State & Local

On Monday, Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) announced his intention to introduce the Changing Our Learning, Loans, Endowments, and Graduation Expectations (COLLEGE) Act. With the President Joe Biden (D) announcing today that the administration will forgive up to $20,000 in student loan debt, many Republicans, including the Florida Senator, have come out saying that forgiving college […]

Anna Paulina Luna has once again won her hotly contested primary election, and will now face off with Democrat Eric Lynn in the November general election. After the dust settled, Luna crushed her four Republican opponents, outlasting Attorney Kevin Hayslett by 10 percentage points and Amanda Makki by 27 percentage points. While Luna has received […]

Florida's Congressional District 4 Republican primary is over and Florida State Senator Aaron Bean is set to battle the Democratic nominee in November. Sen. Bean, who has been endorsed by Sen. Marco Rubio, defeated his opponents Erick Aguilar and Jon Chuba. Rubio has described Bean as "a principled conservative leader and business owner who knows […]

In possibly the most captivating State Senate race in Florida this election cycle, the primary race for District 35 in Florida’s State Senate has been called. Incumbent State Sen. Lauren Book (D-FL) has been declared the winner, capturing almost two-thirds of the vote against her opponent, Former Broward County Mayor Barbara Sharief (D-FL). For Sharief, she […]

As the polls have closed and the election results are coming in, the Democratic Primary for Governor has gone in favor of Rep. Charlie Crist (D-FL) with a vast majority of the percentage total. Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried (D-FL) was looking to repeat as a statewide elected Democrat, as she was the only one […]

On Monday, The Floridian reported a story about a congressional candidate out of Florida Dr. Drew Montez (R) and his suspension of the social media giant, Twitter. On the eve of the primary election, Montez was banned from Twitter just days after calling for more Congressional inquiry into the company. Republicans such as Rep. Byron […]

One day before Florida’s Primary Election, Twitter has suspended a Republican candidate, Dr. Drew Montez who is running for U.S. Congress. Oddly enough, Dr. Montez stated previously on his twitter page that no one has been talking about big tech and that Congress isn’t doing enough to address the issue. He also added that Section […]

The policies and mandates recommended by Dr. Anthony Fauci during the COVD-19 pandemic continue to polarize Americans. On Monday, Fauci announced he would step down as Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Additionally, he will step down as Biden's chief medical adviser. He insists, however, that he is "not retiring." Because […]

On Saturday, The Floridian covered the illegal immigration remarks made by Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez (R-FL) that Democrats conflated into being anti-Cuban American. Appearing on the Spanish language "Actualidad Radio," Nuñez says she supports sending illegal immigrants relocated in Florida further north. Additionally, she also states that the influx of refugees fleeing Cuba for Florida […]

The Republican primaries for several of Florida's Congressional Districts have been fierce. While the District 7 race between Rep. Anthony Sabatini and Cory Mills is the major focus as of late, District 13 is proving just as contentious. Sunday, Trump-backed Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL-13) tweeted a video attacking her opponent Kevin Hayslett. The video contains […]

On Friday, Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez, a first-generation Cuban-American, appeared on the Spanish-language radio show " Actualidad Radio" to discuss illegal immigration and Cuban exiles, where her two-tiered response to a question about illegal immigration, and the amount of Cubans illegally crossing the southern border drew the ire of Florida Democrats, including Agriculture Commissioner Nikki […]

The TBI and PTSD Law Enforcement Training Act has been signed into law. Originally cosponsored by Senate candidate and current House Legislator, Rep. Val Demings (D-FL) alongside Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), the bill sets aside $270 million over a 5 year period to reaffirm the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program. The program is dedicating […]

Governor DeSantis' Thursday press conference on election integrity continues to draw criticism from Florida Democrats and liberals. As we covered earlier today, Rep. Carlos G. Smith (D-FL-49) focused his Twitter umbrage on Attorney General Ashley Moody. Early Friday morning, State Attorney Andrew Warren levied his own attack on DeSantis. Warren, who was suspended by DeSantis […]

Thursday, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced that 20 felons who illegally voted in the 2020 Election have been arrested. As The Floridian covered, Commissioner of Agriculture and rival for Governor Nikki Fried (D) quickly cried "voter suppression." During the press conference, Attorney General Ashley Moody said that "we must have elected leaders that are ensuring free and fair […]

Amidst growing inflation and recession, the last thing Americans want to hear is the idea of expanding the IRS. Unfortunately, the Biden administration has done just that. While such an unwelcome move has garnered plenty of criticism, the state of Florida has decided to actually do something about it. On Monday, Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis […]

The closer we get to the August 23 primary, election the deeper the hole Rep. Anthony Sabatini could be digging himself in his Republican congressional primary race. A campaign text possibly sent out by Sabatini or an affiliate group supporting his campaign, or an individual supporting his efforts, is attacking the wife of one of his […]

Throughout this election process, Floridians around the state are learning more and more about their candidates and are gathering information to make well-informed decisions. Because of this precedent, The Floridian spoke to  Hava Holzhauer (D), Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Florida’s District 23 this past weekend.  Holzhauer, who has received the endorsement of the […]

Being a state where a sizeable veteran population resides, Florida works hard to provide for former service members. Thursday, Governor Ron DeSantis (R) announced a five-year temporary teaching certificate program for veterans finishing their bachelor's degree. The program comes out of SB 896, which passed unanimously in the Florida House and Senate with bipartisan support. […]