House Republicans Introduce “Tax Free Social Security” Bill First  Proposed by Congressional Candidate Laura Loomer

House Republicans Introduce “Tax Free Social Security” Bill First Proposed by Congressional Candidate Laura Loomer

Javier Manjarres
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April 2, 2022
Republicans across the country are praising Rep. Thomas Massie’s ‘Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act (H.R.6590)’ after the bill’s filing in early February 2022. Among the measure's co-sponsors are Florida Reps. Matt Gaetz, Bill Posey, and Daniel Webster. The bill ends the federal government’s practice of double-taxing Social Security benefits. But as more and more Republican […]
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Republican Cory Mills Targeted by House Progressive 'Squad'

Republican Cory Mills Targeted by House Progressive 'Squad'

Javier Manjarres
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April 1, 2022
Members of the famed Progressive “Squad” in the U.S. House of Representatives are arguably the most influential members of their caucus, and they have taken it upon themselves to go after companies and individuals they believe directly or indirectly fuel violence and social injustice. Their targets include Republican congressional candidate Cory Mills and his Florida-based […]
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Judge Faces Call to Step Aside from Redistricting Case

Judge Faces Call to Step Aside from Redistricting Case

Javier Manjarres
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March 31, 2022
TALLAHASSEE — The plaintiffs in a lawsuit about drawing new congressional districts are asking a federal judge to remove himself from the case because of his past representation of the Florida House in redistricting issues. The groups Common Cause Florida and FairDistricts Now and five voters filed a motion Tuesday seeking the recusal of U.S. […]
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Donalds Says Democrat Response to DeSantis's Parental Rights law is 'Dumb'

Donalds Says Democrat Response to DeSantis's Parental Rights law is 'Dumb'

Javier Manjarres
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March 31, 2022
WASHINGTON—Florida Rep. Bryon Donalds sat down with The Floridian to talk about Gov. Ron DeSantis’s recently signed Parental Rights in Education law that Progressive Democrats have dubbed the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill. Rep. Donald believes that the bill was the “right thing to do” and that “the Democrat response is dumb,” adding that the “rank […]
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DeSantis Enjoys 58.8% Job Approval Rating, Crushing Filed of Democratic Challengers

DeSantis Enjoys 58.8% Job Approval Rating, Crushing Filed of Democratic Challengers

Javier Manjarres
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March 30, 2022
Florida Democratic hearts just sank as a new St. Leo University Poll of  500 voters shows that Gov. Ron DeSantis has a combined job approval rating of 58.8%. This is crushing news for Florida Democrats. “Governor DeSantis is benefitting from a strong economy and a lack of COVID cases in the state over the past […]
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DeSantis Vetoes Congressional Maps, Special Session Showdown on tap

DeSantis Vetoes Congressional Maps, Special Session Showdown on tap

Javier Manjarres
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March 29, 2022
After delaying 3 weeks, Senate President Wilton Simpson and House Speaker Chris Sprowls formally sent their proposed congressional maps to Gov. Ron DeSantis, where they were quickly dismissed or vetoed. Gov. DeSantis promised he would do this, so it’s anyone’s guess as to why they submitted the maps that DeSantis said he would veto. Now […]
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Minority Leader Book Rolls Out Big Senate Endorsements

Minority Leader Book Rolls Out Big Senate Endorsements

Javier Manjarres
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March 29, 2022
Just as former Broward County Commissioner and congressional candidate Barbara Sharief announced her candidacy to take on State Senate Democratic Minority Leader Lauren Book, Book followed up with her scathing original posting from Monday by rolling out a list of endorsements from her colleagues in the Florida Senate. The endorsees—Sen. Shevrin Jones,  Bobby Powell, Loranne […]
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JUICE—Florida Politics' Juicy Read — 3.29.2022 —Gov. DeSantis, Nuñez Love Parental Rights in Education Bill

JUICE—Florida Politics' Juicy Read — 3.29.2022 —Gov. DeSantis, Nuñez Love Parental Rights in Education Bill

Javier Manjarres
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March 29, 2022
  Republicans, Parents Keep Winning   The “controversial” Parental Rights in Education bill has now been signed into law, and Florida Democrats are beside themselves and threatening legal action. This was expected. Gov. Ron DeSantis and Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez, parents to at least half a dozen rugrats, have been in lockstep on this issue […]
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DeSantis Signs Controversial Parental Rights in Education Bill

DeSantis Signs Controversial Parental Rights in Education Bill

Javier Manjarres
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March 28, 2022
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed the controversial Parental Rights in Education bill into law during a press conference in Holly Hill, Florida. "In Florida, we not only know that parents have a right to be involved, we insist that parents have a right to be involved," said DeSantis Flanked by Speaker Chris Sprowls, Rep. […]
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JUICE—Florida Politics' Juicy Read — 3.28.2022 —FL House Democrat Calls Gov. Ron DeSantis QAnon

