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Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and Katie Britt (R-AL) wrote a recent letter to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick demanding action to counter illegal Chinese fishing. As Sen. Scott explained, China's illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing is highly unethical on multiple fronts. For instance, ships' crews are "notorious for their gross human rights abuses, including […]
Florida Democratic Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz released a statement demanding the release of Cuban protestors arrested by the Cuban regime and urging the U.S. to take action to free the protestors. “It's up to us to sound the alarm for the 1,000+ peaceful Cuban activists unjustly imprisoned. We must demand their freedom,” she said. “Oppression […]
State Sen. Joe Gruters (R-Sarasota) was unanimously elected chairman of the Republican National Committee during the GOP's summer meeting in Atlanta on Friday. Sen. Gruters, a Trump ally, will take over for Michael Whatley, who stepped down from the position to run for Senate in North Carolina. "Thank you all so much. Now the party […]
Speaking on behalf of Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, Communications Director Jeremy Redfern said the state plans to appeal a federal judge's decision to shut down Florida's illegal alien detention center in the Everglades, widely known as "Alligator Alcatraz." "Just this week, a judge in the same district as Judge Williams refused to hear a […]
Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) is endorsing Representative Chip Roy (R-TX) in his run for Texas Attorney General in a post to X (formerly Twitter). Rep. Roy announced his campaign in a press release earlier Thursday afternoon, saying, "It has been my honor to represent the 21st Congressional District of Texas – the best part of […]
Representative Maxwell Frost (D-FL) is announcing that a new passport application office is being built in Orlando after years of demanding a second location in Florida. As we covered last May, Rep. Frost described how the Miami Passport Agency in Miami is the sole passport application office in the entire state, putting it too far […]
Rep. Fabian Basabe (R-Miami Beach) responded in a lengthy exchange to The Floridan regarding a recent state directive to remove Miami Beach's LGBTQ rainbow crosswalk located on Ocean Drive. Rep. Basabe, while cognizant of the LGBTQ community's concern regarding the removal, broadened the scope of the issue as a larger problem with the city's lack […]
Florida's Real Estate Woes: Miami Beach Among Worst Real Estate Markets in America Miami Beach might be a good place for its restaurants and nightlife, but not a good place if you're looking to buy a home. According to a WalletHub report, the city ranked near the bottom of the barrel of America's best real estate […]
Florida Congressman Greg Steube (R) unveiled a bill that will give tax incentives to independent media platforms not owned by “the big four” to boost their market share. Rep. Steube’s Independent Programmers Tax Incentive Act will “give [independent programmers] a tax incentive to give them the ability financially to do the things they need to […]
Miami Beach Commissioner Laura Dominguez is criticizing state officials over their decision to remove the city's LGBTQ Pride crosswalk on Ocean Drive, blasting it in part as an attack on free speech and local governance. Dominguez says she plans to introduce a proposal at the next city commission meeting on Aug. 28 to redesignate the […]
Rep. Juan Porras (R-Miami) and fourteen other House Republicans criticized California Gov. Gavin Newsom over his state's sanctuary state policies following a deadly crash involving an illegal alien truck driver that took the lives of three people in Florida. MxM News was first to share the joint statement by the House. "Florida will not stand […]
With $20 million in the bank, and with the coveted endorsement of President Donald Trump in his back pocket, Rep. Byron Donalds' gubernatorial campaign continue to gain momentum as more members of the U.S. Congress, like Rep. Mike Haridopolos, continue to support his endeavor to replace the term limited Gov. Ron DeSantis. Rep. Haridopolos, a […]
Representative Maxwell Frost (D-FL) has reintroduced his bipartisan Safe Air on Airplanes Act, which phases out "bleed air" systems from commercial aircraft. Rep. Frost first introduced the bill last May after one of his constituents, a flight attendant named Shannon DeWitt, was a victim of a fume event while serving on an airplane. As we […]
Miami Dade County Commissioner Eileen Higgins is at a political crossroads. To qualify for the City of Miami’s mayoral race, she must file an irrevocable letter of resignation from her District 5 seat no later than August 26. As of now, Commissioner Higgins has not submitted that letter, leaving voters and political observers questioning whether […]
Democrats Are Gong to be Big Mad: DeSantis Joins With Uthmeier to Revise 2020 U.S. Census Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) has announced that he and Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier will collaborate on an effort to correct the 2020 U.S. Census potentially awarding Florida additional seats in...READ MORE Ron DeSantis— The State of Illinois, under the lack […]
A coalition of Senate and House Democrats is pushing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for more information regarding the uses of the controversial Everglades Detention Facility, also known as ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ Florida Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) and Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley (D) spearheaded a letter to the heads of DHS, Immigration and Customs […]
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) has announced that he and Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier will collaborate on an effort to correct the 2020 U.S. Census potentially awarding Florida additional seats in the House of Representatives. Gov. DeSantis released a statement claiming that the previous Biden Administration was aware that Florida’s 2020 Census data was […]
Florida Congressman Randy Fine (R) says he is looking into allegations made by the Orlando Torah Center (OTC) after the Orthodox synagogue filed a federal lawsuit accusing Orange County and its County Commissioners of rejecting the synagogue’s application to expand. Rep. Fine is one of the few Jewish Republicans in Congress and an outspoken supporter […]
