Florida Legislature

TALLAHASSEE, FL—The City of Tallahassee announced Friday that it will open three sandbag locations to prepare for projected flooding and heavy rainfall, prompted by potential Tropical Storm Debby possibly making landfall over the weekend. The storm, which is currently classified as a "disturbance", may soon form into Tropical Storm Debby and bring with it up […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL—Billionaire and hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin is pumping a massive $12 million into a campaign intent on defeating Florida's proposed recreational marijuana amendment. The Citadel CEO revealed his contribution to "Keep Florida Clean" in a Miami Herald op-ed, slamming the Amendment 3 ballot initiative as a "terrible plan" and warning that its passage […]

Florida State Senate Minority Leader Lauren Book (D-FL) and her advocacy group – Lauren’s Kids – are asking individuals to sign a petition calling for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ban convicted child rapists from competing in the games. This call to action from Leader Book comes as Dutch beach volleyball player Steven van […]

State Representative hopeful Greg Folley (R-FL) has received the endorsement of former Collier County Sheriff Don Hunter. Folley – who’s running for House District 81 – has served as a Marco Island City Councilman since 2020 and held the position of Chairman in 2022 and 2023. In the endorsement, former Sheriff Hunter stated that Folley […]

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services – led by Commissioner Wilton Simpson (R-FL) – announced the state has issued a stop-sale order for “Diamond Shruumz” products. Some of the brand’s products have been found to contain “psychotropic components” such as O-Acetylpsilocin. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a recall for Diamond Shruumz-branded […]

MIRAMAR, FL—Republican state Rep. Randy Fine announced Monday afternoon that if the city of Miramar passes its proposed Israel-Palestine ceasefire resolution, he will try to revoke the city's charter and cut its state funding. "I’m done with those who flirt with #MuslimTerror. Any city that believes it should consider supporting Hamas should not exist," Fine […]

Governor Ron DeSantis has called for the Florida Legislature to modify the Condo Safety Law he signed after the Surfside tragedy of 2021 to ease the financial burden on condo owners. The law was initially enacted in response to the tragic collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, which caused the deaths of 98 people, 2ho mandate […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL—In a primary contest that is quickly escalating into a heated battle for the soon-to-be vacant Senate District 35 seat, Miramar Democrat Rodney Jacobs launched a new political advertisement blasting former Broward Mayor Barbara Sharief. The ad implies that Sharief, whose company was found to have overbilled Medicaid patients, "learned her skills" from her […]

AVENTURA, FL—After Hamas supporters defaced Union Station in Washington, D.C, pulling down three American flags flying over the busy train station—burning one in the process—and erecting Palestinian flags in their place, Governor Ron DeSantis excoriated both President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for refusing to attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to […]

ST. PETERSBURG, FL—Governor Ron DeSantis took on the college football transfer portal Wednesday morning, hinting that he and other governors plan to set up a "framework" to curb what he sees as a "yearly free agency." Why the governors? Because, DeSantis says, Congress "can't address anything." "What's happened with this transfer portal—it's almost like a […]

PALM BEACH, FL—Before she decided to run on a conservative, family-first platform in House District 94, Gabrielle Fox—formerly Gabrielle Williams—worked as a massage girl and champagne hostess at two Palm Beach strip clubs, court documents show. Two employees from the adult establishments Monroe's of Palm Beach and Rachel's Steakhouse claim she was also an exotic […]

ST. PETERSBURG, FL—Governor Ron DeSantis believes Vice President Kamala Harris is the next-easiest candidate for Republicans to beat in November, prompted by her newly-minted status as the presumptive Democratic nominee after President Biden stepped aside following mental acuity concerns. However, DeSantis thinks if she "falls on her face", the Democrats will push her out at […]

PALM BEACH, FL—In a contentious state House race in South Florida's HD 94, The Floridian has learned that top political consultant Anthony Pedicini is no longer working on businessman Anthony Aguirre's campaign. Aguirre, who is currently in second place fundraising-wise, did not respond to a request for comment. Nor did Pedicini's consulting partner, Tom Piccolo. […]

PALM BEACH, FL—Gabrielle Fox, a Republican candidate for a hotly contested South Florida House seat, announced Tuesday that she will donate all of her salary to her church and other "pro-family" organizations. If she's elected, that is—and in a race brimming with hopeful Republicans chomping at the bit to replace the termed-out Rep. Rick Roth—it […]

ORLANDO, FL—Governor Ron DeSantis dealt his latest blow to Florida's proposed recreational marijuana amendment Tuesday morning, claiming that if the amendment passes, it will become a "broader right" than freedom of speech. To make matters worse, it will allow "40 to 80 joints" per person. At least, that's what he's arguing. "The right for...marijuana use […]

Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis was joined by Department of Children and Families (DCF) Secretary Shevaun Harris and Guardian ad Litem Executive Director Dennis Moore in hosting a “hands-on, healthy cooking class” in Orlando as part of the Hope Florida initiative. This mentorship program has touched the lives of hundreds of youth making their way […]

In April, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody (R-FL) joined Florida State University in suing the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC, the conference FSU plays in) by filing her own suit against the league after a North Carolina judge concluded that FSU waived its “sovereign immunity” by being a part of the ACC. In an attempt to […]

MILWAUKEE, WI—At a breakfast hosted by Governor Ron DeSantis on the third day of the Republican National Convention, DeSantis revealed that he hopes President Biden becomes the Democratic nominee. Why? Because he thinks his presidency resembles the movie "Weekend at Bernie's", a 1989 comedy where two friends drag their dead employer "Bernie" around town, pretending […]