State & Local
Along with up-to-date political coverage, The Floridian takes the opportunity to post about issues, legislation, and lawmakers in local municipalities and at the state level
On Friday, The Floridian detailed a Spanish-language radio ad by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) targeting Karla Hernandez-Mats, Charlie Crist's nominee for Lt. Governor in the upcoming election. Sunday evening, Mats retaliated with an online ad of her own, calling DeSantis a "dictator." Come join us for episode 1 of Chalkboard Talk! Today's word of the […]
Alongside the Simplifying Grants Act, which was announced Thursday, Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott Tandem made another joint announcement, this time petitioning U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to “initiate a Section 301 investigation of fruit and vegetable imports from Mexico, and to secure trade relief for Florida growers.” The petition is a bipartisan effort, […]
As Americans continue to struggle with inflation and tax increases, the woke agenda marches on. In June, it was reported that the Tampa Bay Rays had donated $20,000 to the city's Metro Inclusive Health (MIH). The facility provides "gender-affirming" care for transgender individuals, including puberty blockers for minors. Thursday, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) wrote to […]
A multitude of Republicans in the U.S. Senate, including Florida’s very own Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) have come together to introduce a bill looking to make life easier for local governments who are attempting to apply for federal grants. The bill is known as the Simplifying Grants Act, which applies […]
With the 2022 midterm elections less than two months away, candidates are ramping up their offensives against one another. On Tuesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) released a Spanish-language radio ad targeting his rival Charlie Crist's (D) pick for Lt. Governor, Karla Hernandez-Mats. The ad can be heard and is translated to English over at El […]
The effects of President Biden's open border policy have long been a concern among Americans. Human and drug trafficking, especially fentanyl, claim and destroy many lives. Known or suspected terrorists have been apprehended at the border. On Wednesday, Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12) spoke with AM Tampa Bay about this crisis and how to solve it. […]
On Wednesday, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) penned a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough to voice his opinions and share his worries about the delays that former service members are experiencing in the VA. The Florida Senator did not fail to mention that the state of Florida has 1.5 million veterans […]
With the September 30th deadline to fund the government fast approaching, Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) is calling on his colleagues to pass a continuing resolution that will fund the government through 2023, by maintaining the current functions and programs of the federal government. This moves intention is to keep the Democrats from pushing any far-left […]
The Floridian recently covered Rep. Val Demings' (D) labeling of Marco Rubio (R) an "extremist" for his hardline pro-life stance. Sen. Rubio has stated support for legislation that offered exceptions to abortion in cases of rape and incest, while Demings has consistently voted against the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. In this clash of […]
Months have passed since the passage of the Parental Rights in Education bill which amassed a tsunami of media hits, both negative and positive, towards Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state of Florida itself. The bill, which was notoriously dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by its opponents, attempts to ban public schools and their […]
With the 2022 general election on the horizon, campaigns across Florida will be revving up advertising, in particular, the reelection campaign of Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL). First Lady Casey DeSantis is now showing off a new ad that flexes the governor's accomplishments within his first term. First Lady DeSantis released a one-minute clip where she […]
Few Democrats have outwardly spoken much about President Biden's (D) Philadelphia speech calling "MAGA Republicans" a threat to democracy last Thursday. At most, as The Floridian has covered, they have ignored the condemnations Biden leveled and focused on the positives, or using the same "MAGA Republican" phrase in their own tweets. In a Friday speech […]
In a recent Op-Ed with the Washington Times, Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) has a standard for the United States to renew and to continue to uphold: the idea of “never again.” America has dedicated itself to teaching young students about the horrors of the Second World War and all that it produced, especially the Holocaust. […]
Karla Hernandez-Mats, Charlie Crist's (D) pick for Lt. Governor in the 2022 midterms, continues to attract controversy less than a week after being selected. In a Sunday interview with the Miami-based Local 10 news program This Week in South Florida, Hernandez-Mats seemingly responds to the interviewers' questions in a condescending fashion and accuses them of […]
As the general election nears closer and things get feistier, Rep. Val Demings (D-FL) has decided to campaign with Charlie Crist’s (D-FL) running mate, Karla Hernandez-Mats, as the former Orlando Chief of Police is looking to unseat Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL). Upon hearing the news, the incumbent Senator and his team was quick to call […]
Suspended Hillsborough County District Attorney Andrew Warren's crusade to be reinstated continues, as he has now reverted to bringing in reinforcements. In a tweet published Sunday morning, Warren cites an opinion piece from Florida's Sun Sentinel. The authors "served on Florida’s Constitution Revision Commission in 1997-1998. We carefully reviewed and debated the portion of the […]
Back in July, The Floridian detailed attempts by California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) to attack Florida's own Governor Ron DeSantis (R). Gov. Newsom said "freedom is under attack" in Florida, to which DeSantis shot back, saying that California's population is "hemorrhaging" because of Newsom's own policies, while Florida is a "citadel of freedom" that Californians […]
In American politics, both political parties claim to be the party of science and claim to be the party that fights for the average Joe, and both parties claim to be the party that supports Israel and the Jewish community the most. What is constant in these three examples is that both parties manage these […]
