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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 […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is surely used to being called all kinds of names like, “racist” or “bigot” or even a “Right-Wing Nutjob” but I don’t think he would ever have thought that someone would accuse him of trying to erase the identities of the entire gay community.
When Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the transgender sports ban into law, and when he gutted specific funding allotted for the LGBTQ community in Orlando, Florida as a result of the Pulse Nightclub shooting that occurred 5 years ago, little did Gov. DeSantis know that he would be accused of “erasing” the “identities” of gay people.
Rep. Crist, who’s a former Governor of Florida, has announced that he is going to embark on a Voting Rights Tour across the state of Florida.
Sprowls, who is also serving as the current Florida Speaker of the House, has formally endorsed Anderson, calling him “a conservative leader we can count on to stand up for our values.”
The Company We Keep…Nikki Fried’s Charlie Crist Moment Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried has is considered the frontrunner in the Democratic primary race to replace Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, but if she keeps hanging out with people who may not be seen in the best of light, that distinction of being on top in the race is […]
As Democrats continue to keep the January 6th narrative alive, House Democrats haven't given up on praising the Capitol Hill police officers on duty that day, including Rep. Val Demings (D-FL) who has continued to stand up for police against her party's "woke" narrative, while calling Republicans like her likely 2022 senatorial opponent, Sen. Marco […]
Commissioner Fried has not responded to the allegation, but Power questions the “exponential increase” as she looks to become Florida’s next Governor.
HB1523 updates trade secret law, arguing that if trade secret theft benefits either a foreign company or government, it would be a first-degree felony under the bill.
Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is running for governor in the 2022 Democratic gubernatorial primary election, and as the top elected Democrat in the state, it is her job as the figurehead of her political party to serve as its head cheerleader. This past weekend, Commissioner Fried tweeted a prediction that Democrats are going to win every single general election...
Appearing on the first episode of Dan Bongino’s “Unfiltered” TV show on the Fox News channel this past Saturday night, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis reiterated his opposition to the controversial and “divisive” Critical Race Theory, the education concept that he believes has no place in the education of children.
Miami— During this past weekend’s American Conservation Coalition rally at Bayfront Park in Downtown Miami, the organization’s founder Benji Backer praised City of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez for his commitment to fighting climate change and endorsed him for President of the United States in 2024.
With the Israeli-Palestinian conflict mostly subdued as a result of a ceasefire, the tensions have sparked a dialogue in the US around the antisemitic violence that Democrat Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL) has blamed on the Squad. In the first weeks of the conflict, Squad member Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) made controversial headlines as she called […]
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) has announced that he plans to donate, not only his first-quarter salary but his second quarterly Senate salary to charities across Florida to help fight child poverty and diseases such as ALS. Liberty Youth Ranch in Bonita Springs is a residential program for vulnerable children, and Advance Senior Center in Kissimmee […]
You won't find the former college cheerleader rooting for Gov. Ron DeSantis with pom-poms in hand, but you will find Conservative Republican State Rep. Alex Andrade pushing DeSantis' Florida First agenda, and in his spare time, he is still trying to Make America Great Again. Andrade can almost be described as being to the right of Congressman Matt Gaetz. Because...
Florida Democrats wanted to avoid another grueling gubernatorial primary as we saw in 2018, but with AG Commissioner Nikki Fried already throwing barbs at Rep. Charlie Crist, and Sen. Annette Taddeo looking and sounding more like a probable than a potential candidate for governor, it could be time to throw that bag of Extra Butter Pop Secret popcorn and sit back and watch this primary...
By State Rep. Mike Giallombardo (R) In the race to repair state economies, Florida is winning. Under Gov. Ron DeSantis, the state has become a standout for all the right reasons. While most states spent the past year telling their residents “no” on a daily basis, Florida went the opposite direction.And the science says Americans […]
Florida Rep. Chris Sprowls (R) is currently serving as Florida’s Speaker of the House aside from representing Florida’s 65th State House District. In the upcoming 2022 midterm election, Sprowls will not be able to run for reelection because he will be term-limited. During a time when both Republicans and Democrats are trying to expand their ground on the political landscape,...
