Florida Politics

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a $117.6 billion state budget for fiscal year 2026-27 which includes $1.56 billion for boosting teacher pay, $665 million for Everglades restoration, $127.5 million for the Casey DeSantis Cancer Research Program and other cancer-related initiatives, and more while speaking at a press conference in Tampa this week. "If you just kept […]

Amid the run-up for Florida’s 7th Congressional District’s (FL CD 7) Republican Primary Election, congressional candidate and former Orlando news anchor Ryan Elijah spoke with The Floridian to address voter concerns, driving home the major topics that he strives to tackle once elected. “People have told me that we need to do ‘voice of leadership,’ […]

Hollywood - Republican Congressional candidate Casey Askar highlighted his business background in his pitch to win the District 22 GOP primary while speaking to The Floridian during the Sunshine State Showdown at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. "I would do exactly what I've done my entire career is build jobs and create opportunity. […]

Businessman Jorge Martinez, one of several Republican challengers to Representative Darren Soto (D-FL) for Florida's redrawn 9th Congressional District, discussed his Cuban roots, the threat of socialism, and the United States' relationship with Latin America in a recent interview with The Floridian, saying the U.S. has "taken their eye" off this part of the world. […]

Hollywood - Republican congressional candidate Catalina Lauf criticized fellow opponent and former Congressman Madison Cawthorn for past accusations of insider trading and being a carpetbagger during the District 19 debate at the Sunshine State Showdown at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. "I think ultimately the people of Southwest Florida want a fighter and […]

The pathway to winning a statewide election in Florida runs through Miami-Dade County, and Lt. Governor Jay Collins, who is challenging Rep. Byron Donalds for the Republican nomination for governor, believes that he has the upper hand in garnering the coveted Hispanic and Latino vote in the state’s most densely populated county. During a recent […]

Hollywood – At the recent Republican Party of Florida’s (RPOF) Sunshine State Showdown event, Rep. Randy Fine (R) spoke with The Floridian to discuss the U.S. Supreme Court’s recently approved ruling on the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program affecting Haitian and Syrian immigrants’ legal protections from humanitarian crises. The Congressman asserted that TPS is “supposed […]

DeSantis Signs Bill Renaming Roads After Charlie Kirk, Donald Trump Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation renaming roadways after... READ MORE.   Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins: "I am unequivocally pro-life." Gubernatorial Candidate Paul Renner: "Florida didn't just talk about fighting woke ideology, we defeated it." Rep. Gus Bilirakis: "It was a pleasure to meet with officials […]

Former Florida Congressman and Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly reaffirmed his stance on Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s (DWS) controversial re-election campaign after a Miami-Dade attorney questioned him on social media in a post commemorating the Juneteenth holiday. Attorney Calls Jolly "Feckless" In an effort to politicize the commemoration of Juneteenth – the federal holiday that […]

Hollywood—The 2026 Sunshine State Showdown put on by the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) drew in the whose who of Florida politics, and while gubernatorial candidates, Rep. Byron Donalds and Lt. Gov. Jay Collins, drew much of the hype and attention at the event, it was the buzz surrounding State Rep. Meg 'MAGA Meg' Weinberger […]

Less than two weeks before Absentee Ballots hit mailboxes, Lt. Governor and gubernatorial candidate Jay Collins scored one of the most coveted law enforcement endorsements in Florida— the Police Benevolent Association (PBA). The PBA endorsement of Lt. Governor Collins comes days after Manatee County Sheriff Rick Wells expressed his support for the Gov. DeSantis-appointed gubernatorial […]

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, along with FBI Deputy Director Andrew Bailey, announced the arrest of a convicted drug trafficker whose federal prison sentence was commuted by autopen in the closing days of President Joe Biden's administration while speaking at a press conference in Hollywood this week. According to the attorney general, James Howard Dobbs, […]

DeSantis Touts Success of Progress Monitoring for Students in Language Arts, Mathematics Gov. Ron DeSantis announced more than 60% of Florida K-12 students are... READ MORE.         Gubernatorial Candidate David Jolly: "Floridians are tired of the negativity, the division, and of politics that far too often puts special interests ahead of our […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation renaming roadways after President Donald Trump and late conservative activist Charlie Kirk into law this week. The bill (HB 33) renames a portion of Southwest 107th Avenue (State Road 90) between 8th Street and 24th Street alongside Florida International University (FIU) in Miami-Dade County as “Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue." Kirk […]

Amid House GOP hard-liners' attempts to jam the House Chamber over the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE America Act), President Donald Trump urged House Republicans to end their retaliatory blockade of procedural votes that could put other major bills at risk. “House Republicans should unify, and stop voting down ‘Rules’ or, threatening to do […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced more than 60% of Florida K-12 students are performing at or above grade level in both English language arts and mathematics as part of the state's end-of-year progress monitoring system while speaking at a press conference in Lakeland this week. Florida started end-of-year progress monitoring, officially known as the Florida Assessment […]

Manatee County Sheriff Rick Wells Endorses Jay Collins for Governor Manatee County Sheriff Rick Wells announced his endorsement of... READ MORE.   Gubernatorial Candidate David Jolly: "Let's rise above our politics, ensure TPS remains available to our Venezuelan brothers and sisters who have been displaced and to those who continue to flee the communist regime […]

DeSantis Announces Closure of 'Alligator Alcatraz' Detention Center Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the closure "Alligator Alcatraz"... READ MORE.         Senator Ashley Moody: "We now have anarchist psychos cannibalizing the Democrat Party. This should frighten every American." Byron War Room: "New York Democrats are now sending outright anti-American socialists to Congress — just […]