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Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has officially signed the bill to end Disney World’s special tax privileges just a day after it was sent to his desk. The Florida Legislature just a few days ago initiated a special session with their sights set on ending the corporation’s unique tax status.
State Sen. Lauren Book (D-FL) recently shared a press release regarding her response to the passage and signage of HB 7, commonly known as the “Stop Woke Bill.” The Senate Minority Leader says that the governor has caused the “Erasure of black voices in Florida.”
Crist has just doubled down on his support to make sure that not only is the recreational use of marijuana legalized but also that records of nonviolent marijuana offenders will be expunged.
Governor Ron DeSantis continues to flex his political muscles in Florida. And as he does so, members of Florida’s mainstream media have begun taking shots at the Republican leader of the Florida Senate for helping to carry out the Governor’s priority of terminating Disney’s “special district.”
Democrats called the January 6th riot in Washington, D.C. an insurrection. Now, Florida Republican lawmakers are returning the favor and calling this week’s kinda lame sit-in on the House Floor in Tallahassee another insurrection.
Diaz thanked DeSantis for the opportunity to serve in Florida's dOE, vowing to continue working "to better serve parents and students."
Florida Senator Marco Rubio’s (R) team is criticizing Florida Rep. Val Demings' (D) "deafening silence" on the upcoming talks between the Biden Administration and the Castro regime.
TALLAHASSEE — With Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran stepping down at the end of the month, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday recommended Republican state Sen. Manny Diaz Jr. as Corcoran’s replacement. This news was expected as The Floridian was the first to report that Sen. Diaz would most likely be tapped to replace Corcoran. Corcoran, a […]
During the special legislative session that Gov. Ron DeSantis called for to address congressional redistricting maps, Democratic legislators came out in force to condemn the Gov. DeSantis’s actions, calling him everything from an “authoritarian trash” to a “racist.”
Conservative Florida State Rep. Randy Fine (R) has taken issue with Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith (D) for his grandstanding on the controversial Reedy Creek issue, his bashing of Gov. DeSantis, and above all, personalizing issues that “don’t have anything to do with him.” Rep. Guillermo Smith, who is arguably the most outspoken LGBTQ activist in […]
America First US Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) made his re-election bid official by announcing that he will run in District 17 once again. Rep. Steube made his announcement after the District 17 map showed he would retain much of his current congressional district, including Sarasota, Charlotte, and Lee Counties. "Florida’s 17th district deserves an America First […]
The Senate has sent over their map to the Florida House as Senators scrambled to get out of Dodge, many jumping in their cars and making towards I-10, while those residing in the Miami Boogie Down had to wait for the 7:30 pm American Airlines flight down to the People’s Republic of Miami. The House should be done at around...
Florida Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R) has issued a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
DeSantis is expressing that “if Disney wants to pick a fight, they chose the wrong guy.”
After the Florida Senate voted to end Disney’s status as a special tax district, State Rep. Anthony Sabatini (R-FL) gave a message of optimism for Republicans and declared that the bill will also be passed in the Florida House. In a tweet, Sabatini is signaling change within the approaches conservatives are taking to legislation. Today […]
New data from St. Leo University shows regress in support for the Keystone XL Pipeline cancellation, and a majority of respondents taking a middle-of-the-road approach to climate change. The data provided by St. Leo was formulated by polling 1000 people nationally, and 500 people in the state of Florida. For the most part, the differences […]
Democrats ‘Trash’ DeSantis We all know that Sesame Street’s Oscar the Grouch lives in a garbage can and actually enjoys frolicking around in stinky refuse or trash. Now it appears as if Florida Democrats believe that Gov. Ron DeSantis would make a fantastic neighbor to the aforementioned Oscar the Grouch. Rep. Anna Eskamani, the […]
The Florida Republican is receiving more support from law enforcement as the Florida Police Chiefs Association has just endorsed the incumbent.
