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TALLAHASSEE — A federal judge has rejected a request by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to shield a top health official from testifying in a lawsuit challenging the state’s prohibition on Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming care for transgender people. State attorneys have been wrangling with plaintiffs’ lawyers seeking to depose Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary […]
Shortly after the Nashville school shooting by a trans-identified woman that took the lives of three children and three adults, the Republican-controlled Tennessee House of Representatives vote to expel three of its Democratic members. After the votes, only two of the three—Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson—were expelled. Representative Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL) took this as […]
If former President Donald Trump wins the 2024 Republican Presidential nomination, could the 45th President of the United States pick one of his primary opponents as his vice presidential running mate, or will he pick someone, like Reps. Byron Donalds and Marjorie Taylor Greene, who have been loyal to him since before leaving office in […]
House Republicans continue seeking means to cut wasteful government spending. Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) recently told The Floridian he would like to cut funding to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and other agencies that continue to spend taxpayer dollars on non-essential items. This decision comes on the heels of the controversial NASA-sponsored air […]
During Governor Ron DeSantis’ (R-FL) time in office, he has been keen on maintaining a platform that “backs the blue” and stands up for police officers and law enforcement. Now, “America’s Governor” has announced that he has been willing to pay the price in order to do so. To encourage potential law enforcement recruits from […]
Representative Vern Buchanan (R-FL) has introduced a bipartisan bill designed to address potential flaws in the mental healthcare system and reduce military suicides. Named the Treating Invisible Wounds on Base Act, Rep. Buchanan's bill would require the Department of Defense to examine the accessibility of mental health services in the military, and then propose how […]
Just as Conservative/Libertarian Reps. Chip Roy and Thomas Massie have endorsed Gov. Ron DeSantis for President in 2024, Rep. Byron Donalds, who is one of the brightest Republican All-Stars in the entire country, has now come out supporting former President Donald Trump. A couple of weeks ago, Rep. Donalds, who also came out swinging against […]
He hasn’t even announced his 2024 presidential candidacy and Gov. Ron DeSantis, aka "Ron DeSanctimonious" is getting peppered with all sorts of “Rino Ron” and “Globalist Ron” attacks from former President Donald Trump’s MAGA nation. President Trump first launched the attacks last year when he found out that Gov. DeSantis was looking into challenging him […]
TALLAHASSEE --- Supporters of Confederate monuments or statues, and other historical markers could sue over removal or destruction of the displays, under a controversial proposal continuing to move forward in the Florida Senate. In a 6-2 party-line vote, the Republican-controlled Community Affairs Committee on Wednesday backed the bill (SB 1096), which would give standing to […]
Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) has certainly not been shy to address the southern border during her time as an elected Congresswoman. From sponsoring legislation addressing human trafficking and drug trafficking to calling for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to resign, Rep. Cammack always seems to be engaged on the issue. Now, Rep. […]
Have a tip, story, new job, or announcement for The JUICE? Reach out: [email protected] NASA Floats Air Quality 'Spy Balloons' Over Florida It’s a bird! It’s a plane. It’s a Chinese spy balloon. No, it’s a NASA low-cost air monitors hovering over Florida farmlands. Rick Scott-Communist China has no business telling members of Congress who we […]
Early in March, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody called President Biden the "biggest benefactor" of the Mexican drug cartels. Now, after investigations through a grand jury, Moody has said in a recent Fox appearance the Biden administration has facilitated "trafficking and abuse of children." "It is shocking to me that we are having to talk […]
It’s a bird! It’s a plane. It’s a Chinese spy balloon. No, it’s a NASA low-cost air monitors hovering over Florida farmlands. Actually, the PurpleAir monitors don't actually float away or hover, but they can be affixed just about everywhere, including weather balloons. Why is NASA, which is administered by former Senator Bill Nelson, spending […]
TALLAHASSEE — Midway through the 2023 legislative session, Republican lawmakers Tuesday began advancing Gov. Ron DeSantis's sweeping elections package that would impose further restrictions on voter registration groups, create a new crime for harassing elections workers and relax campaign-finance reporting rules. The Republican-controlled Senate Ethics and Elections Committee signed off on the measure (SPB 7050) […]
Despite the news swirling around the nation concerning the indictment and arraignment of former President Donald Trump (R), Representative Cory Mills (R) has released a statement regarding Russia’s detainment of American reporter for the Wall Street Journal, Evan Gershkovich. Gershkovich is the son of Russian (then Soviet) parents who fled Communist rule to live in […]
Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has demanded the data of a Twitter account belonging to a supposed girlfriend of Timothy Thibault, an FBI agent accused of halting the investigation of Hunter Biden's laptop in 2020. Thibault's girlfriend in question, Melissa "Missy" Morgan-Ransome, allegedly threatened that "the FBI is going to retaliate" against whistleblowers on the Hunter […]
The Florida State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (FSHCC) has publicly backed the recent Senate bill to provide $500,000 in funding for private colleges providing high-performing nurse programs. To qualify for the grant, the colleges must be accredited and have achieved a 70% pass rate on the first time licensure exam pass rates. The fund is […]
Daniella Levine Cava has shared her thoughts on the newly-named Kaseya Arena.
