Florida

Gov. Ron DeSantis indicated Friday he does not support a House proposal that would shift $200 million away from 12 school districts that required students to wear masks last year during the COVID-19 pandemic. The House included the proposal in a budget plan that it will take up during a floor session Tuesday. The proposal […]

By Jim Saunders and Tom Urban TALLAHASSEE — With the state still grappling with the coronavirus pandemic, the Florida House on Thursday gave final approval to a bill that would extend COVID-19 legal protections for hospitals, nursing homes and other health-care providers. The House voted 87-31 to pass the measure (SB 7014), which was approved […]

Florida has paved the way recently for modern Conservatism in America.  Now, the most recent "Don't Say Gay Bill," proposed by Central Florida's State Rep. Joe Harding (R-22) has caught the attention of President Joe Biden (D), who blasted the legislation today. Those who are rather socially progressive have been more than furious with the […]

On the day that Florida Rep. Val Demings (D) champions her background as an Orland police chief, Florida Senator Marco Rubio (R) is accusing Demings of “political opportunism.”

Florida Senator Rick Scott (R) has introduced a bill that would ban the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from collecting taxpayer biometric data.

NO MAS TEQUILA! Whenever an immigration bill is introduced in the U.S. Congress that contains the words “comprehensive” or illudes to being "comprehensive," pro-legal immigration activists take pause. But Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar’s recently file “Dignity Act” is a massive piece of legislation that looks to first secure the border, a move that has never […]

TALLAHASSEE — Senators on Tuesday gave initial approval to a controversial proposal that critics have dubbed the “don’t say gay” bill because it could curtail school discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity. The Republican-dominated Senate Education Committee approved the measure (SB 1834) in a 6-3 vote along party lines, despite testimony from dozens of […]

Everyone Will be Held Accountable A week after he announced that he would target hotels and transportation companies for facilitating the transport of illegal immigrants from the U.S. Southern border to Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis said that non-government agencies that are paying for transport, housing, living essentials for these immigrants would be held accountable. Gov. […]

Dirty Politics…HELLO ELECTION SEASON! With The Floridian breaking the news that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, aka AOC, could be coming to Florida to help potential congressional candidate Rep. Anna Eskamani, Republican congressional candidates Cory Mills and Rep. Anthony Sabatini both used the news as a fundraising tool this past weekend. On the very same day the AOC news […]

Florida Rep. Brian Mast (R) argued that “Putin could be testing NATO” by antagonizing Ukraine.

By Ryan Dailey TALLAHASSEE — Calling the plan "punitive," leaders of Florida's private colleges and universities are crying foul about a House proposal that could link the amount of money students get from a state-backed grant program to their schools' performance. The House plan is included in a bill (PCB HEA 22-01) aimed at implementing […]

State Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo is scheduled Tuesday to go before the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee for a confirmation hearing, after facing heavy criticism from Democrats during a similar hearing last month. Ladapo, who was appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in September, has become a controversial figure because of his views on handling the […]

The operation resulted in the death of Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, the leader of ISIS. In response, the President has received bipartisan support, and one lawmaker that is extending praise is Florida Rep. Michael Waltz (R).

Bipartisanship in Congress Does Exist It might not appear so, but Congressional Democrats and Republicans do get along sometimes. Sometimes. The one issue that Florida’s Congressional Delegation is on the same page with is the environment. All of the members are against offshore oil drilling off of Florida and are also completely behind in making […]

Florida Democrats Just Soiled the Bed The latest Suffolk University/USA Today Network poll conducted in Florida is bad news for Florida Democrats. Remember, Republicans have already surpassed Democrats in voter registrations. On Election Day, Republicans could have a 200,000 voter registrati0n advantage. Now the Suffolk poll shows that President Biden’s approval ratings are in the […]

In a case involving a former Orange Park councilman, a Florida appeals-court judge Wednesday blasted a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the First Amendment. Judge Brad Thomas of the 1st District Court of Appeal wrote an 11-page concurring opinion that took aim at the Supreme Court’s 1964 New York Times v. Sullivan ruling, which, […]

In a press conference with other members of the Florida Republican Congressional delegation, US Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) flipped the script on Democrats giving Trump credit for environmental support over the current Biden Administration. "The federal government's commitment really fell off for the better part of over a decade.  So beginning in 2016, 2017, [Trump […]

Redistricting Process Stops Well, I am not going to say ‘I told you so,’ but I told you so. Gov. DeSantis has said that he was waiting to see what legal issues his and other Republican-friendly congressional redistricting maps could face before the process of drawing said maps came to a close. Yesterday in Miami, […]