Policy

Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL) is reintroducing legislation aimed at preventing utility companies from funding political activities with ratepayer dollars. In 2022, Florida Power and Light (FPL), the Sunshine State's largest utility company, was found to be putting money toward so-called "ghost candidates," spying on journalist Nathan Monroe, and influencing editorial decisions of The Capitolist political […]

Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) is introducing legislation banning universities from accepting financial contributions from hostile foreign countries. Named the Securing Academia from Foreign Entanglements (SAFE) Act, the bill specifically amends the 1965 Higher Education Act to include this ban and further requires the reporting of all gifts or contracts with foreign sources from "covered nations" […]

ORLANDO—Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier solidified his commitment to illegal immigration enforcement under Gov. Ron DeSantis, calling it a top priority of his agenda at the Republican Freedom Forum in Orlando on Saturday. "My top priority is to help law enforcement detain as many illegal immigrants as possible," Uthmeier told The Floridian. "We're going to […]

Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) is introducing a bill improving the transparency of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) prescription practices. Specifically, Rep. Bilirakis's Written Informed Consent Act requires the VA to inform veterans through writing of the potential side effects of drugs such as antidepressants, antipsychotics, stimulants, anxiolytics, and narcotics prescribed through their system. Additionally, a […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis recently announced the return of Florida’s Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday, which will run from Friday, August 1 through Sunday, August 31. The period allows Floridians to enjoy savings on school supplies and other items tax-free as kids head back to school across the state. “Proud to deliver additional sales tax holidays, including […]

The infrastructure agreement signed by the government of Liberia with Ivanhoe Atlantic has come under scrutiny, and according to the Foreign Policy Research Institute's Michael Walsh, Congress should be skeptical as well. In July, U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Mark Toner, appointed by President Biden, led the charge in getting the Liberians under Joseph Boakai to […]

Representative Laurel Lee (R-FL) is introducing a bill that eases regulations surrounding the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in a marine context. Specifically, Rep. Lee's Cutting LNG Bunkering Red Tape Act addresses the common practice of "bunkering," wherein ships that use LNG as fuel transfer it between each other over water. During the Biden […]

Florida Democrats have successfully pushed the Trump administration to release $30M to aid the Broward County Public School System. The federal government initially held onto funds designated for the U.S. education system placing nearly $7 billion in funding under review on June 30, leaving school leaders with uncertainties, forcing them to freeze jeopardized programs and […]

Hundreds of immigrants illegally in Florida have been deported from Alligator Alcatraz, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Friday. 100 of these migrants have been fully deported through flights chartered by the Department of Homeland Security, while hundreds more have exited the Everglades detention center and are en route to leaving the country through a stopover […]

Representative Laurel Lee (R-FL) discussed protecting America's pipelines from cyberattacks in a recent House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing, where witnesses argued that this was the greatest threat to the nation's critical infrastructure. "My home state of Florida is a large producer of electricity and relies heavily on pipelines to deliver energy," Rep. Lee began, […]

Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) is launching the new NextGen 911 Caucus in the House of Representatives, which aims to enhance first responders' ability to respond to calls. As her press release explained, public safety telecommunicators (PSTs) operate in over 6,000 call centers nationwide, but face numerous challenges, not only from increased call volumes and new […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis defended Friday the state agency that constructed the Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention center without fully notifying local officials. He lauded the Florida Division of Emergency Management for not "twiddling their thumbs" and building the Everglades center in just eight days—even though local officials in Collier and Miami-Dade counties were still chasing down […]

Representative Laurel Lee (R-FL) discussed how advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) could be used by law enforcement against those who would use it for criminal purposes in a recent House Judiciary hearing. "Today's hearing, among other things, highlights one of the most urgent of these threats [criminal use of AI], which is the exploitation of […]

Representative Mike Haridopolos (R-FL) described the idea of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) as "evil" in a recent appearance on Fox Business's Bottom Line during a discussion about the ongoing debate over cryptocurrency legislation. For additional context, twelve Republicans voted against a procedural vote for three bills related to cryptocurrency. Two key bills, the […]

Representative Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) led a recent House Homeland Security Committee hearing on the continued advance of drone technology and how it could be weaponized against the United States, saying he fears a terror attack on the scale of September 11th, 2001, could be carried out by drones. "Drone technology has just gotten worse, and […]

MIAMI – Florida Democratic Representatives Darren Soto, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Maxwell Frost, and Jared Moskowitz, along with a bipartisan Florida legislative delegation, launched an investigation into inhumane conditions at the newly opened detention center in the Everglades. The detention center referred to as “Alligator Alcatraz” has been a controversial topic among many, with Rep. Soto […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Florida Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar (R), alongside 20 other House members, introduced a new and improved version of the DIGNITY Act. Dubbed the “Dignity Act of 2025,” the bill boldly reforms immigration by building on the foundation of the “Dignity Act of 2023.” At the press conference where Rep. Salazar introduced the […]

Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) and Senator Ashley Moody (R-FL) have teamed up to introduce a bill tightening vetting protocols for sponsorship of unaccompanied migrant children. In April 2023, Sen. Moody, who was Florida's Attorney General at the time, decried the Biden Administration's laxity in vetting sponsors of unaccompanied migrant children, accusing them of facilitating human […]