Florida Politics

MIAMI—Voters in Miami-Dade County on about to vote in the county’s first-ever sheriff. Republican Rose Cordero-Stutz and Democrat James Reyes, who are vying for the job and recently engaged in spirited and contentious debate are locked in a close race, but could Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava’s financial support tip the scale in the […]

Racism Accusations Made Against S. Florida GOP Donor PALM BEACH GARDENS - Allegations of racial profiling have surfaced after a resident in the Caloosa Properties neighborhood of Palm Beach Gardens accused Republican donor Donald Hansen and his wife, Doreen, of questioning if he lived in the neighborhood. The Republican donor accused of racism...READ MORE   […]

Former President Donald Trump hosted a historic, jam-packed campaign rally in New York City’s Madison Square Garden (MSG).  President Trump’s rally featured speeches by close political supporters and celebrities like Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, and several others.  Sunday night’s rally was a defiant show of force by the Trump […]

PALM BEACH GARDENS - Allegations of racial profiling have surfaced after a resident in the Caloosa Properties neighborhood of Palm Beach Gardens accused Republican donor Donald Hansen and his wife, Doreen, of questioning if he lived in the neighborhood. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, Tracey Simmons and his wife, who are African American, […]

After Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis rounded out five campaign events this week opposing a new measure legalizing weed, one of the Governor's top staffers has taken to social media to create and laud a list of who is voting "no" on the controversial, Trump-endorsed measure. While the Governor has eviscerated […]

Miami-Dade County, which has traditionally been a blue county, has now shifted red.

As most of the state gears up for the newly opened early voting, Gov. Ron DeSantis kicked off his fifth campaign event in one week against Florida's controversial ballot initiatives, slamming the proposed amendment to legalize marijuana as a "monstrosity" and "trainwreck" that will not pass. He spoke at a roundtable event with Surgeon General […]

A breaking Wall Street Journal (WSJ) poll predicts former President Donald Trump will return to the White House come November.  The poll, conducted 12 days before election day, found President Trump leads Vice President Kamala Harris 45 to 47%.  The WSJ poll surveyed 1,500 registered voters across the nation and revealed voters prioritized issues such […]

China has sought to subvert and overtake the United States in any way possible, and not even small businesses are immune as they recover from Hurricanes Debby, Helene, and Milton. Representatives Cory Mills (R-FL) and Greg Steube (R-FL) have introduced a bill prohibiting Chinese-tied small businesses from receiving Small Business Administration assistance. Aptly named the […]

By Mario H. Lopez Puerto Rican music star Bad Bunny is the latest artist to garner attention for political involvement during this campaign season.  The rapper, singer, and producer has been behind a series of political billboard advertisements in his home of Puerto Rico.  Not terribly unusual at first, until reports that the reggaeton star’s […]

Florida Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R) joined the Miami City Commission in unveiling a $3.5 million investment in new affordable housing for senior citizens.

First Lady Casey DeSantis Big Marijuana Worry Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis warned against passing a proposed amendment legalizing marijuana because it will lead to weed black markets and a worsened fentanyl crisis, she worried. READ MORE   Marco Rubio-In #Florida Vote NO on 4! Debbie Wasserman Schultz-Right-wing extremists robbed us of our reproductive freedoms after 35 […]

Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis warned against passing a proposed amendment legalizing marijuana because it will lead to weed black markets and a worsened fentanyl crisis, she worried. At her third campaign stop against the measure this week, called Amendment 3, DeSantis used many of the same points her husband, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, used […]

US Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Jim Risch (R-ID) are accusing President Joe Biden of ignoring the law by failing to impose sanctions on illicit purchasers of Iranian oil.  The Senators allege that President Biden has not imposed new sanctions despite being required to do so by the Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum (SHIP) Act. The […]

Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) have joined 25 other upper chamber legislators in bringing forward the Stand With Israel Act, a bill that would cut U.S. funding to United Nations (UN) agencies that “expel, downgrade, suspend, or otherwise restrict the participation of the State of Israel.” Legislators alongside Sens. Scott and Rubio […]

In recent years, homeownership and affordability have been issues for much of America. Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) has sought to address these issues by introducing a bill creating tax-free savings accounts for first-time homebuyers. The Next-Generation Equity Savings Tool (NEST) Act specifically prevents funds withdrawn from a savings account from being taxed if used toward […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday claimed that if a new marijuana amendment passes in November, the measure would legally protect a weed-carrying truck heading to a dispensary if it runs over a child. He blasted the initiative, called Amendment 3, at a Cape Coral press conference as a monopolized "weed cartel" that would allow the […]

Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) recently joined Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) in promoting the Saving Privacy Act, a bill that aims to “end government abuse of Americans’ financial information.” The senators claim the federal government unreasonably collects too much of its citizen’s data without proper cause. For instance, the legislation would strengthen the protections of the […]