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The gubernatorial hopeful has raised significantly less money than both DeSantis and Florida Rep. Charlie Crist (D),
On the 5 year anniversary of the terrorist attack that targeted the gay community at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida, leaving 49 innocent people dead, Gov. Ron DeSantis declared that June 12 as “Pulse Remembrance Day” and asked Floridians to acknowledge a moment of silence at 9 am Saturday morning, and order all State flags lowered to half-staff until...
In her first campaign video ads of the 2020 midterm election cycle, Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried (D-FL) promises to bring change to Florida as she appeared to receive very awkward spam emails from the state Republican Party and Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL). In the brief 18 second video, Fried goes through her email notifications as […]
Florida Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D) is facing contention from Americans for Prosperity (AFP) after the group released a mailer urging voters to contact her about not voting for President Joe Biden’s (D) infrastructure bill.
After loud backlash from many elected officials across Florida, Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried (D-FL) plans to review her department's decision of discontinuing their partnership with Feeding South Florida as Farm Share wins their contract with the state. The decision to part ways with Feeding South Florida drew tons of controversy, especially focused around Broward County, […]
"Palestinian-Americans in Florida Chant Terror Group Hamas’ Call-to-Arms"
The Fried campaign had an exchange of words with the DeSantis campaign after controversy arouse regarding a Pride lighting display on the Acosta bridge being shut down.
Her slogan is “something new,” and tasked with changing “the rigged system in Florida."
As campaigns begin to fine-tune their 2022 mudslinging efforts, the Florida GOP is already taking shots at Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Rep. Charlie Crist (D-FL) accusing him of bringing the Socialist agenda to Florida.
As Vice President Kamala Harris (D) continues to get bashed for ignoring the border crisis, Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) has taken it upon himself to reintroduce the Break the Chain Act, a bill to limit family-based immigration visas to spouses and minor children of US Citizens and legal permanent residents. The legislation would rescind the […]
Rep. Val Demings (D) has finally announced her run for the U.S. Senate, setting the table or an ideological slugfest between her and Senator Marco Rubio.
As we head into the 2022 election season, a lot is on the line for races across the country, especially on the federal level. However, Democrats retaining the House majority is becoming seemingly less likely, as a new poll shows that 78% of senior Capitol Hill aides believe the GOP will re-take the House in […]
Florida Senator Rick Scott (R) is adding on to the national conversation, contending that the Chinese Communist Party is “killing Americans, and it’s intentional.”
A small group of former Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives —Reps. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL), Abby Finkenauer (IA), Anthony Brindisi (NY), Christina Hale (IN), Ben McAdams (UT), Jackie Gordon (NY), Joe Cunningham (SC), Kendra Horn (OK), and Xochitl Torres Small (NM)—have just launched Shield PAC, a political action committee that is promoting itself as a “protective barrier to...
With internet use more prominent than ever as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, so have internet-related crimes involving minors. With 1 in 5 children being sexually solicited online, State Senator Lauren Book (D-32) has established free resources online in order to combat online child exploitation and predation.
Florida Rep. Brian Mast (R) may have landed himself in hot water after Florida lawmakers directed a letter to him, arguing that he is politicizing Lake Okeechobee.
After executives at Fisher-Price ignored repeated safety warnings about the company's once-popular Rock 'n Play sleeper, and even after infants began to roll over and die in the now-recalled product, the House Oversight Committee may be coming down hard on the corporation as Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL) grilled the company over their controversial product. Rep. […]
With everything going on in Florida politics, it is important to remember that Hurricane Season— Florida's biggest political issue— is right around the corner and President Biden (D) has just doubled federal hurricane aid for Florida. Starting May 15th the NHC started tropical weather outlooks ahead of their usual June 1st kickoff date. And with […]
