, such as Senator Debbie Mayfield (R-Melbourne), have delivered on their promises on COVID liability, balancing the budget, and more. The Republican-led legislature aimed at the beginning of this session […]
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sally, there was plenty of damage left by the passing storm, including facilities at Naval Air Station Pensacola or NAS Pensacola (NASP), Florida Senators Marco Rubio (R), and Rick Scott (R) have teamed up on a joint effort to launch a recovery campaign. The recovery campaign starts with the NAS […]
This week, a Miami private school was the center of national criticism after their faculty and staff publicly discouraged vaccines and spread disinformation about the coronavirus vaccine. Which then caught the attention of state Senator Jason Pizzo (D-38). The Miami private school, the Centner Academy, prevented all teachers from getting the vaccine, and would not […]
Florida State Rep. Omari Hardy (D-88) has announced his "Bold Progressive" congressional candidacy in the special election in the heavily Democratic 20th congressional district 20 to replace the late Rep. Alcee Hastings. The "unapologetic progressive" Hardy, who says he lost his home in "Th Great Recession," embraces the Green New Deal and Social Justice issues […]
In response to the countless sex offender loopholes in state statutes, Senator Lauren Book (D-Plantation) offered SB 234 due to inherently flawed state laws that allow sex offenders to avoid registration by failing to pay fines. This bill was unanimously passed and was one of many of Book's bills to hit the governor's desk for […]
As the GOP continues to pressure the Biden administration over the mounting border crisis, Rep. Scott Franklin (R-FL) spoke before the US Congress to reveal some staggering data on the current state of the border, in what he calls a "First-hand account." Last week, Franklin and 9 other Republicans from the House Oversight Committee visited the border that Franklin described as...
Fresh off of being voted in as the Democrat Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Lauren Book (D-Plantation) has just successfully passed 6 separate pieces of legislation, most of Senator Book's bills advocating for the improvement of children's lives in Florida. The most recent bills include care for children with disabilities in public schools and ensures trauma-informed […]
Attorney General Ashley Moody (R-FL) has been backed the ever-important and influential senior population in Florida, and today AG Moody gets to brag that the senior protection legislation she endorsed, HB 1041, passed the Senate and will make its way for a probably signature from Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL). Moody worked closely with bill sponsors, […]
The state of Florida has received much praise today, as a new Fox News reporting has officially announced red states like Florida have fewer COVID cases than blue states. Just last month, President Biden (D) criticized Texas and Florida for opening up their functions again, calling it, "neanderthal thinking" and irresponsible for those states' respective […]
America's long-standing judicial system has recently been the center of the political controversy, as the Democratic Socialist push for packing the U.S. Supreme Court has gained much momentum since President Joe Biden took office. Now, Attorney General Ashley Moody (R-FL), along with 19 other attorneys generals, have come together to oppose the court-packing initiative the […]
The state of Florida, in particular, because of Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and his continuing meteoric rise on the national political stage. But while millions of Americans may agree with what Gov. DeSantis has been saying and doing in Florida, not everybody here is so fond of the governor, especially State Senator Shevrin Jones (D-35) .
Cuban and American relations have been quite tense historically, to say the least, but Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy (D-FL) is making a bipartisan push with Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) to focus on victims of Cuban socialism and the Castro regimes oppression decades-long human rights atrocities. Rep. Murphy's bill looks to help reunite Cuban exiles with their families.
As the Derek Chauvin case concluded today, racial tensions were expected to ensure no matter the verdict. But we got a guilty verdict and the streets remained relatively calm. However, Florida remained the center of the political world, as State Senator Shevrin Jones (D-35) stayed very active in spectating the Chauvin trial and even called State […]
Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has been making headlines over his signing of HB 1, the GOP anti-rioting bill that garnered much controversy since its drafting stages. However, as he rides out this wave of controversy, Gov. DeSantis will be faced with the mounting stories covering his signing of a $1 billion tax on consumers that Democrats have been capitalizing on.
As Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB 1 into law— the long-anticipated Republican anti-rioting measure—Democrats brewed with anger on Capitol Hill in response to legislation they believe will further the damage caused by police brutality and which they believe targets the "black and brown communities."
While Major League Baseball (MLB) has ignited controversy in Georgia by moving the 2021 All-Star game in response to the recently signed election integrity law, the uncomfortable debate has made its way to Florida and is now part of the potential gubernatorial matchup between Gov. Ron DeSantis and Agricultural Commissioner Nikki Fried. Governor Ron DeSantis's […]
