Florida Crystals Dismisses 'False' Allegation That They Violated Cuban Embargo

Florida Crystals Dismisses 'False' Allegation That They Violated Cuban Embargo

Javier Manjarres
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May 12, 2021
The ASR Group, the Florida-based company that is owned by Florida Crystals and the Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida, has pushed back hard against the allegations made against them, calling the allegations made in a recently-file lawsuit claiming, "absolutely false."
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Clowdus, Candidate in Dictrict 6 for FL House

Clowdus, Candidate in Dictrict 6 for FL House

Jim McCool
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May 11, 2021
With election season just around the corner, many candidacies such as Rep. Crist's (D-FL) gubernatorial bid have surprised many.  However, there is a new outsider, CEO Brian Clowdus, that is running for the District 6 seat. Although Clowdus is an Alabama native, he considers Florida to be his second home. With little to no background […]
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Enviro Groups Call for Toxic Algae State of Emergency

Enviro Groups Call for Toxic Algae State of Emergency

Daniel Molina
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May 11, 2021
A number of environmental groups are now calling on the Governor to issue a state of emergency for communities that are impacted by the growing toxic outbreak.
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Scott Calls out Treasury Department on American Rescue Plan Money

Scott Calls out Treasury Department on American Rescue Plan Money

Daniel Molina
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May 11, 2021
On Monday, the Treasury Department announced that it would be releasing $350 billion to state and local governments as part of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan.
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Gaetz: 'The Deep State is Real'

Gaetz: 'The Deep State is Real'

Jim McCool
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May 11, 2021
After a wave of bad press, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) made one of his first public appearances since his sex trafficking allegations made headlines, where he confronted the deep state and refused to be silenced. Gaetz took the stage in the Villages, Florida, and told an excited group of people that CNN, "Propoganized my life, […]
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ACLU Sues Florida Over SB 1890

ACLU Sues Florida Over SB 1890

Jim McCool
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May 10, 2021
With a wave of legislation in the country to enforce election integrity, the Americal Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), just launched a lawsuit against the state of Florida over SB 1890. The suit was filed for, "unconstitutionally abridges First Amendment freedoms of speech and associations by limiting contributions to committees sponsoring statewide ballot initiatives." The ACLU […]
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NRA Accused of Using Children as Prop in Mother's Day Ad

NRA Accused of Using Children as Prop in Mother's Day Ad

Jim McCool
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May 10, 2021
Over the weekend, the NRA caught tons of heat over their Mother's Day post that promoted gun use for moms, as well as being accused of "using children as props." The recent advertisement campaign featured a mother and her daughter touting guns with the caption, "On top of the other millions of jobs moms have,"  […]
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Crist Makes First Campaign Stop in Miami

Crist Makes First Campaign Stop in Miami

Daniel Molina
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May 10, 2021
Over the weekend, the former Governor of Florida made his first campaign stop in Miami, speaking to Cuban American Democrats at Tropical Park.
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Spencer Roach Sounds Off On Biden Over HB 1475

Spencer Roach Sounds Off On Biden Over HB 1475

Jim McCool
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May 7, 2021
After HB 1475, the controversial transgender athlete bill made its way to Governor Ron DeSantis' desk and was signed into law, the measure has made national headlines and even got the attention of President Biden (D), who has threatened to "confront " the legislation. Since its passing, the President and his DOJ have made clear […]
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FL Democrats Endorse Biden's American Jobs Plan

FL Democrats Endorse Biden's American Jobs Plan

Jim McCool
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May 7, 2021
After a historically embarrassing jobs report, Florida Democrats are still endorsing the American Jobs Plan after Biden's April jobs report fell short of expectations by hundreds of thousands of jobs. The United States still added 266,000 jobs in the month of April, which is good, except economists were expecting nearly 1 million.  The unemployment rate […]
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Rubio Defends DeSantis Signing of Controversial SB 90 Election Integrity Law

Rubio Defends DeSantis Signing of Controversial SB 90 Election Integrity Law

Javier Manjarres
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May 7, 2021
Moments after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law the controversial SB 90 election integrity Senate bill, Florida Democrats unleashed a wave of sharp criticisms and attacks over the popular governor's decision of only allowing Fox News to cover the event and for shutting the rest of the media out, including The Floridian.
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Cammack Says Facebook is 'Complicit in Illegal Border Crossings'

Cammack Says Facebook is 'Complicit in Illegal Border Crossings'

Daniel Molina
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May 7, 2021
In a recent letter directed to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the Florida lawmaker accused the social media company of being "complicit in illegal border crossings through ads on its site."
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Donalds: Biden Administration 'Deceiving People' On 'Crisis On The Border'

Donalds: Biden Administration 'Deceiving People' On 'Crisis On The Border'

Daniel Molina
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May 7, 2021
With Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar (D) expressing his disappointment in a recent interview with Fox News, Rep. Donalds is echoing in his remarks, adding that “the Biden Admin is deceiving the people into thinking their crisis on the border has been resolved.”
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Murphy Says GOP only Cares About

Murphy Says GOP only Cares About "Partisan Politics"

Daniel Molina
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May 7, 2021
Florida Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D), who has hinted that she might be seeking a statewide run, called the GOP “shameful” for focusing on “partisan politics and retaining power than they do about American democracy.”
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Florida Enviro Groups Begin Attacking Gov. Ron DeSantis

Florida Enviro Groups Begin Attacking Gov. Ron DeSantis

Javier Manjarres
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May 6, 2021
Florida’s environmental community, largely bankrolled by the left-leaning Everglades Foundation, revealed its true political agenda attacking Gov. Ron DeSantis following his approval of several bills passed by Florida’s Republican Legislature.
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Fried Says DeSantis Using Fox News as 'State Run' Media

Fried Says DeSantis Using Fox News as 'State Run' Media

Daniel Molina
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May 6, 2021
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried (D) is now accusing DeSantis of using Fox News as a “state run” press.
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Charlie Crist Outpacing Demings and Fried in new Gubernatorial Poll

Charlie Crist Outpacing Demings and Fried in new Gubernatorial Poll

Jim McCool
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May 6, 2021
The first Democratic primary gubernatorial poll in the 2022 Florida governor's race has been released and the data is very sobering.  While Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) continues to see a wide path to victory, the Democratic Primary could turn out to be quite the blood bath, and maybe all for nothing.
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DeSantis Signs Historic Voter Integrity Bill Into Law

DeSantis Signs Historic Voter Integrity Bill Into Law

Jim McCool
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May 6, 2021
Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has just signed one of the most controversial bills to be sent to his desk from the GOP-led legislature during the 2021 legislative session —the  SB 90voter integrity bill.
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