DeSantis Could Sign Constitutional Carry Bill in 2023

DeSantis Could Sign Constitutional Carry Bill in 2023

Javier Manjarres
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June 7, 2022
Gun rights activists around the state of Florida will have to wait until the 2023 legislative session to see Constitutional Carry legislation possibly makes its way through the Republican-led legislature and ultimately to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk for his signature. The Floridian has confirmed the rumors circulating that incoming Speaker of the House, Paul Renner, would take up the gun...
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JUICE—Florida Politics' Juicy Read —6.6.2022 — DeSantis' Family First Agenda Threatened—Guns, Guns, Guns

JUICE—Florida Politics' Juicy Read —6.6.2022 — DeSantis' Family First Agenda Threatened—Guns, Guns, Guns

Javier Manjarres
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June 6, 2022
With the 2022 midterm elections just five months away, Democrats have been hard-pressed to find an issue that they can champion and use against Republicans in an effort to mitigate the expected “Red Wave” election. The gun issue is now up for debate and could be the last chance Democrats have.
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Progressive Advocacy Groups Oppose Gov DeSantis' Family First, Parental Rights Agenda

Progressive Advocacy Groups Oppose Gov DeSantis' Family First, Parental Rights Agenda

Javier Manjarres
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June 5, 2022
As Senate Bill 1796, legislation related to family law and child time-sharing awaits Family First Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signature, left-wing groups such as the progressive League of Women Voters and the National Organization of Women (NOW) continue to lobby against the measure on behalf of trial lawyers who stand to lose millions of dollars in billable hours if Gov. DeSantis...
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Florida School District Bans Bookbags over Potential Security Threat

Florida School District Bans Bookbags over Potential Security Threat

Javier Manjarres
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June 4, 2022
Fort Lauderdale— Parents with school age children in Broward County have been told that as of Tuesday June 7th, “no bookbags and backpacks will be permitted in any school building” as the school district may have received a credit threat (s) of violence that could take place in the last days of the school year.
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JUICE—Florida Politics' Juicy Read —6.3.2022 — Pushaw Pounces on Progressives—Sabatini's Sinking Campaign?

JUICE—Florida Politics' Juicy Read —6.3.2022 — Pushaw Pounces on Progressives—Sabatini's Sinking Campaign?

Javier Manjarres
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June 3, 2022
 Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed the long-anticipated $109.9 billion “Freedom First” budget, a measure that most Republican lawmakers have supported and voted on, except for Rep. Anthony Sabatini.
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Not Every Republican Lawmaker Supported DeSantis' 'Freedom First' Budget

Not Every Republican Lawmaker Supported DeSantis' 'Freedom First' Budget

Javier Manjarres
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June 2, 2022
Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed the long-anticipated $109.9 billion “Freedom First” budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 at the Republican voter stronghold, The Villages. Gov. DeSantis, who was flanked by Senate President Wilton Simpson, House Speaker Chris Sprowls, newly-minted Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz, Jr., and State Senator Kelli Stargel, highlighted several of the pro-Florida carve-outs […]
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'It's Okay to Say Gay' Billboards Continue to pop up in Florida

'It's Okay to Say Gay' Billboards Continue to pop up in Florida

Javier Manjarres
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June 2, 2022
June is Pride month in the LGBTQ community and activists in Florida are out in force trying to bring more attention to the false “Don’t Say Gay” political narrative that was coined during the 2022 legislative session that concluded in March.
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LGBTQ Political Catfight Ensues Between Christina Pushaw and Carlos Guillermo Smith

LGBTQ Political Catfight Ensues Between Christina Pushaw and Carlos Guillermo Smith

Javier Manjarres
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June 2, 2022
The month of June is known to the Gay community around the world as "Pride Month" and it was only a matter of time before outspoken Progressive Florida Democrats like Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith (Florida's FIRST LGBTQ Latino legislator) became unhinged or triggered over something  Gov. Ron DeSantis's press secretary Christina Pushaw said to counter or question the narratives coming...
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JUICE—Florida Politics' Juicy Read —6.2.2022 — SS Florida Democrats Ship is Sinking—DeSantis Clowns 'Brandon' Again

JUICE—Florida Politics' Juicy Read —6.2.2022 — SS Florida Democrats Ship is Sinking—DeSantis Clowns 'Brandon' Again

Javier Manjarres
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June 2, 2022
When The Floridian first reported that State Rep. Michael Grieco (D) has dropped out of his State Senate race against Republican Senator Ileana Garcia, it left politicos around the state scratching their heads as to why Rep. Grieco would bail out of the race this late in the cycle. The bottom line is Florida Democrats have a big money problem...
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Michael Grieco Drops State Senate Bid

