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
US representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) welcomed Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry’s resignation announcement. The announcement comes amid rampant gang violence across the island. Representative McCormick stated Haitians had been waiting for the Prime Minister to make the announcement and welcomed it. McCormick is the cochair of the Congress Haiti caucus and still has family members […]
The border crisis along the southern border has continued to be center stage in American politics, Florida may face its own illegal immigration problems very soon. Governor DeSantis (R-FL) is currently getting Florida ready for a mass influx of Haitian migrants. A humanitarian crisis in Haiti has caused speculation that Florida may be the next […]
The day before University of Georgia student Laken Riley was murdered by Jose Ibarra, an unidentified 21-year-old Pensacola motorcyclist was struck and killed on February 21st by an illegal immigrant driver wanted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL), who represents the area in Congress, demanded information about Byron Pineda, the accused, […]
US Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) sent a letter to Senate colleagues urging them to freeze the rising Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR). AEWR determines the federally-set minimum wage employers must pay nonimmigrant workers under the H-2A visa classification. In January 1, 2024, an increased AEWR went into effect, nationally raising the rate by 5.6 percent. […]
Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) announced a growth rate in private sector jobs for January. Adding 37,900 jobs over the year (0.4%), Florida doubled the national private sector job growth average for the same period. The state4's labor force growth nearly tripled the national average over-the-year in January as it grew by 243,000 jobs (2.2%) compared […]
US Representatives Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL), and Carlos Giménez (R-FL) held a press conference to claim Cuba must remain on the US State Department’s State Sponsors of Terrorism list. The press conference comes at the heels of a recent trip to Cuba by some Democrat lawmakers. Last week, representatives Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) […]
Congressional Republicans are coming together to protect South Florida's Ecosystem Restoration efforts by requesting $725 million in funding from President Joe Biden (D). US Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) and US Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) have put together a bipartisan letter to the White House to include funding for places like the Everglades in the president's […]
Records recently released by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) reveal Florida’s Sun Sentinel Newspaper and many other American media outlets have received millions in Chinese funding. The funding originated from China Daily of Beijing, a newspaper entirely owned and operated by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). According to the DOJ’s records, the Sun Sentinel […]
US Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) held a meeting with doctors to discuss the recent measles outbreak in Florida. Florida recently reported 10 new measles cases, with most located in part of Representative Schultz’s congressional district Broward County. Schultz explained her meeting was motivated by her desire to ensure "we all have correct information […]
Since becoming the Florida Democratic Party Chair, former Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried (D-FL) launched the “Take Back Florida” tour to gain voter registrations for the left side of the aisle. After years of Democrats dominating the state of Florida in terms of party affiliation of its residents, Republicans – for the first time in […]
Government affairs firm Capital City Consulting announced that former senior advisor to Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) Heather Barker has been hired by the firm. The former senior advisor will head the firm’s political fundraising, charitable and non-profit fundraising, and assist in “business development and the facilitation of business-to-business strategic partnerships,” according to Capital City Consulting’s […]
Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) called on his fellow Floridians in the State Legislature to reject HB 789/SB 738 – legislation that “revises construction relating to causes of action for damages to real or personal property directly resulting from certain discharges or other conditions of pollution.” Some believe this bill would make it easier for polluters […]
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody (R-FL) is launching a new program to reinvestigate cold cases in Florida in an effort to resolve them. The project will be called Florida's Cold Case Investigations Unit. The unit will assist Florida law enforcement specifically in homicides. Attorney General Moody announced the new unit under the Office of Statewide […]
Florida legislators in the state government declared Thursday to be Israel Day at the Capitol. Speakers for the event included State Senators Ana Maria Rodriguez (R-FL) and Jason Pizzo (D-FL), State Representative Randy Fine (R-FL), and survivors of the Oct. 7 attack, Millet Ben Haim and Rom El Hai. The Israel Day at the Capitol […]
A coalition of US Senators and Members of the House of Representatives have filed the Secure U.S. Leadership in Space Act of 2024 to incentivize investment in the American space industry. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) introduced the bill in the Senate while Representatives Neal Dunn (R-FL) and Salud Carbajal (D-CA) […]
Senator Jonathan Martin’s (R-33) proposed law on ‘lewd & lascivious’ grooming has received unanimous support within committees in the Florida Senate and will now head for a floor vote. ‘Lewd & Lascivious’ grooming refers to behavior where an adult attempts to entice a minor into illegal sexual behavior or to exploit the minor for human […]
A group of conservative senators led by Rick Scott (R-FL) has penned a letter urging President Joe Biden reconsider his current foreign policy strategy in Latin America. The letter alleges President Biden’s current strategy is a “misuse” of US influence and runs counter to the nation’s foreign policy interests. Namely, the senators criticized Biden’s designation […]
Social Media Ban Puts Parental Rights in Crosshairs The past week at the Capitol has been a flurry of activity, with Lawmakers rushing to turn their bills into Florida law. With only a week and a half left in the 2024 Legislative Session, big bills related to Jeffrey Epstein and—in the most controversial news of […]
