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TALLAHASSEE—A Republican-led bill allowing Florida parents to collect damages if their fetus is killed faced bipartisan backlash during its first hearing on Tuesday, narrowly passing amid concerns of abortion restrictions and trivial lawsuits. SB 1284 by Sen. Erin Grall, the state Legislature’s leading pro-life advocate, expands Florida’s Wrongful Death Act to “unborn children,” which it […]
Trump Calls Zelenskyy a 'Dictator' Amidst War Negotiations President Donald Trump released a message on his social media app, Truth Social, regarding Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the negotiations between the United States...READ MORE Gov. Ron DeSantis: "Florida is setting the example for states in combating illegal immigration and working with the Trump Administration to restore the […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday applauded the drastic decrease in the number of Florida abortions, prompted by the governor's efforts to enact and keep a six-week ban on the procedure afloat. Although a majority of Floridians voted to overturn the six-week abortion ban, which took effect in May, it ultimately failed at the ballot box […]
TALLAHASSEE—Florida Senate Democrats plan to file a bill this session banning the use of taxpayer money for political advertising, prompted by Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration using millions of Florida dollars to fund ads against abortion and marijuana initiatives. Though Sen. Tina Polsky (D-Boca Raton) doesn't know which member will file the legislation, she feels her […]
Former Senator Lauren Book and the campaign behind a newly failed abortion rights amendment blasted Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration after the measure gained majority support, demanding the Republican-dominated Legislature repeal the state's six-week abortion ban. It was the first ballot amendment in Florida history to fail after eclipsing 6 million votes in its favor. The […]
Despised by Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida's two hotly-contested ballot initiatives have both failed in a massive victory for the Republican Party, keeping weed illegal and the state's six-week abortion ban in place. The razor-thin fails follow Gov. DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis' 16 campaign events against Amendment 3, which would have legalized recreational marijuana, […]
For the second time in two days, Gov. Ron DeSantis and pro-life doctors hosted a campaign event against Florida's proposed abortion amendment, arguing it will replace licensed physicians with a "clerk at Planned Parenthood" and greenlight abortion for "no reason at all" until the moment of birth. Held at Jacksonville's Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Gov. […]
As Election Day rapidly approaches, U.S. Senate contender Debbie Mucarsel-Powell put Gov. Ron DeSantis on blast for hosting an anti-abortion press conference that she likened to Latin America's "authoritarian regimes." Mucarsel-Powell, who hopes to unseat Republican Sen. Rick Scott, unleashed a two-birds-one-stone attack in a statement to The Floridian where she pointed out that if Scott were […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday hosted a "Doctors Against Amendment 4" press conference where he blasted the "deceptive" pro-abortion measure, urged Floridians to vote no, and had a Catholic archbishop deliver a closing prayer asking God to instill in people a willingness to "sustain" human life. While Gov. DeSantis' strong criticisms of the Amendment, which […]
Florida Democrats Say DeSantis' 6-Week Abortion Ban Triggered Amendment 4 Florida Democratic lawmakers reaffirmed their opposition to Amendment 4, the ballot measure that would restrict abortion access in the state, calling the measure 'restrictive' and 'extreme' as voters...READ MORE Marco Rubio: "Thankful to my senate colleagues for reauthorizing @USCIRF. This commission is crucial […]
TALLAHASSEE, FL—Less than two months before Florida's abortion amendment will appear on the November ballot, a new state-sponsored website slamming the alleged "threat" of the measure has been hit with its second lawsuit in one week because it is "abusive", petitioners say, the website should be removed, and the state should be banned from ever […]
LAKE CITY, FL—Gov. Ron DeSantis is sticking by a controversial state health website that details the "threat" and "myths" of an abortion amendment, despite Democrats insisting that the website violates Florida statute. He says they're lying. "It's not an anti-Amendment 4 [site]...it's providing information about what Florida law is and the resources that are available […]
HERNANDO COUNTY, FL—Before announcing his candidacy as a conservative, pro-life contender for Hernando County Commission, Marvin Baynham signed a petition in favor of Florida's abortion amendment, documents show. Baynham claims fraud. "Political season is in full swing. [The] Establishment put out lies that I support later-term abortion. Ask them to produce the petition I signed. […]
With the number of days to November now reduced to double digits, candidates for elected office are hitting the campaign trail hard to shore up support for their respective campaigns and issues they support, Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), who is running for reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives, recently released a campaign mailer […]
Biden Administration Says US Military Personnel Will Likely be Shot at Building Gaza Pier The Biden administration is now confirming that U.S. military personnel building the ocean pier in Gaza will likely be shot at from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. During a hearing...READ MORE Representative Randy Fine: "These Muslim terrorists should be arrested, expelled, and […]
TALLAHASSEE, FL—In the wake of the Sunshine State's abortion decisions, a Tallahassee freshman is taking the initiative to register young women to vote—stressing the need for youth Democratic voters—while a pregnancy call center slams the "right to choice" amendment. "We distributed a thousand tulips at campuses across the state, teaming up with some sororities to […]
TALLAHASSEE, FL—Abortion rights advocates are up in arms over new bill language establishing an "unborn child" as a person at conception. If passed, this language could negatively impact Democrats' efforts to get abortion on the ballot in November. Republican Sen. Erin Grall, who sponsored Florida's six-week abortion ban last session, amended SB 476 this week […]
Florida Democrats continue to attack Governor Ron DeSantis (R). Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) appeared on MSNBC, calling Gov. DeSantis "a disaster for Florida." "Let’s be clear: @GovRonDeSantis is a disaster in Florida. He bullies gay kids, bans books and wants a near-total abortion ban. His autocratic agenda hurts our education system and ignores kitchen table […]