TALLAHASSEE—By a vote of 24-15, along party lines, Gov. Ron DeSantis’s pick for Surgeon General, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, has been confirmed by the Florida Senate on Wednesday. After hitting a couple of bumps in the road during the Senate committee vetting process, the Republican-led Senate was expected to vote to confirm Dr. Ladapo. Republicans flexed […]
Republican 'Culture War' Continues? Once again, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried used her official position to campaign on and condemn a controversial piece of legislation in the Florida Legislature— Rep. Joe Harding’s “Parental Rights in Education” bill. Commissioner Fried is calling the bill "outrageous and unconscionable” and an "all-out culture war" by Republicans. Democrats and media […]
Republicans Take Issue with Rep. Anthony "Absentini" Republican State Rep. and firebrand Anthony Sabatini is catching heat from Republicans and his congressional opponent for being the only Republican legislator to side with Rep. Anna Eskamani and other Progressive Democrats in voting against last week’s House budget bill. It’s getting ugly in the Republican-led legislature as […]
As Florida legislators position themselves to offer new congressional maps as a result of the current redistricting process, the Republican primary race in the proposed 7th congressional district continues to fluctuate. Florida’s 7th District, currently represented by Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D), is expected to move east and encompass Seminole County and part of Volusia County. […]
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz is persistent in his efforts to ruffle House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s political feathers as the “firebrand” legislator continues pushing the idea that former President Donald Trump should be the next Speaker of the House of Representatives, if and when House Republicans take control of that chamber of Congress. During one […]
Russia’s threat of war against Ukraine, and possibly against NATO, is a powerplay that President Vladimir Putin has been nurturing for years. Now, with an unthinkable but convenient alliance with China, he is striving to undermine U.S. national security in the Western Hemisphere, cozying up to anti-democratic regimes in Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. His moves […]
The congressional race to replace Rep. Charlie Crist (D) in Florida’s 13th District will undoubtedly be one of the most closely watched races in the country, as Republicans position themselves to win back the “toss-up” seat former Rep. David Jolly (R) lost during the 2016 presidential election. During the 2020 general election, Rep. Crist defeated […]
The controversial CS/HB 1557 - Parental Rights in Education, or the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, sponsored by Republican Rep. Joe Harding, and cosponsored by Reps. David Borrero, Chris Latvala, and Randy Maggard have deepened the divide between Republican and Democratic legislators in the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature. Rep. Harding’s bill adds to Parent’s Bill of Rights Republican […]
Florida Congresswoman and Senate candidate Val Demings has released another campaign video, this one is a bit different in that she doesn't speak a single word in it. Rep. Demings led her riding do all the talking. The video contains footage of Demings riding here $20,000 Harley-Davidson (Hog) "Road King" motorcycle around the Orlando area. […]
After Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis introduced the “Stop the Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees Act” or Stop the Woke” bill in December 2021, Republican legislators are now poised to quickly get the measure passed in both chambers of the Florida Legislature, and on to Gov. DeSantis’s desk for him to sign the measure into […]
Just as a recent Mason-Dixon poll results showed in asurvey conducted for the 2022 midterm gubernatorial election, Florida Republicans are in a position to retain Senator Marco Rubio’s Senate seat. In the latest poll of 625 likely statewide voters, Sen. Rubio leads Rep. Val Demings by a 49% to 42% vote margin with 9% of […]
The latest Mason-Dixon public opinion poll of the 2022 gubernatorial contest in Florida could spell disaster for Florida Democrats, as Gov. Ron DeSantis appears to be crushing the field in head-to-head contests. According to the poll of 625 registered voters, Governor DeSantis has a big lead over the entire field of Democratic gubernatorial candidates and […]
Just as HB 1557, the Parental Rights in Education measure was sponsored byRep. Joe Harding (R), appears to be on a course to receive a floor vote in the Florida House of Representatives, LGBTQ activists around the state, and Progressive Democrats in the legislature have taken a stand against the "Don't say gay" measure. Led […]
House Speaker Chris Sprowls, R-Palm Harbor, will hold a news conference Wednesday to address what his office describes as a “fatherhood crisis” in the state, as the House prepares to take up a bill that includes an initiative to boost fathers. Sprowls is scheduled to be joined at the news conference by Senate President Wilton […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis's office has taken a side in the Key Lime Pie vs. Strawberry Shortcake food fight in the Florida Legislature. Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez has taken sides with the citrus treat, posting a video supporting a local Florida Keys business, Blond Giraffe, and its key lime delicacies. "Key Lime pie on a stick, […]
If animals like Fido the Dog and Garfield the Cat could vote for who will represent them in the U.S. Congress, they would most likely vote for House Democrats over their Republican counterparts. According to the Humane Society Legislative Fund, Republican lawmakers except for Reps. Vern Buchanan, Michael Waltz, and Carlos Gimenez are in the […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis indicated Friday he does not support a House proposal that would shift $200 million away from 12 school districts that required students to wear masks last year during the COVID-19 pandemic. The House included the proposal in a budget plan that it will take up during a floor session Tuesday. The proposal […]
Florida State Rep. Anthony Sabatini (R), who is running for the U.S. Congress as an America First candidate in Central Florida, has just tweeted that the Florida Legislature should use taxpayer dollars to help the Canadian truckers in Canada that are protesting the vaccination mandate. Florida First? American First? Arguably one of the most conservative, […]