Florida Legislature

TALLAHASSEE, FL—In a hearteningly bipartisan move, Florida congressmen are snickering at Governor Ron DeSantis's recent claim that hamburgers are healthier than veggie burgers at a Future Farmers of America event. "I think all of those things are delicious. Beef is good, veggies are good, chicken is good," Democratic Congressman Jared Moskowitz told The Floridian. "Perhaps […]

TAMPA, FL—In its final form, Governor Ron DeSantis approved this year's $116.5 billion budget while vetoing around $1 billion in projects, touting a staggering $17 billion surplus. "This is a budget that shows it can be done," DeSantis said at the Tampa press conference, applauding his "great" budget as a "mark of good leadership". "We […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL—Governor Ron DeSantis ordered the national flag to be flown at half-staff Wednesday to commemorate the eighth anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub shooting by an Islamist-connected murderer, who claimed the lives of 49 victims. On June 12th, 2016, Orlando's LGBTQ nightclub drew over 300 partiers for its Latin Night—including 29-year-old Omar Mateen. Twice investigated […]

PORT ST. LUCIE, FL—Amidst a looming—and dramatic—sheriff election, interim Police Chief Richard Del Toro is innocent of alleged Hatch Act violations, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel told him in a letter, prompted by their months-long investigation kickstarted by an anonymous January complaint. “This letter is in response to a complaint the U.S. Office of […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL—Former three-term Congressman Alan Grayson, a Democrat, dropped out of the U.S. Senate race on Friday where he planned to challenge incumbent Republican Rick Scott. Now, he's setting his sights on a state race—Senate District 25. Grayson was among four other Democrats who qualified for the national race, including former one-term Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell […]

Florida State House District 94 hopeful Meg Weinberger (R) appeared on Real America’s Voice’s “American Sunrise” after she received the endorsement of former President Donald Trump (R). “MAGA Meg” as President Trump referred to her, has entered the political realm while working in multiple fields helping those who need assistance, including abused animals (such as […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL—Florida corrections officials announced Monday that they will jumpstart an oddly dark yet seemingly ingenious method of solving cold case homicides: giving prisoners playing cards. These are not normal playing cards; each card will be marked with a photograph of a murder victim or missing person, tell their story, and give information on how […]

HIALEAH, FL—As Florida languishes at the near worst-in-the-nation spot for teacher pay, Governor Ron DeSantis slams teacher unions while taking action—announcing Monday that he will approve $1.25 billion in the state budget toward teacher salary increases. "This is an increase of close to a quarter of a billion dollars in funding over the previous years...and […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL—Suspended Democratic prosecutor Monique Worrell was rightfully pulled from her post by Governor Ron DeSantis, the Florida Supreme Court decided Thursday morning, denying her challenge of wrongful suspension. "We cannot agree with Worrell that the allegations in the Executive Order are impermissibly vague, nor that they address conduct that falls within the lawful exercise […]

WASHINGTON, D.C.—At a Wednesday Capitol Hill press conference, Civil rights lawyer Ben Crump struck an odd pair with rapper 50 Cent, where the attorney revealed he will endorse his former partner Daryl Parks for the Florida Senate District 3 seat. Crump—who represented the families of murdered black men George Floyd, Trayvon Martin, and Michael Brown […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL—In the newest chapter of the Republican Rep. Tom Leek versus "Pot Daddy" Orlando lawyer John Morgan saga, Leek's team has responded to Morgan's claims that Leek attacked him. A candidate for Senate District 7, Leek was called a "country club Rhino" and a "f*ck the people" person by "Pot Daddy" Morgan, who has […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL—The Executive Director of a police oversight panel hopes to beat out a screenwriter and a former Mayor to become the Democratic nominee for Senate District 35 after its representative, Minority Leader Lauren Book, was termed out. Rodney Jacobs, the Executive Director of Miami's Civilian Investigative Panel, jumped into the statewide race in September […]

A proverbial political torch is about to be lit in the contentious Republican primary race in Florida’s House District 94 as more and more Trump surrogates continue to line up to support philanthropist Meg “MAGA Meg” Weinberger over consultant Anthony Aguirre. The Floridian has learned that Aguirre’s campaign could be on the verge of attacking […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL—A part-time college professor will not be allowed back at his university after he called for Jews to "return to exile" in parts of Europe. Danny Krikorian, a U.S. Government professor at Valencia College in Orlando, proposed the existence of an "Arab Federation" encompassing municipal Arab states, represented by "The flag of the Arab […]

The Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) has taken its censorship case to the U.S. Supreme Court concerning the constitutionality of state legislation such as Florida’s SB 7072 and Texas’ HB 20. The CCIA believes those legislative measures enable “government interference into speech.” In short, Florida’s bill does not allow big tech companies to moderate […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL—Governor Ron DeSantis took over the Sean Hannity Radio Show Wednesday afternoon, hitting on topics like DEI  and Hamas, and revealing that Florida will file a complaint against Starbucks for allegedly violating anti-discrimination laws. "In Florida, [we will see whether] this ‘quota’ for hiring, and programs that cause every employee to determine whether they […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL—Democratic Senate candidate Debbie Mucarsel-Powell hosted a Zoom press conference to discuss Florida's mounting affordability crisis, blaming incumbent Republican Senator Rick Scott for seniors struggling to afford rent and rocketing gas and food prices statewide. "Seniors should be able to retire with dignity," Mucarsel-Powell told reporters Wednesday, blaming "Rick Scott's affordability crisis" for what […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL—Florida's only Jewish Republican Lawmaker plans to file a bill next session equating Irish, Spanish, and Norwegian businesses to North Korean, Syrian, and Iranian companies, restricting those entities from working in Florida. Why? On Wednesday morning, Ireland, Spain, and Norway said they would recognize Palestine as a state. "In Florida, if you support Muslim […]