Ralph Massullo Announces Run to Replace Sen. Blase Ingoglia in SD 11

Ralph Massullo Announces Run to Replace Sen. Blase Ingoglia in SD 11

Michael Costeines
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July 17, 2025
Ralph Massullo, who previously served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2016 to 2022, announced he's running for Senate in District 11 on Wednesday. Massullo will look to replace Sen. Blaise Ingoglia (R-Spring Hill), who just became Florida's new chief financial officer. “Florida’s success is the result of Florida First leaders who championed common […]
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Power Congratulates Ingoglia on Appointment as Florida's New Chief Financial Officer

Power Congratulates Ingoglia on Appointment as Florida's New Chief Financial Officer

Michael Costeines
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July 17, 2025
Florida GOP Chairman Evan Power congratulated Sen. Blaise Ingoglia (R-Spring Hill) after Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed him to be the state's next chief financial officer (CFO) on Wednesday. Sen. Ingoglia replaces former CFO Jimmy Patronis, who resigned to successfully run for Congress in the 1st Congressional District. “I want to congratulate Blaise Ingoglia on his […]
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Republicans Lose Congressional Majority If Tax Credits Expire, Poll Finds

Republicans Lose Congressional Majority If Tax Credits Expire, Poll Finds

Michael Costeines
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July 17, 2025
Congressional Republicans looking to hold onto their slim majority next fall should extend the Obamacare tax credits that expire at the end of the year or face a greater likelihood of losing the House to Democrats, according to a survey from pollsters Tony Fabrizio and Bob Ward. "Republicans have an opportunity to overcome a current […]
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Frost Accuses Officials Behind 'Alligator Alcatraz' of Ethnic Cleansing

Frost Accuses Officials Behind 'Alligator Alcatraz' of Ethnic Cleansing

Michael Costeines
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July 16, 2025
U.S. Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-FL) recently criticized "Alligator Alcatraz" during an appearance on MSNBC, claiming officials behind the illegal alien detention facility in the Everglades are deliberately looking to jail more people and "ethnically cleanse" certain groups of immigrants. "They want more people behind bars. They want to incarcerate more people," Frost said. And […]
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Uthmeier Demands U.S. Masters Swimming Prohibit Men From Women's Events

Uthmeier Demands U.S. Masters Swimming Prohibit Men From Women's Events

Michael Costeines
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July 15, 2025
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is calling on U.S. Masters Swimming to ban men from competing in women's swimming competitions, or face possible legal action. "U.S. Women's Swimming Masters Swimming has been known, their pretty prominent for allowing men to compete in women's events. Many of their largest competitions, in recent past, have resulted in […]
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Yoni Anijar Paces GOP Field With Nearly 220K Cash on Hand in HD 100 Race

Yoni Anijar Paces GOP Field With Nearly 220K Cash on Hand in HD 100 Race

Michael Costeines
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July 15, 2025
Republican Yoni Anijar, who's running for House District 100, recently announced that he has raised $221,530 toward his campaign account and committee, Friends of Yoni Anijar. Anijar is looking to replace Rep. Chip LaMarca (R-Lighthouse Point) in Tallahassee next fall. “I’m very grateful for the strong financial support that I’ve received since jumping into the […]
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DeSantis Celebrates as Florida's Economy Ranks #1 for Third Consecutive Year

DeSantis Celebrates as Florida's Economy Ranks #1 for Third Consecutive Year

Michael Costeines
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July 15, 2025
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday celebrated Florida having the No. 1 economy in America for the third year in a row, according to a CNBC report. "Florida has the lowest number of state workers per capita, the lowest debt per capita, the second-lowest spending per capita, no income tax, the #1 public higher education system, […]
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DeSantis Expected to Appoint Ingoglia as CFO, Who Once Ran Governor's State Political Committee

DeSantis Expected to Appoint Ingoglia as CFO, Who Once Ran Governor's State Political Committee

Michael Costeines
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July 14, 2025
There could be another political proxy war going on between Gov. Ron DeSantis and President Donald Trump in Florida, as the governor is expected to appoint Sen. Blaise Ingoglia (R-Spring Hill) as Florida's new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) within the next 7-10 days, The Floridian has learned. As reported by multiple outlets, Sen. Ingoglia, a […]
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Donalds Promotes Bright Picture of Florida as America's Cities Turn Blue

Donalds Promotes Bright Picture of Florida as America's Cities Turn Blue

Michael Costeines
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July 14, 2025
Congressman and Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds (R-FL) portrayed a very positive picture of the State of Florida while speaking recently at a political breakfast fundraiser hosted by the Miami-Dade Republican Executive Committee. "I used to say off and on that we were just a retiree state, but we're not anymore. We are an everything […]
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Lawsuit Challenging Miami's Canceled Mayoral Election to be Heard Wednesday

