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
Florida lawmakers have expressed support for Israel as it continues its efforts to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. Iran has indiscriminately fired sundry inter-ballistic missiles against Israel, killing and injuring civilians. Iran’s attacks are a retaliation against Israel’s ongoing attacks targeting the former’s nuclear development programs. While Iran has claimed its attacks against Israel […]
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) announced Monday that there were zero instances of blocked roads or property damage from the weekend's "No Kings Day" protests across the state. The FDLE also praised demonstrators for staying peaceful, a contrast to recent protests in Los Angeles. "ZERO blocked roads. ZERO property damage. While other states […]
US-based oil refinery company CITGO appears to have been involved in a recently exposed corruption and fraud scheme orchestrated by the leadership of Spain’s Socialist Party. Spanish government investigators recently released phone call audio and recorded conversations demonstrating Socialist party officials conspired with private businessmen to obtain large sums of cash in exchange for political […]
Iran has indiscriminately fired sundry inter-ballistic missiles against Israel. Iran’s attacks are a retaliation against Israel’s recent attacks targeting the former’s nuclear development programs. Israel condemned Iran’s attacks. “Israeli civilians are currently being targeted by the Iranian regime,” reads an IDF statement. “The world cannot stay silent.” While Israel’s missile defense system, colloquially known as […]
President Donald Trump warned Iran that Israel would repeat its recent attacks at a larger scale if Iran continues refusing to negotiate an end to its nuclear development programs. Israel recently struck key Iranian nuclear development facilities and personnel, weakening Iran’s capability to obtain nuclear weapons - a goal Iran has been steadfastly working towards […]
The militaries of the US and Israel have recently targeted terrorist groups operating out of Syria. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) explained they intercepted and apprehended Hamas terrorists plotting attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF troops in Syria. “IDF troops executed a targeted, intelligence-based nighttime operation in Syria and apprehended several Hamas terrorists who had […]
Republican lawmakers are at an apparent impasse regarding next steps with Iran as nuclear negotiations sputter. Iran and President Donald Trump’s administration have been discussing potential diplomatic solutions to halt the former’snuclear development programs. However, recent reports suggest Iran is unwilling to concede to the US’s main requests, and every day without a ‘nuclear deal’ […]
The US Treasury Department has announced new sanctions against several charitable aid organizations that are surreptitiously channeling donations received to Palestinian terror organizations. The sanctions impact five nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) spread throughout the Middle East and Europe who reportedly directly cooperate with US-designated terror groups Hamas and Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). […]
U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL) mocked the Trump Administration over rising electricity prices in Florida. She stated, “Propaganda I am NOT falling for:” “The Trump Administration saying Floridians have affordable electric bills??” Rep. Castor added. The video embedded in the post shows the Hon. Wright discussing how Florida, over 15 years, has had very little rise […]
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, (R-FL) is leading a Florida delegation in a letter addressed to President Trump outlining the many reasons why he should choose Florida as NASA’s new headquarters location. Scott notes that NASA’s current headquarters lease in Washington, D.C., will expire in 2028 and points out that the agency plans to build a […]
Lu, an African hippopotamus and movie star who had lived at the Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park for six decades, passed away peacefully on Sunday, according to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The 65-year-old hippo, born at the San Diego Zoo on Jan, 26, 1960, came to Homosassa Springs at four-years-old. He […]
Climate activist Greta Thunberg was recently detained in the eastern Mediterranean by Israel’s government during a voyage she and other activists were taking towards Gaza with the hopes of protesting the ongoing war. The vessel Thunberg was on belongs to an anti-Israeli group called the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), which has criticized Israel’s blockade of […]
Representative Neal Dunn (R-FL) has introduced legislation preventing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from attempting to "claw back" public assistance grants from natural disaster areas. Specifically, Rep. Dunn's Streamlined FEMA Cost Exemption Act renders project costs to FEMA Public Assistance projects executing a grant with the agency exempt while also prohibiting the recoupment of […]
Venezuelan Democratic opposition leader Maria Corina Machado personally thanked Republican South Florida Representatives Maria Elvira Salazar, Mario Diaz-Balart, and Carlos Gimenez for hosting three Venezuelan dissidents who recently fled Venezuela. The three Republican representatives hosted Venezuelan democratic dissidents Pedro Urruchurtu, Claudia Macero, and Humberto Villalobos. The dissidents had been sheltering inside Argentina’s embassy in Venezuela […]
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s ongoing political row over the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ is causing intense debate over whether Republicans should pass the act in an upcoming Senate vote. The ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ was recently passed in the House of Representatives, and includes a variety of policies including no taxes on tips, […]
For the first four days of June, Israel has been forced to defend its civilian population from consecutive Houthi missile attacks. Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israeli Air Force (IAF) reported having to respond to presumptive Houthi attacks every day since the beginning of June. “It’s only June 3, and for the third time […]
State Secretary Marco Rubio recently announced the State Department will be restricting the Visas of foreign government officials partaking in Cuba’s medical doctors forced labor initiatives. For months, reports have alleged that the Communist Cuban regime is profiting off the forced labor of Cuban doctors. More than 40,000 Cuban doctors are reportedly spread worldwide in […]
President Donald Trump has warned the state of California it will face consequences after a trans athlete dominated California’s recent statewide high school track and field championship. AB Hernandez, a biological male, won gold in two competitions for female track athletes. Parents had protested against Hernandez’s participation in the competition to no avail. “A Biological […]
