Florida Lawmakers

Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) is set to introduce his Protect Our Presidents Act, a bill granting equivalent United States Secret Service (USSS) protection to presidential and vice presidential nominees that the sitting president receives. "Over the course of just 65 days, two deranged individuals have tried to kill President Donald Trump, and one was able […]

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter to President Joe Biden (D) regarding China’s manufacturing practices that have allowed them to participate in the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) free trade agreement. The Asian superpower has moved its manufacturing plants to Mexico, benefitting from the agreement and avoiding U.S. tariffs in the process. In the letter, Sens. […]

Despite being a non-binding vote, the 2020 plebiscite in favor of statehood played a large role in similar legislation eventually passing the U.S. House of Representatives in 2022 for the first time in history. The people of Puerto Rico spoke at the ballot box, and a bipartisan group of Members of Congress listened by passing […]

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), alongside Senator Angus King (I-ME), sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf, calling for clear standards and industry guidance to “strengthen America’s domestic pharmaceutical supply chain.” This surrounds Sens. Rubio and King’s concern about the FDA’s failure to develop clear regulatory guidelines for manufacturing technologies of […]

When Miami-Dade's trash incinerator burnt down last year, city officials drew up four potential sites for the new one, including a spot backed by the city Mayor a few miles from Everglades National Park and—to the chagrin of Broward residents—in Broward County's backyard. South Florida Lawmakers aren't pleased. "I am shocked and dismayed that the […]

One day after Trump's second would-be assassin was charged with two gun counts in federal court, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced via executive order Tuesday morning that those charges aren't enough because the alleged criminal should be "punished to the fullest extent of the law." And the state of Florida—not the feds—are the ones who can […]

After former President Donald Trump escaped a suspected assassination attempt—again—in Palm Beach County, Gov. Ron DeSantis is doubling down on the need for an independent state-level investigation. Why? Because he fears that the feds who prosecuted Trump in South Florida are the same ones who will investigate the alleged attack, which DeSantis claims is not […]

Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) released an advertisement against his opponent, former Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL), calling her a “silly socialist.” Well, how grounded are these claims of her supporting socialism? A recent report from Voz detailed an incident in which an alleged Mucarsel-Powell campaign staffer confronted anti-Mucarsel-Powell protestors by yelling “Long live Maduro! Long Live […]

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to encourage the employment of service members and veterans in the defense industrial base (DIB) as it has an “urgent need” for skilled labor. The Florida senator is calling on Sec. Austin to emphasize the importance of transition assistance programs […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 of Puerto Rico becoming the 51st in the Union. Now pressure is on the U.S. Congress to pass the 2024 Puerto Rico […]

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 […]

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 […]

A bipartisan group of Florida lawmakers has criticized the Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, for not regulating Chinese vapes and other illegal substances currently flooding unchecked into the U.S. marketplace. "It's inexcusable. They shouldn't be dragging their feet. Illegal products are illegal products, and they shouldn't be sold on the U.S. market," U.S. Rep. […]

Heisman winner and two-time national championship for the Florida Gators – Tim Tebow – joined U.S. legislators to introduce the bicameral, bipartisan Renewed Hope Act of 2024. This measure was brought forward by Representatives Laurel Lee (R-FL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), and Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT). The legislation is designed to […]