Lawsuit Challenging Miami's Canceled Mayoral Election to be Heard Wednesday

Michael Costeines
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July 14, 2025
Attorneys from Lawson Huck Gonzalez PLLC, on behalf of Miami Mayoral candidate Emilio T. Gonzalez, will have their lawsuit heard Wednesday by the Circuit Court for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit after City Commissioners cancelled the 2025 mayoral election and moved it to November 2026. Attorneys filed their initial lawsuit on June 30 after the shocking […]
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Republican George Moraitis Raises $119,000 in Q2 With $360K on Hand in CD 23 Bid

Republican George Moraitis Raises $119,000 in Q2 With $360K on Hand in CD 23 Bid

Michael Costeines
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July 14, 2025
Republican George Moraitis, who's running in Florida’s 23rd Congressional District, announced in a press release Wednesday that his congressional campaign has raised more than $119,000 during the second quarter (Q2) of the year. According to the release, Moraitis's $379,403 in fundraising from more than 330 individual donors leads his Republican opponents, which includes $360,000 cash […]
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Nick Pachota Paces GOP Field in Fundraising for HD 74 Seat

Nick Pachota Paces GOP Field in Fundraising for HD 74 Seat

Michael Costeines
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July 14, 2025
Republican Venice Mayor Nick Pachota, who's running for House District 74, announced he's ahead in campaign fundraising over his HD 74 opponents on Wednesday. According to a release from Pachota, the GOP hopeful has raised $61,935 in his campaign account and $53,501 in Friends of Nick Pachota, a political committee chaired by the candidate. Overall, […]
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Donalds Calls Relationship With DeSantis 'Work in Progress,' But Drama Could be Brewing

Donalds Calls Relationship With DeSantis 'Work in Progress,' But Drama Could be Brewing

Michael Costeines
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July 14, 2025
Congressman and Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds (R-FL) isn't "hugging it out"  with Gov. Ron DeSantis amid tensions just yet, calling his relationship with the governor a "work in progress" on Saturday as he looks to succeed him in Tallahassee next fall. But as fast as a weather change in Florida, a political storm between […]
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Gov. Greg Abbot Thanks Florida, DeSantis Following Deadly Texas Floods

Gov. Greg Abbot Thanks Florida, DeSantis Following Deadly Texas Floods

Michael Costeines
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July 12, 2025
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott thanked Florida and Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday for the state's help in the aftermath of catastrophic floods that have claimed at least 121 lives across six counties in Central Texas, including 96 in Kerr County. The flood particularly impacted Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian summer camp along the Guadalupe River. […]
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Trump Admin Pushes Back on Accusations of Poor Conditions at 'Alligator Alcatraz'

Trump Admin Pushes Back on Accusations of Poor Conditions at 'Alligator Alcatraz'

Michael Costeines
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July 12, 2025
A prominent outlet of President Donald Trump's administration, Rapid Response 47, pushed back on accusations on Thursday of inhumane conditions at Florida's new illegal alien detention center in the Everglades, now known as "Alligator Alcatraz." The claims, made in a report by the Miami Herald, included unworkable toilets, hot and cold temperatures, and giant bugs. […]
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Nick Pachota Paces GOP Field in Fundraising for HD 74 Seat

Nick Pachota Paces GOP Field in Fundraising for HD 74 Seat

Michael Costeines
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July 10, 2025
Republican Venice Mayor Nick Pachota, who's running for House District 74, announced he's ahead in campaign fundraising over his HD 74 opponents on Wednesday. According to a release from Pachota, the GOP hopeful has raised $61,935 in his campaign account and $53,501 in Friends of Nick Pachota, a political committee chaired by the candidate. Overall, […]
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Republican George Moraitis Raises $119,000 in Q2 With $360K on Hand in CD 23 Bid

Republican George Moraitis Raises $119,000 in Q2 With $360K on Hand in CD 23 Bid

Michael Costeines
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July 10, 2025
Republican George Moraitis, who's running in Florida’s 23rd Congressional District, announced in a press release Wednesday that his congressional campaign has raised more than $119,000 during the second quarter (Q2) of the year. According to the release, Moraitis's $379,403 in fundraising from more than 330 individual donors leads his Republican opponents, which includes $360,000 cash […]
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Assaults on ICE Agents up Nearly 700%, Homeland Security Says

Assaults on ICE Agents up Nearly 700%, Homeland Security Says

Michael Costeines
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July 10, 2025
Assaults against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal immigration authorities are up nearly 700% over the same time last year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told Fox News. "DHS tells @FoxNews that assaults against ICE/federal agents conducting immigration enforcement are now up nearly 700% over the same time last year," Fox News […]
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