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The Florida Chamber of Commerce has joined a list of reputable names that have endorsed Senator Wilton Simpson (R-FL) for Agricultural Commissioner in this upcoming election cycle. “The Florida Chamber of Commerce endorses Wilton Simpson as Florida’s next Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services. As our recent Most Valuable Legislator, Wilton Simpson has taken the lessons […]
With election season just over the horizon, the Republican Party of Florida is set to roll out a list of endorsements for major state-wide candidates who are seeking re-election, including Governor DeSantis (R-FL) who was unanimously backed by the FL GOP. In a Tweet over the weekend, Chair of Chairs Evan Power of the Florida […]
False Gay Narrative Continues to Divide Florida The ongoing tussle between pro-LGBTQ activists and Parental Rights in Education advocates continues, as Rep. Carlos “Carlitos” Guillermo Smith just can’t let the argument go and continues to make some off the wall accusations against Gov. Ron DeSantis and supports of the measure. But while most Republicans […]
As the controversial issue of allowing Transgendered individuals to compete in women’s sports and use female-only facilities, gay rights activists across the nation continue to push the narrative that Republicans like Gov. Ron DeSantis are QAnon conspiracy theorists, and are against gay and transgendered children. During a Trump rally in Georgia this past weekend, Rep. […]
Over the weekend, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) signed into law a bill that would limit the use of physical restraints against students.
On social media, the former Governor of Florida shared a picture of his meeting with the Sindicato de Puertorriqueño Trabajadores y Trabajadoras (SPT), and the meeting was an effort to discuss “the importance of supporting our Boricua labor community.”
As the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson came to an end, Democratic lawmakers like Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz were quick to point out just how qualified they believed Judge Brown Jackson was to sit on the highest court in the land.
Florida Senator Marco Rubio (R), a proponent of the Payment Protection Program (PPP) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, is questioning the Small Business Association (SBA) over a backlog of program applications.
According to U.S. census data used in an article by Axios, the three counties that saw the largest number of people leave were L.A. County, New York County, and Cook County, Illinois (including Chicago). This all occurred during the height of the pandemic (July 2020 – July 2021). The top ten counties with the biggest gains […]
Conservative Republican and Florida First candidate Brian Clowdus, who is running for the Florida House of Representatives in District 6 this election cycle, has come out swinging in support of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s Florida First, Family First legislative agenda.
Wilton Simpson (R), President of the Florida Senate and candidate for the Agriculture Commissioner position, has released a new advertisement touting President Donald Trump’s (R) endorsement and calling him a "workhorse."
Today, Governor DeSantis (R-FL) updated the state on Florida's economic development. Florida saw jobs added for the 22nd consecutive month as the unemployment rate continued to fall. Gov. DeSantis made remarks after data regarding Florida's economy in February of 2022 was released, showing very positive results that do not seem to be slowing down any […]
GOP Race in Central Florida Gets Ugly Just about every Republican legislator in the Florida Legislature believes that Rep. Anthony Sabatini is persona non grata for going after anyone he feels does not prescribe to his political ideology. Sabatini has called even the most conservative of lawmakers RINO's and called Sen. Marco Rubio and […]
When former NRA president Marion Hammer sent out an email condemning a political mailing that she alleged looked like one of the gun rights giant customary mailings, little did she know that it would fuel the budding Republican congressional primary feud between former Combat veteran Cory Mills and Rep. Anthony Sabatini? The mailer in question […]
“Heartbreaking consequences of Joe Biden’s failures for girls who have grown up in a free society," stated Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) in response to a tweet to the headline by The Hill. The report shares that the Taliban is stopping education for girls above the 6th grade. Heartbreaking consequences of Joe Biden’s failures for girls who […]
By Peter Kounelis While we all have high hopes for the new year, the spike in COVID cases again last month led to a concerning influx of patients on our healthcare system. The local independent pharmacy community remains on the frontlines of patient care, continuing their day-to-day service to patients on top of providing COVID-19 […]
In the advertisement, the Rubio team accuses Demings of supporting “court packing,” which is a criticism that has also been extended to the president.
By Jim Saunders TALLAHASSEE — A Leon County circuit judge indicated Wednesday she will uphold a 2015 state law that would require women to wait 24 hours before having abortions, opponents of the law said. Circuit Judge Angela Dempsey held a hearing on a motion by Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office to reject a constitutional […]
