Florida Legislature

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a new law preventing Florida Fish and Wildlife officers from searching boaters without probable cause. Calling it the "boater freedom act," the governor approved the legislation at a Panama City press conference Monday morning. The DeSantis-backed legislation—proposed by the governor and carried by Republican lawmakers Rep. Griff Griffits and […]

Jon Maples, a Republican with a 17-year career in finance, is running for Florida House District 87 in Palm Beach County. Maples, a supporter of President Donald Trump and his America First economic agenda, hopes his background is enough to earn Trump's coveted endorsement. "What I understand from business is that it takes time when […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a sweeping bill on Thursday banning fluoridated water in Florida, condemning cities for imposing the "forced medication." The new law, SB 700, will take effect on July 1—banning all Florida counties from using the anti-tooth decay mineral in the public water supply. The bill signing comes amid a federal push to […]

President Donald Trump recently pledged to lift blistering sanctions on Syria to facilitate the latter’s transition into a prosperous and civilized state.  The sanctions relief promise was made during President Trump’s address at the Saudi-US investment forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.  Trump pledged that he “will be ordering the cessation of sanctions against Syria, to […]

Houthi terrorists continue threatening Israel’s civilian population with daily missile attacks, the latest of which occurred within the last 24 hours.  The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) reported “projectile fire from Yemen” that could have impacted dozens of civilian areas.  The Houthis’ latest attacks on Israel follow recently signed agreements with the US to cease attacks […]

The US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) is scheduled to hear oral arguments over President Donald Trump’s recent executive order exempting illegal immigrants from birthright citizenship rights.  President Trump’s executive order symbolizes the zenith of an underlying legal and political debate over the meaning of the Constitution’s 14th Amendment and the United States v. Wong Kim Ark […]

President Donald Trump recently arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, marking the start of his first major foreign trip of his second term. President Trump’s decision to pick Saudi Arabia as the first foreign country he visited mirrors that of his first administration, where he similarly chose Saudi Arabia as his first destination.  Besides Saudi Arabia, […]

TALLAHASSEE—As Florida Republicans battle each other and the clock to pass a state budget before it's too late, hurling bitter insults for the better part of a month, House Speaker Danny Perez on Tuesday compared Gov. Ron DeSantis to a South Florida seventh grader. Perez's jab came at a Tuesday press avail minutes after House […]

Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) recently spoke to Florida business leaders at an exclusive event of the Economic Club of Miami.  During the event, which featured dozens of CEOs, venture capitalists, tech pioneers, and other business leaders, Donalds shared his vision for Florida’s economy and the economic policies he would pursue were he elected as Florida’s […]

After a months-long warpath against the GOP-led Florida House, Gov. Ron DeSantis has found a new bone to pick with another conservative group: the Republican Party of Florida. DeSantis slammed the RPOF on Monday for offering to host a summit between the governor and legislative leaders to facilitate talks on the state budget, negotiations on […]

President Donald Trump recently announced plans to sign an executive order that will peg the price of medical drugs to that of the country with the lowest price in the world.  In a Truth Social post, President Trump explained that his initiative would cut medical drug prices by 30% to 80%. The US has a […]

TALLAHASSEE—When Gov. Ron DeSantis suggested he would veto a sales tax cut debated by the House and Senate, it shoved the festering dysfunction between the two chambers into the open for all to see. It was the tipping point in the already strained relationship between Senate President Ben Albritton and House Speaker Danny Perez, who's […]

US lawmakers are celebrating the election of U.S.-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost to lead the Catholic Church as its 267th Pope.  Pope Leo XIV, as Cardinal Prevost will henceforth be called, was born on 14 September 1955 in Chicago, Illinois, and belongs to the Order of Saint Augustine (OSA).  Upon being elected, Pope Leo XIV […]

TALLAHASSEE—Serial killer Glen Rogers, set to die next week, is claiming that Florida can't execute him using the state's default method, lethal injection, because his rare blood disorder would cause "needless pain and suffering." But that's not the state's only option. The Florida Legislature passed a sweeping bill last week allowing death row inmates to […]

Publicly available commercial shipping data demonstrates Red Sea shipping increased following President Donald Trump’s November 2024 election.  Red Sea shipping dramatically decreased after the Houthis, an Iran-backed Yemeni terror group, began targeting US, Israeli, and allies' ships since Hamas’ October 7th, 2023, attacks.  Houthi forces have orchestrated drone and missile attacks against US military and […]

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced the rescue of five members of Venezuela’s Democratic opposition coalition who had been sheltering in place due to threats from Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro’s regime.  The five opposition leaders were forced to hide in Argentina’s embassy in Caracas last March after Dictator Maduro increased persecution of his […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis suggested on Wednesday that he would veto House Speaker Danny Perez's plan to cut sales taxes, accusing the Speaker of supporting a "Florida last" tax package. DeSantis's comments at a Tampa roundtable event centered on his desire for a sweeping property tax cut—a plan that he says would be stymied by Perez's […]

A Florida bill that would have required cursive handwriting in grades two through five won't be going to Gov. Ron DeSantis for a signature after it failed to receive any consideration in the Senate. In March, the House unanimously passed a bill (HB 921) 113-0 that would have taught cursive handwriting instruction and other related […]