JUICE—Florida Politics' Juicy Read — 3.28.2022 —FL House Democrat Calls Gov. Ron DeSantis QAnon

Javier Manjarres
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March 28, 2022
  False Gay Narrative Continues to Divide Florida The ongoing tussle between pro-LGBTQ activists and Parental Rights in Education advocates continues, as Rep. Carlos “Carlitos” Guillermo Smith just can’t let the argument go and continues to make some off the wall accusations against Gov. Ron DeSantis and supports of the measure. But while most Republicans […]
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Activist Lawmaker Calls DeSantis a QAnon Conspiracy Theorist

Activist Lawmaker Calls DeSantis a QAnon Conspiracy Theorist

Javier Manjarres
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March 28, 2022
As the controversial issue of allowing Transgendered individuals to compete in women’s sports and use female-only facilities, gay rights activists across the nation continue to push the narrative that Republicans like Gov. Ron DeSantis are QAnon conspiracy theorists, and are against gay and transgendered children. During a Trump rally in Georgia this past weekend, Rep. […]
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Wasserman Schultz Says Judge Brown Jackson 'More Than Qualified'

Wasserman Schultz Says Judge Brown Jackson 'More Than Qualified'

Javier Manjarres
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March 26, 2022
As the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson came to an end, Democratic lawmakers like Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz were quick to point out just how qualified they believed Judge Brown Jackson was to sit on the highest court in the land.
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Clowdus Backs DeSantis, Condemns False 'Don't Say Gay' Media Narrative

Clowdus Backs DeSantis, Condemns False 'Don't Say Gay' Media Narrative

Javier Manjarres
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March 25, 2022
Conservative Republican and Florida First candidate Brian Clowdus, who is running for the Florida House of Representatives in District 6 this election cycle, has come out swinging in support of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s Florida First, Family First legislative agenda.
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JUICE—Florida Politics' Juicy Read — 3.24.2022 —FL GOP Congressional Race Gets Ugly

JUICE—Florida Politics' Juicy Read — 3.24.2022 —FL GOP Congressional Race Gets Ugly

Javier Manjarres
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March 25, 2022
  GOP Race in Central Florida Gets Ugly Just about every Republican legislator in the Florida Legislature believes that Rep. Anthony Sabatini is persona non grata for going after anyone he feels does not prescribe to his political ideology. Sabatini has called even the most conservative of lawmakers RINO's and called Sen. Marco Rubio and […]
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Republican Congressional Primary Race in Florida Getting Ugly

Republican Congressional Primary Race in Florida Getting Ugly

Javier Manjarres
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March 25, 2022
When former NRA president Marion Hammer sent out an email condemning a political mailing that she alleged looked like one of the gun rights giant customary mailings, little did she know that it would fuel the budding Republican congressional primary feud between former Combat veteran Cory Mills and Rep. Anthony Sabatini? The mailer in question […]
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JUICE—Florida Politics' Juicy Read — 3.23.2022 —'Woke' Twitter Suspends User who Called Transgender Swimmer a man

JUICE—Florida Politics' Juicy Read — 3.23.2022 —'Woke' Twitter Suspends User who Called Transgender Swimmer a man

Javier Manjarres
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March 23, 2022
  Very Special Session Word on the street is that there will be a special legislative session to address redistricting, insurance, and Constitutional Carry in the coming days, weeks. Apparently, Senate President Wilton Simpson told the Polk County GOP that Gov. Ron DeSantis was going to call for a special session to address these three […]
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DeSantis Accuses NCAA of Trying to Destroy Women's Athletics

DeSantis Accuses NCAA of Trying to Destroy Women's Athletics

Javier Manjarres
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March 22, 2022
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has just peeled the scab off of the wound the Transgender community had suffered when he signed into law a bill banning Transgendered men from competing in women’s sports, and has now taken aim at the NCAA for allowing Transgendered women to compete against actual women. Gov. DeSantis has just introduced […]
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JUICE—Florida Politics' Juicy Read — 3.22.2022 —Gov. Ron DeSantis to call for Special Session

JUICE—Florida Politics' Juicy Read — 3.22.2022 —Gov. Ron DeSantis to call for Special Session

Javier Manjarres
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March 22, 2022
  Republican Hiccup in Florida? Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is "the heavy" in Florida and is beloved by Floridians for his in-your-face governing against unconstitutional mandates and against those individuals (Biden and Fauci) who are trying to hamstring freedoms and liberties. As he said, "Florida is the freest state in America." But while Republican voters […]
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