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FLORIDA KEYS—The Sunshine State's endangered smalltooth sawfish are dying at an unprecedented rate, and scientists have absolutely no idea why. In late January, reports from the Florida Keys began rolling in: sawfish are spinning in circles and turning up dead. Scientists logged the erratic behavior in 109 sawfish and discovered 28 dead—all within two months. […]
President Joe Biden (D) welcomed the weekend by recognizing March 31st as Transgender Visibility Day.
In Enterprise, Alabama, a 23-year-old illegal immigrant has been charged with first-degree rape of a 14-year-old mentally incapacitated girl. Representatives Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and Troy Nehls (R-TX) shared their disgust and possible solutions to the problem. Rep. Buchanan mentioned that this crime was “completely avoidable.” Another example of a completely avoidable, horrific crime committed by […]
Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) appeared on Fox News’ “Mornings with Maria” to discuss the prospect of illegal immigrants voting in elections and being counted in the census, which affects congressional representation nationwide. Illegal aliens SHOULD NOT be voting in US elections. Illegal aliens SHOULD NOT be counted for the purposes of setting congressional districts. No […]
Commenting on the threat of President Trump, President Biden argued that he's "old and out of shape."
TALLAHASSEE, FL—A controversial, Republican-led vacation rentals bill targeting party houses and preempting local governments is facing conservative backlash, with one Republican demanding this legislation never be "brought up for consideration again." Under SB 280, cities are allowed to have registration programs conforming to state rules, but all city ordinances enacted after 2011 are eradicated. Unless […]
Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL) attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony and made a major announcement at Hillsborough County’s Church Park Head Start Center, an early childhood education organization. The announcement includes over $20 billion for early childhood education and childcare programs stemming from the $1.2 government funding bill. Rep. Castor spoke on the importance of early education […]
The bill seeks to bar federal officeholders and candidates who have charges of certain criminal offenses from being able to access classified information.
US Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) is running for reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives again this year and has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump (R) in his District 12 race. Congressman Bilirakis has enjoyed quite a decorated career in Congress. Recently, he earned an A+ legislative rating from a pro-life group, and […]
Although Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has been a very environmentally aware governor, his newest bill may cut clean energy alternatives from the state forever. The bill (HB 1645) on the governor's desk would ban offshore wind energy, specifically wind turbines offshore and within one mile onshore of the coast and the Intracoastal Waterway. Additionally, it […]
Venezuelan opposition party Democratic Unitary Platform (DUP) announced Tuesday they were unable to register their preferred candidate for Venezuela’s upcoming presidential elections. The announcement arrived after months of failed negotiations between President Joe Biden’s administration, Venezuelan regime leader Nicolas Maduro, and DUP officials.  President Biden had spearheaded an effort to convince Maduro’s regime to permit […]
ORLANDO, FL—The Jacksonville resident who brought Florida's attention to the squatter epidemic slams Governor DeSantis after he didn't invite her to the bill signing, wondering if she was excluded because she's a Democrat. Patti Peeples had to wait 20 days for two squatters to be evicted from her home, and when they were, they left […]
Regina Hill, an Orlando City Commissioner, has been arrested.
Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) appeared on NewsMax to discuss the audio recording of Special Counsel Robert Hur’s conversation with President Joe Biden (D) regarding the classified documents that were found in various places while Biden was Vice President. In Special Counsel Hur’s report, he found President Biden was unfit to stand trial as he is […]
Floridian lawmakers continue to demonstrate their unrelenting support for Israel as relations between the Jewish state and President Joe Biden’s administration dwindle. Last week, President Biden allowed the United Nations Security council to approve a ceasefire resolution failing to condemn Hamas. Biden’s administration has also sanctioned certain Israeli individuals and companies and warned of additional […]
SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FL—Tiger King's Joe Exotic was booked into Santa Rosa County Jail early Wednesday morning on hold for a federal hearing regarding a music dispute—not his attempted murder of his biggest critic, Carole Baskin. The Tiger King took a road trip from his 21-year, murder-for-hire conviction in an Oklahoma prison all the way […]
Florida Rep. Byron Donalds (R) believes that Rep. Gallagher has the responsibility to "finish the job" he was elected to do before leaving.
Mickey Mouse, Disney Bend the Knee to DeSantis After Two-Year-Long Battle In the newest development of one of the strangest—and surprisingly long-running— Florida feuds, Disney has officially dropped its lawsuits against Florida Governor...READ MORE Florida Rep. Randy Fine: "Excited about the next chapter for the Florida-Disney relationship!" Former President Donald Trump: "Joe Gruters was on […]
