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By RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel For generations, Democrats have taken the Black vote for granted while failing to deliver. That strategy doesn’t work anymore. This week, the Republican National Committee is cutting the ribbon on our first Black American Community Center in Florida. It’s a symbol of our commitment to reaching new voters and showing […]
Both Florida Rep. Val Demings (D) and Florida Senator Marco Rubio (R), although political rivals heading into the 2022 midterm election, have commented on the attack, extending assistance to Ukraine during this time.
President Joe Biden (D), who has faced scrutiny over his foreign policy with Russia, also shared an update on how the United States is responding to the attack.
Tallahassee, FL - Today, the nationally recognized Parental Rights in Education, or "Don't Say Gay" bill, as Democrats have branded it, has passed the Florida House of Representatives. However, it did not go without serious debate and a few Republicans jumping ship and voting no. House Democrats fought valiantly to amend as much as they could […]
CPAC Gets Underway as Does Putin's Invasion of Ukraine The annual CPAC convention of the nation’s most conservative Americans starts today and so has Russia’s Vladimir Putin invasion of Ukraine. The incursion into Ukraine has been widely condemned, but what else can Europeans and the Biden Administration say about Putin’s actions? They caused it. Weak […]
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) released a video on social media, enjoying a margarita but lamenting that it won't cure "Bidenflation."
TALLAHASSEE—By a vote of 24-15, along party lines, Gov. Ron DeSantis’s pick for Surgeon General, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, has been confirmed by the Florida Senate on Wednesday. After hitting a couple of bumps in the road during the Senate committee vetting process, the Republican-led Senate was expected to vote to confirm Dr. Ladapo. Republicans flexed […]
By Jack Brewer It is a problem many recognize, too few discuss, and even fewer know how to address, but the problem is persistent and leading to a generation of failed children. Too many children do not grow up with a father in their home. Thankfully this week leaders in the State of Florida stepped […]
An oil company has at least temporarily withdrawn applications for permits that could have been a step toward drilling for oil and gas in Southwest Florida’s Big Cypress National Preserve. In a letter Tuesday to the state Department of Environmental Protection, representatives of Burnett Oil Co. pointed to an ongoing review by the National Park […]
Republican 'Culture War' Continues? Once again, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried used her official position to campaign on and condemn a controversial piece of legislation in the Florida Legislature— Rep. Joe Harding’s “Parental Rights in Education” bill. Commissioner Fried is calling the bill "outrageous and unconscionable” and an "all-out culture war" by Republicans. Democrats and media […]
The "Don't Say Gay" bill in the Florida legislature has managed to stir national controversy among parental rights advocates and LGBTQ allies. State Rep. Carlos G. Smith (D-49) attempted to amend the bill today in the Florida House, where his effort to normalize sexual identity was rejected. Now, Florida Republican legislators are reacting to Smith's failed […]
The number of Florida hospital inpatients with COVID-19 has dropped below 4,000 after a surge in late December and early January caused by the omicron variant of the coronavirus. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released data Tuesday that showed 3,814 inpatients with COVID-19, down from 4,123 on Monday and down from 8,798 […]
Having a background in horses, South Florida State Rep. Dan Daley (D-97) has successfully passed HB 1269 through its second committee. The bill intends to bring back standardbred racing in Florida. With only the Commerce Committee left, Daley's bill has managed to pass both the Regulatory Reform Subcommittee and the State Administration & Technology Appropriations […]
Republicans Take Issue with Rep. Anthony "Absentini" Republican State Rep. and firebrand Anthony Sabatini is catching heat from Republicans and his congressional opponent for being the only Republican legislator to side with Rep. Anna Eskamani and other Progressive Democrats in voting against last week’s House budget bill. It’s getting ugly in the Republican-led legislature as […]
Florida Rep. Val Demings (D) has faced controversy over her use of “Chief Demings” on the campaign trail.
Florida Rep. Mario Diaz Balart (R) released a statement, calling it “the results of a feckless foreign policy of appeasement.”
As Florida legislators position themselves to offer new congressional maps as a result of the current redistricting process, the Republican primary race in the proposed 7th congressional district continues to fluctuate. Florida’s 7th District, currently represented by Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D), is expected to move east and encompass Seminole County and part of Volusia County. […]
Florida Rep. Brian Mast (R) has taken to social media to lend his support, arguing that Americans should “not take freedom for granted” in light of the tension between the "Freedom Convoy" and the Canadian government.
