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Representative Cory Mills (R-FL) joined in a recent letter urging the United States Army to continue maintaining Central Florida as an acquisition headquarters. The letter comes as the Army considers restructuring its program offices, including the Orlando-based Program Executive Office Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI). PEO STRI is a world leader in modeling, simulations, […]
The Florida TaxWatch (FTW) released a report showing the Florida Goodwill Association has placed 4,694 jobs into state communities during a press conference at the Florida Capitol this week. The report, which gauges economic and fiscal impacts, also detailed the association has employed 11,000 individuals due to its efforts. “Goodwill is a national organization that […]
Florida Education Commissioner Anastasios "Stasi" Kamoutsas discussed his oversight of the state education system, including recent misconduct in Alachua and Leon counties, in a discussion with Florida GOP Chairman Evan Power on Power Play! Kamoutsas, appointed to the position in June, spoke to Power about an offensive remark made by an Alachua County school member […]
Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings Enters Governor Race Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings is throwing his name in the race to become Florida's next governor, according to paperwork filed with the Florida Division of Elections this week. READ MORE. Rep. Carlos Gimenez: "Mexico and Colombia have ignored their number one priority: protecting their people. A […]
Weinberger Files Bill to Rename Palm Beach Airport to Donald J. Trump Trump International Airport State Rep. Meg "MAGA Meg" Weinberger (R) has filed legislation to rename Palm Beach International Airport to Donald J. Trump International Airport. Rep. Weinberger recently led the efforts to rename a Florida street after President Trump. The measure was filed […]
President Donald Trump has endorsed Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) for reelection in 2026. In a post to Truth Social, Trump described Rep. Bilirakis as "a Tremendous Champion for Florida's 12th Congressional District." "As a Senior Member of the POWERFUL House Energy and Commerce Committee, Gus is working tirelessly to Advance American Energy DOMINANCE, Create GREAT […]
Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings is throwing his name in the race to become Florida's next governor, according to paperwork filed with the Florida Division of Elections this week. Demings, 66, joins former U.S. Rep. David Jolly for the Democratic nomination. Jolly, a former Republican, entered the race in June. Congressman Byron Donalds and former […]
United Nations Ambassador Mike Waltz invited singer and rapper Nicki Minaj to discuss the ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria after Minaj amplified President Donald Trump's call for action. On Halloween, Trump posted to Truth Social about the ongoing slaughter of Christians in the West African country by Islamists, writing, "Christianity is facing an existential […]
Florida Congressman Brian Mast (R) is sounding the alarm on the effects of the government shutdown, warning that it is “hurting our protected public lands & parks.” “Not only is this shutdown affecting millions of Americans, but it’s hurting our protected public lands & parks," Mast expressed on social media. "Democrats’ refusal to reopen the […]
Representative Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) has introduced legislation prioritizing federal highway projects critical to civil and national defense. Rep. Patronis's Warrior Road Act requires the Secretary of Transportation to compile a list of the three most important highway and infrastructure projects nationwide — those roads most critical to ensuring the rapid and efficient movement of military […]
Florida Republicans and Democrats are clashing, blaming each other over the halting of SNAP funding benefits as a result of the government shutdown. Florida Congressman Gus Biliriakis (R) has called on Democrats to “stop holding families hostage” and to reopen the government to allow for SNAP benefits to receive funding. “Seniors, children, and working families […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis slammed Congressional Democrats for allegedly blocking federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), an issue in part that has kept the government shutdown for over a month. The Governor also applauded the state's work under Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson for mobilizing efforts to provide food assistance to needy Floridians. "I'm […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that $30 million in funding from the Cancer Connect Collaborative Research Incubator will be distributed to four pediatric cancer hospitals over five years in the state during a speech in Jacksonville this week. The four hospitals receiving $7.5 million each are: Nicklaus Children's Health System of Miami Johns Hopkins All Children's […]
FORT LAUDERDALE—Dr. Eric Stelnicki, a pediatric plastic surgeon, is looking to take his expertise from his medical profession into the political world in a bid for House District 100 in Broward County next November. A Republican, Stelnicki believes that knowledge could translate into a win at the ballot box to replace Rep. Chip LaMarca, who […]
State Rep. Meg "MAGA Meg" Weinberger (R) has filed legislation to rename Palm Beach International Airport to Donald J. Trump International Airport. Rep. Weinberger recently led the efforts to rename a Florida street after President Trump. The measure was filed this past Saturday, but it's in drafting. Rep. Weinbeger co-sponsored a bill, HB 987, back […]
James Uthmeier Vows to Narrow State Insanity Defense Following Child Stabbing in Kentucky Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is vowing to reform the state's insanity defense after a man who stabbed a six-year-old child more than 20 times to death was acquitted of capital murder by reason of insanity by a Kentucky jury in 2018. […]
Representative Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) issued a statement demanding that Senate Democrats vote in favor of the continuing resolution (CR) to reopen the government after the cancellation of the Blue Angels' Homecoming Airshow. The annual event is held at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, where the legendary Blue Angels perform for thousands of spectators, and it […]
Chinese Mission Creep: Trump State Department Bureaucrats Appears to Back U.S. Company With Indirect Ties to CCP Are President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio going to openly support the African nation of Liberia's recent signing off on a controversial rail program with Ivanhoe Atlantic, a newly-formed American company whose parent Canadian company, […]
