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Primary races in Florida are usually very colorful and contentious, considering that in some cases, the winner of the political race winds cruising to victory in the general election. This appears to be the case in the contested Republican primary contest between former State Senate President Mike Haridopolos and businessman John Hearton in Florida’s 8th […]
AUBURNDALE, FL—Governor Ron DeSantis announced his latest attack on "wokeness" Thursday morning with the Florida Department of Transportation's new website: roadsarenotforpolitics.com. "I'm pleased to announce that today, to make clear where Florida stands, the Florida Department of Transportation is launching a dedicated portal that will highlight for folks the politicization of the Biden transportation department […]
US Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) has introduced various bills limiting China’s ability to do business in the US. If passed, the bills would prohibit American companies from investing in Chinese companies, bar individuals from purchasing Chinese stocks, and prevent Chinese companies from going public. Senator Scott justified his bills by claiming China was profiting off […]
Investigative journalist Laura Loomer has called out Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and the U.S. Coast Guard for not apprehending a Haitian migrant sailboat allegedly carrying over 100 passengers that appeared on the shores of Key West, Florida. “How did [the U.S. Coast Guard] not detect this massive migrant boat in Key West this morning? Ron […]
To add insult to injury, the bill failed after 14 House Republicans joined 202 House Democrats to block its passing.
Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Evan Power, and the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) are catching some criticism from some Republicans around the state. Some Republicans have not been able to join their county executive committee because they are already a member of other organizations that have been deemed “in violation of the restrictions on the […]
While most of the nation's eyes are looking at the Presidential election in November, Florida is seeing an equally significant contest between incumbent Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and former Representative Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL), who hopes to unseat him in what many are calling a longshot bid, especially now that Sen. Scott has been endorsed by […]
Representative Anna Paulina Luna's (R-FL) gambit to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in inherent contempt of Congress will be up for a vote this Friday. At a recent press conference, she expressed confidence that House Republicans, with their narrow majority, will vote to do so. While AG Garland was voted to be held in contempt […]
Contentious Florida State House Race Could Get Nasty The contentious Republican primary race between Anthony Aguirre and Meg Weinberger in Florida's State House race in District 94 is expected to get ugly as Team Aguirre may conduct a scorched earth... READ MORE Ron DeSantis-During COVID, unelected bureaucrats used “public health” as a pretext to deprive citizens of […]
The contentious Republican primary race between Anthony Aguirre and Meg Weinberger in Florida's State House race in District 94 is expected to get ugly as Team Aguirre may conduct a scorched earth political campaign against Weinberger. The Floridian has learned from a source close to Aguirre that Aguirre's consultant, Anthony Pedicini, could be planning an […]
With Latimer advancing, progressive Democrats are outraged, moderate Democrats are celebrating, and George Rep. Majorie Taylor Green (R) has bid her colleague Jamaal Bowman goodbye.
TALLAHASSEE, FL—A new, pro-Biden Supreme Court ruling dealing with the federal government allegedly censoring conservatives online may bode poorly for Governor Ron DeSantis in a soon-to-be-decided Florida case, in which he's argued that his 2021 law banning social media companies from taking down conservative posts is valid and necessary. Social media companies disagree. And, based […]
Cryptocurrency is a hot commodity, and it could become legal tender soon. Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) is already on it and has recently introduced a bill allowing the payment of Federal income taxes with Bitcoin. Rep. Gaetz, inspired by El Salvador's bold move to legalize Bitcoin as a legal tender, has introduced a bill that […]
A group of over two dozen Republican lawmakers have joined an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit against a Securities and Exchange Commision (SEC) environmental rule. The SEC rule would require publicly traded companies to record and disclose some of their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The rule’s final publication triggered immediate lawsuits, including one […]
A bipartisan group of Florida lawmakers is urging the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to adequately prepare for a potential emergency in Florida’s coral reefs. Coral reefs have recently suffered the consequences of historic heat levels, which often lead to coral ‘bleaching’, a term describing the white color corals turn after dying. According to […]
Human trafficking remains a great evil in the present day, and the State Department's recent 2024 Trafficking in Persons report only reflects its grim prevalence. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) expressed outrage in a recent statement responding to the report: "The concerns listed in this report for these heinous crimes must transcend into tangible actions to […]
Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) appeared on Benny Johnson’s “The Benny Show” to discuss the economic effects of President Joe Biden’s (D) tenure in office that those in the music industry – especially those in the hip-hop sphere – are feeling. The Florida representative was candid in his perspective that some of those in the hip-hop […]
Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL) reintroduced the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act, a bill that provides “immediate access to support and medical care for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) who already qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and are therefore eligible for Medicare.” The Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act is […]
