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Family First Senate Alimony Bill 1796 is garnering unprecedented support from Conservative and Christian-based organizations across the country.
Florida Senator Marco Rubio (R), a vocal critic of the Chinese Communist Party, has introduced the Uyghur Policy Act.
After an exchange with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley during a hearing, Waltz penned an op-ed for FOX News discussing the ensuing war calling for the Biden Administration to “send Ukraine the damn MiGs.”
For the last two years, the U.S. has grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated lockdowns, shutdowns, mandates, and public health orders. In Florida, we’re fortunate to have Governor DeSantis leading the way to keep Florida free and open, fighting back against the orders to which blue cities and states have become accustomed.
Even as the congressional district lines across the state have yet to be finalized as a result of the dragged-out redistricting process, Republicans vying to replace retiring Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D) in Florida’s 7th District continue to campaign in the district that may drastically change in the coming weeks. Two of the candidates considered frontrunners in that contentious primary race—Rep....
The Parental Rights in Education bill easily became the most controversial pieces of legislation in recent Florida history. Now, it appears that the legislation has inspired lawmakers in other states to take action. Newsmax reported today that, "More than a dozen states have introduced Florida-inspired legislation," that would, "prohibit 'gender identity' discussion in school for […]
Freshman Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D) was unable to attend her town hall meeting on Friday after contracting COVID-19. A congressional staffer told The Floridian that Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick was slated to address a small group of mostly small business owners at her Tamarac regional office, but had to cancel her appearance after testing positive for the […]
New polling from Saint Leo University that parents have become more informed of their children’s curriculum since the start of the pandemic and the switch to remote schooling. Naturally, parental involvement has become a topic of discussion since. The new data suggests that a vast majority of people both nationally and in the state of […]
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) announced that he has spoken to “Several Central American Leaders” about Biden ending Title 42. According to the information that Rubio received, President Biden is going to allow any undocumented immigrant to stay if they claim asylum. Title 42 was a policy enacted by President Trump during March of 2020, the […]
Several of the most pragmatic Democratic lawmakers—Senate Minority Leader Lauren Book, Sens. Jason Pizzo and Shevrin Jones—have come to side with Gov. DeSantis on key legislative issues, including school testing, funding for Visit Florida, and the overall state budget.
State Senator Shevrin Jones (D-FL) approved of Governor Ron DeSantis’ (R-FL) decision to eliminate FSA (Florida Standards Assessment) in the Sunshine State. The FSA was a long, drawn-out, once-a-year style of testing. The intent of the new system that will be put forward is to shorten the length of tests, and to test in a […]
Jared Perdue, who has led the Department of Transportation’s District Five in Central Florida, was named Thursday by Gov. Ron DeSantis to serve as state transportation secretary. Perdue has been with the state agency for about 18 years and replaces former Secretary Kevin Thibault, who stepped down from the $200,000-a-year position to become chief executive […]
Appointed by Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, Waltz will attend the Conference Committee considering the United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA).
Embattled Vice President Mike Pence (R) released a new advertisement this week, urging support for “the Freedom Agenda.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rick Scott (R-FL) have cosigned a letter to the Army Corps insisting upon proper funding towards various Florida projects such as the Central Everglades Planning Project and the Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir project before the Army Corp of Engineers finalizes their work plan. They penned in the […]
This week, former President Donald Trump (R) endorsed Florida Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) from the 18th district. Mast, a former U.S. Army serviceman, is in his third term seeking reelection this November. The endorsement from the man who received the greatest amount of votes a Republican has ever received in the Presidential election should help […]
State Senator Shevrin Jones (D-35) is firing back at Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) on redistricting and calling this special session a "waste" of "taxpayer dollars." "The problem we have now is the Speaker and the Senate President disagrees with the governor on the fact of him inserting himself in the map,' said Sen. Jones. ' […]
Moody and Florida Rep. Bill Posey (R) have announced legislation that would give states the authority to enforce immigration laws “when DHS won’t.”
