'Their Courage Will Not Be Forgotten': DeSantis Commemorates Surfside Condo Collapse

'Their Courage Will Not Be Forgotten': DeSantis Commemorates Surfside Condo Collapse

Liv Caputo
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June 24, 2024
MIAMI, FL—Though the Surfside condominium that collapsed and killed 98 people was demolished mere days later, Governor Ron DeSantis made sure that the tragedy's memory does not meet a similar fate...nor will it ever be repeated. "Three years ago, we lost 98 lives in the Champlain Towers tragedy in Surfside," DeSantis posted on X. "Today, […]
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The Lounge🍊—2.24.2024—Florida Lawmakers Square off With DeSantis Over Social Media Ban—More...

The Lounge🍊—2.24.2024—Florida Lawmakers Square off With DeSantis Over Social Media Ban—More...

Liv Caputo
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February 25, 2024
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 […]
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Sweeping Florida Healthcare Bills Pushed Past the Senate Floor

Sweeping Florida Healthcare Bills Pushed Past the Senate Floor

Liv Caputo
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January 19, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, FL --- Senate President Kathleen Passidomo's sweeping healthcare agenda is on the move, following the Florida Senate's unanimous passage of her widespread reforms Thursday morning. Key points of the plan include increasing Floridian doctors and generating new facilities for women to give birth. The project is composed of two bills, SB 7016 and SB […]
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FL Legislative Black Caucus Pushes for Priority Legislation

FL Legislative Black Caucus Pushes for Priority Legislation

Jim McCool
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February 3, 2022
This February brings the observation of Black History Month. The Florida legislature's Black Caucus is attempting to push through legislation concerning Health, Safety Prosperity, and Pride. These four categories make up a combined 59 unique pieces of legislation.  Yet midway through the 2022 legislative session, not a single one has made it to the House […]
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