Florida Democrats Say DeSantis' 6-Week Abortion Ban Triggered Amendment 4 Florida Democratic lawmakers reaffirmed their opposition to Amendment 4, the ballot measure that would restrict abortion access in the state, calling the measure 'restrictive' and 'extreme' as voters...READ MORE Marco Rubio: "Thankful to my senate colleagues for reauthorizing @USCIRF. This commission is crucial […]
TALLAHASSEE, FL—Amid a Florida Supreme Court case alleging he's "interfering" in the election for an abortion amendment, Gov. Ron DeSantis called for all Republican leaders to donate to defeat the "deceptive and extreme" measure, which will be on the November ballot. The Governor's ask, posted to social media Friday afternoon, was a response to Republican […]
TALLAHASSEE, FL—Less than two months before Florida's abortion amendment will appear on the November ballot, a new state-sponsored website slamming the alleged "threat" of the measure has been hit with its second lawsuit in one week because it is "abusive", petitioners say, the website should be removed, and the state should be banned from ever […]
Congressional Support for Puerto Rican Statehood Grows Before November Election With Puerto Rican voters living on the island less than two months away from casting their ballots on a seventh plebiscite vote asking for statehood, there appears to be increasing momentum in support...READ MORE Sen. Danny Burgess: "Florida’s constitution is a sacred document, […]
In the latest development in Gov. Ron DeSantis' war against a "radical" Florida abortion amendment, the Department of State announced Thursday that they've discovered evidence of fraudulent abortion petitions that helped secure the measure's spot on the November ballot. First broken by the Tampa Bay Times, DeSantis' elections police have questioned some people who signed […]
Haitian migrants in a small Ohio town are not abducting and feasting upon their neighbor's pets, and magnifying that rumor is "bigoted", "vile", and indicates that Donald Trump should not be president again, said Florida Sen. Shevrin Jones, who represents the largest Haitian population nationwide. Sen. Jones, a leading South Florida Democrat, blasted Trump for […]
'I'm not Joe Biden', Harris and Trump Seek to Define Each Other at Rowdy Debate Former US President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris faced off in the second presidential debate prior to the November elections. Vice President Harris substituted President Joe Biden...READ MORE Attorney General Ashley Moody: "It has been 23 years since the tragic September 11th […]
The campaign to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida released a new ad Wednesday featuring two politically rivaled Senators joining forces to encourage Floridians to vote "yes" on Amendment 3. Financed by Smart and Safe Florida, the group pushing to get the state's weed amendment across the finish line, the 30-second ad begins with Democrat Sen. […]
It was the deadliest terror attack in history, claiming 2,977 lives in hours. So, on the 23rd anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attack, Gov. Ron DeSantis commemorated the fallen heroes murdered by al-Qaeda jihadists at a Palm Harbor ceremony Wednesday morning. "We'll never forget the sacrifices that those folks made, many of them just […]
TALLAHASSEE, FL—A Florida lawyer has filed a lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis, Attorney General Ashley Moody, and the head of a state health agency for "interfering with the election for Amendment 4". Adam Richardson, a lawyer from Lake Worth, is asking the Florida Supreme Court to issue writs of quo warranto and mandamus to DeSantis, […]
LAKE CITY, FL—Gov. Ron DeSantis is sticking by a controversial state health website that details the "threat" and "myths" of an abortion amendment, despite Democrats insisting that the website violates Florida statute. He says they're lying. "It's not an anti-Amendment 4 [site]...it's providing information about what Florida law is and the resources that are available […]
TALLAHASSEE, FL—One day after a state healthcare agency released a controversial advertisement opposing Florida's abortion amendment, the campaign to enshrine abortion access in the state constitution dropped its first TV ad Tuesday morning telling Floridians that they have two options: keep a "dangerous" six-week-ban in place, or vote to allow abortion until around 24 weeks. […]
TALLAHASSEE, FL—The Florida Young Republicans broke ranks with Gov. Ron DeSantis Tuesday morning by throwing their support behind a recreational marijuana amendment backed by Democrats and former President Donald Trump ahead of the ABC Presidential Debate. "As champions of individual freedom, supporting Amendment 3 is the obvious choice for Florida Young Republicans. We're ready to […]
MIAMI LAKES, FL—Florida's incoming Senate Minority Leader Jason Pizzo excoriated both Republicans searching for fraudulent abortion petitions and the state health care agency's anti-abortion website as "weird" and "desperate" Monday—mere minutes after Gov. Ron DeSantis assured Floridians that "everything is above board." On an afternoon Senate Democrats press call discussing recreational marijuana, just minutes after […]
HOLLYWOOD, FL—Republican state Lawmaker David Borrero scathed Democrats for "pandering" and painting Republicans as "extremists" after liberal leaders demanded an investigation into a state healthcare agency for campaigning against Amendment 4 on its taxpayer-funded anti-abortion website. Borrero thinks it's legal. Democrats don't. "I think it's wholly appropriate to be able to state where we are […]
HOLLYWOOD, FL—The Republican Party of Florida hosted a "Victory Dinner" fundraising gala at the Seminole Hard Rock and Casino Saturday night ahead of the Nov. 5 election, where Governor Ron DeSantis, President Donald Trump and long-time party loyalist Rick Scott could face increasingly difficult battles in the Sunshine State. The dinner, wrought with donors, supporters, […]
Florida's Panic Button Law Sparks Debate on Future School Security: Should They Be 'Built Like Military Bases?' As school shootings, dead students, and murdered educators become sickeningly more commonplace, a dark new trend has emerged to protect the most vulnerable: panic buttons on teachers...READ MORE Sen. Marco Rubio: "Since March, Biden and Kamala Harris have […]
TALLAHASSEE, FL—Now that over a trillion dollars has been invested in renewable energy worldwide, a new survey studying solar power use found that Florida is one of the best states for encouraging residential solar power. In other words, the Sunshine State deserves its name. Conducted by ElectricityRates.com, the report aimed to find the biggest challenges […]