Ron DeSantis Dismisses Randy Fine's Congressional Win "They didn't like Randy Fine, but the voters said, we're gonna take one for the team... I would NOT read into the underperformance that this is somehow a referendum on MAGA and Trump."--Gov. Ron DeSantis There is no love loss between Rep. Fine and Gov. DeSantis... Hold on […]
Free market conservatives, including Americans for Tax Reform, are descending on the state capitol, urging lawmakers to keep so-called alternative tobacco (Nicotine) products “tax-free” in Florida. Under current Florida law, many alternative tobacco products are free from excise taxes. Products like vapor, pouches, and a new heat-not-burn technology, are not taxed like traditional cigarettes. Proposed […]
Republicans Randy Fine and Jimmy Patronis win Elections State Senator Randy Fine (R-FL) has defeated Democrat Josh Weil in the Congressional District 6 special election. The race has been called by The Hill. Thirty minutes after ....READ MORE Special Election Night Results in Florida Here is The Floridian's Coverage: Nathan Boyles Emerges from Crowded Field […]
Felix Pardo, an architect and candidate for the Coral Gables City Commission, claims to bring four decades of experience on city boards, including the Board of Architects, Planning and Zoning Board, and the Blue-Ribbon Committee to the Group II race in this April 8th municipal elections. But as development becomes an election issue in the […]
Florida, Foreign Agents, And Politics The Florida Senate Committee on Ethics and Elections advanced a bill 8-0 on Monday that would require agents of foreign countries of concern and foreign-supported political organizations to disclose their “identity, affiliations, financial transactions, and political activities....READ MORE Secretary Marco Rubio-Last night, in a successful counter-terrorism operation with our allies […]
Byron Donalds Launches Gubernatorial Campaign. Will First Lady DeSantis be Next? Rep. Byron Donalds kicked off his 2026 gubernatorial campaign this weekend with the help of Reps. Cory Mills and Kat Cammack, as well as with videos of support from Donald Trump, Jr, Benny Johnson, and Charlie Kirk ....READ MORE Casey DeSantis Sounding Gubernatorial? Has […]
CORAL GABLES – Commissioner Kirk Menendez, known for his public criticism of overdevelopment and real estate interests in Coral Gables, is himself an active licensed real estate agent, according to records from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Menendez’s license is valid through March 31, 2026, and is held with Keyes Real Estate, […]
BONITA SPRINGS— Rep. Byron Donalds kicked off his 2026 gubernatorial campaign this weekend with the help of Reps. Cory Mills and Kat Cammack, as well as with videos of support from Donald Trump, Jr, Benny Johnson, and Charlie Kirk. Oh, and of course there were a handful of Progressive and pro-illegal immigration demonstrators hurling obscenities […]
Florida Bill Ending No-Fault Auto Insurance Law Returns After DeSantis Veto, Advances Four years after Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have eliminated the requirement for Florida drivers to buy personal injury protection, the measure, which passed its first House committee Thursday, has returned. ....READ MORE 'Lucy's Law' Unanimously Passes 112-0 in Florida […]
Third Time's a Charm? Florida House Passes Bill Lowering Gun-Buying Age, Senate Stays Silent For the third year in a row, the Florida House passed a bill lowering the gun-buying age to 18, reversing a law passed in the wake of the state's deadliest school shooting, even though the Senate has yet to schedule the […]
Rare Failure: Fine’s Gun Bill Killed By Fellow Republican, Absent Lawmakers Because two Republicans stepped out, and a third voted “no,” a conservative Florida gunbill that would have allowed guns on school buses and in university dorms died in its first Senate committee on Tuesday....READ MORE Debbie Wasserman Schultz-Musk and Trump are coming for your […]
Holocaust Memorial Unveiled in Florida, Survivor Presented With Medal of Freedom TALLAHASSEE—Florida became only the second state in the union to unveil a Holocaust memorial. Governor Ron DeSantis, along with First Lady Casey DeSantis hosted a ceremony of the ...READ MORE Ron DeSantis-We’ve made Florida a model for common-sense conservation, investing nearly $2.9 billion in […]
TALLAHASSEE—Florida became only the second state in the union to unveil a Holocaust memorial. Governor Ron DeSantis, along with First Lady Casey DeSantis hosted a ceremony of the unveiling of the monument at the Capitol Complex’s “Memorial Park.” During his remarks, Gov. DeSantis reminded attendees that the state of Florida sent “$20 million funding to […]
Poll: Casey DeSantis Slightly More Popular Than Byron Donalds A recent public opinion poll conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy shows Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis is slightly more popular than Florida Congressman Byron Donalds. ...READ MORE Secretary Marco Rubio-The United States will not tolerate any third-countries or their oil companies producing, extracting, or […]
Dismantling the Department of Education Representative Sheila Cherfilus McCormick (D-FL) issued a statement criticizing President Donald Trump's executive order to dismantle and abolish the Department of Education. ...READ MORE Keister U Capitol Day TALLAHASSEE, FLA. – On Thursday, March 27, Keiser University will kick off its annual Capitol Day events with an 8:30 AM press conference. The presser occurs during Keiser […]
Just two weeks into the 2025 legislative session, the Florida House of Representatives began an investigation into a newly-discovered 2022 Department of Insurance report about potentially hidden insurance profits. The testimony from that hearing — given under oath — has raised more questions than answers about the failure to release the report, why it was […]
Florida Bill Expanding Wrongful Death Law to Fetuses Advances, Sparking IVF and Abortion Debate TALLAHASSEE—A Florida bill expanding the state’s wrongful death act to fetuses passed its first House committee on Thursday, sparking a debate on IVF procedures and causes of action against Floridians who help women get abortions. ...READ MORE Byron Donalds-.@usedgov has FAILED. […]
Filling Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' big shoes when he  leaves office in 2026 is a heavy lift, and so is filling the void that Rep. Byron Donalds (R) creates in the U.S. House of Representatives if he wins the Republican gubernatorial nomination and the governorship. Both men are big political figures, who alongside President Donald […]