Michael Grieco Drops State Senate Bid

Javier Manjarres
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June 1, 2022
Florida State Rep. Michael Grieco has announced he is dropping out of the  race in State Senate District 36 against Republican State Senator Ileana Garcia. The popular and outspoken Rep. Grieco made the announcement on Twitter Wednesday morning. “ Today I am announcing that I will no longer seek the Democratic nomination for Florida State […]
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JUICE—Florida Politics' Juicy Read —6.1.2022 — Charlie Crist's Guns

JUICE—Florida Politics' Juicy Read —6.1.2022 — Charlie Crist's Guns

Javier Manjarres
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June 1, 2022
Taking a one-day break from her relentless attacks against Gov. Ron DeSantis and Rep. Charlie Crist, AG Commissioner Nikki Fried Spent the last day of May doing what all candidates should have been doing— pressing supporters to donate cash to their campaigns.
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Republicans Target Former New Less-Democratic South Florida Congressional Seat

Republicans Target Former New Less-Democratic South Florida Congressional Seat

Javier Manjarres
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May 31, 2022
Republicans are poised to take control of the U.S. Senate in 2022 as Americans continue to reject the foreign and domestic policies that congressional Democrats and President Joe Biden have put forward since taking control of the U.S. Congress and White House in 2020.
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JUICE—Florida Politics' Juicy Read — 5.31.2022 —Rick Scott Fights Border Crisis—Gun Ban Coming to Florida?

JUICE—Florida Politics' Juicy Read — 5.31.2022 —Rick Scott Fights Border Crisis—Gun Ban Coming to Florida?

Javier Manjarres
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May 31, 2022
  Banning Firearms in America The unfortunate school shooting in Texas has once again galvanized Democratic legislators and anti-gun activists around the country to call for stricter gun laws, specifically the banning of rifles like the AR-15 and “high capacity” magazines. Florida lawmakers like Reps. Ted Deutch and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, to name a couple, […]
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Biden Suggests Banning Popular 9mm Handguns

Biden Suggests Banning Popular 9mm Handguns

Javier Manjarres
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May 30, 2022
President Joe Biden has come out and suggested that banning "high caliber" 9mm handguns could be on the table after the tragic shooting at Robb Elementary school in Uvalde, Texas that left 19 children and teachers dead last week.
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The Property Insurance Tale of Two Governors:  Ron DeSantis and Charlie Crist

The Property Insurance Tale of Two Governors: Ron DeSantis and Charlie Crist

Javier Manjarres
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May 27, 2022
With the passing of legislation filed to help fix or stabilize the soaring homeowner’s property insurance market in Florida, the package of bills made it to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s desk for signing. Gov. DeSantis, who called for the recently-concluded special legislative session, where the overwhelming majority of both Republican and Democratic state legislators voted in […]
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JUICE—Florida Politics' Juicy Read — 5.18.2022 —First Lady Casey DeSantis Loves on Gov. Ron DeSantis

JUICE—Florida Politics' Juicy Read — 5.18.2022 —First Lady Casey DeSantis Loves on Gov. Ron DeSantis

Javier Manjarres
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May 18, 2022
Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis held back tears as she addressed the media and attendees at a press conference at the University of Miami to announce $100 million in news cancer treatment funding for institutions around the state.
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DeSantis Says Democrats 'Have a Soft Spot for Dictatorships Like in Cuba' [Video]

DeSantis Says Democrats 'Have a Soft Spot for Dictatorships Like in Cuba' [Video]

Javier Manjarres
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May 17, 2022
Miami—Shortly after concluding his remarks at the University of Miami’s Don Soffer Clinical Research Center, where he announced a $100 million budget carve for cancer research, Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized the Biden administration’s lifting of sanctions against Communist Cuba. Gov. DeSantis said Biden has done “next to nothing” to counter Cuba’s crackdown against peaceful demonstrations […]
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JUICE—Florida Politics' Juicy Read — 5.17.2022 —DeSantis 'Regime' Makes Big Endorsement

JUICE—Florida Politics' Juicy Read — 5.17.2022 —DeSantis 'Regime' Makes Big Endorsement

Javier Manjarres
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May 17, 2022
Gov. Ron DeSantis has once again made an endorsement in this year’s election cycle. This time the nod of approval was for Rep. Bryan Avila who is running to replace Sen. Manny Diaz, Jr. in Senate District 39.
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