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DeSantis Approves Law Allowing Gold, Silver as Legal Tender Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday approved a new law allowing Floridians to use gold and silver in certain transactions. The DeSantis-backed measure, HB 999, recognizes gold and silver coins...READ MORE     Rep. Greg Steube: "The @UF Board of Trustees has made a grave mistake. Today, Dr. Ono gave […]

TALLAHASSEE—Florida can use new death penalty methods in inmate executions. Gov. Ron DeSantis broke his personal record for most death warrants signed in a year. And the state Supreme Court upheld a lower court's decision to execute a man who brutally murdered his young nephews. Thursday and Friday of last week were rife with pro-death […]

Orlando: The Top Summer Destiniation in the U.S.? Good news for Disney goers. A recent study by WalletHub determined Orlando as the No. 1 travel spot in the United States for 2025, beating out 99 other metro areas in cost and convenience, affordability, and number of attractions and activities..... READ MORE     Rick Scott: We cannot put […]

Floridian Fluoride is No More: DeSantis Signs Ban on Fluoridated Water into Law Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a sweeping bill on Thursday banning fluoridated water in Florida, condemning cities for imposing the "forced medication." The new law, SB 700, will take effect on July 1...READ MORE   Rep. Byron Donalds: "The road less-traveled is the road God has […]

TALLAHASSEE—Though the Florida Bar wanted to suspend an Orlando lawyer for 90 days after he fractured his wife's nose and threatened to kill her in 2021, the state Supreme Court decided that punishment wasn't severe enough. Instead, the Court decided in a Thursday morning opinion, attorney Ryan Mitchell will be suspended for two years. That's […]

TALLAHASSEE—Serial killer Glen Rogers, set to die next week, is claiming that Florida can't execute him using the state's default method, lethal injection, because his rare blood disorder would cause "needless pain and suffering." But that's not the state's only option. The Florida Legislature passed a sweeping bill last week allowing death row inmates to […]

TALLAHASSEE—A proposed amendment to the Florida constitution shortening term limits for lawmakers passed its first committee on Monday, prompted by the state elections office attempting to disqualify a 17-year-legislator from the ballot. Filed by Republican Sen. Blaise Ingoglia, the proposal would create a cumulative cap of 16 years for state senators' and representatives' time in […]

Steube Introduces Bill to Abolish USAID Representative Greg Steube is introducing legislation to abolish the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and immediately halt all federal funding. The Trump Administration has...READ MORE   FL Rep. Berny Jacques: "Great sitting down with @WFLAmackenzie about our bill (HB 401) that cracks down on corporate ownership of single-family homes!" Rep. […]

Florida Rep. Debbie Mayfield, one day after accusing Gov. Ron DeSantis of politically targeting her, has filed suit against the chief elections officer in the state Supreme Court after she was disqualified from running for her old Senate seat. In the 23-page emergency petition filed Thursday morning, Mayfield asks the Florida Supreme Court to recognize […]

Florida's controversial abortion amendment is the subject of at least ten separate court cases or litigation threats ahead of the November election—and there are still two and half weeks for more. In the process, and at the root of many of the court battles, at least three different state agencies have used at least $9.3 […]

The group behind Florida's proposed abortion rights amendment filed a lawsuit Wednesday claiming First Amendment violations against Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration after a state agency threatened to criminally charge TV stations airing the campaign's allegedly "dangerous" pro-abortion ad. Floridians Protecting Freedom, the group who got the pro-abortion Amendment 4 on the ballot, slammed the state […]

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 […]

In the latest development in Gov. Ron DeSantis' war against a "radical" Florida abortion amendment, the Department of State announced Thursday that they've discovered evidence of fraudulent abortion petitions that helped secure the measure's spot on the November ballot. First broken by the Tampa Bay Times, DeSantis' elections police have questioned some people who signed […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL—The Florida Young Republicans broke ranks with Gov. Ron DeSantis Tuesday morning by throwing their support behind a recreational marijuana amendment backed by Democrats and former President Donald Trump ahead of the ABC Presidential Debate. "As champions of individual freedom, supporting Amendment 3 is the obvious choice for Florida Young Republicans. We're ready to […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL—A nonprofit organization opposed to the death penalty is accusing the Governor of being "calculated" and "hypocritical" in the Thursday evening execution of rapist and murderer Loran Cole, citing confusion over why the Legislature would honor victims of a horror boys' school that Cole attended but still choose to execute him. Floridians for Alternatives […]

Top Republicans Turn on DeSantis' State Park Plan That 'Doesn't Make Sense', Ask Floridians for Help For the first time since Republican firebrand Gov. Ron DeSantis took office, his conservative-dominated Legislature is publicly blasting him and his plan to construct golf courses on state parks while...READ MORE     Rep. Juan Porras: "There is no confusion here, FL […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL—Murderer and rapist Loran Cole is trying to use a new DeSantis-signed law as his get-out-of-jail-free card—literally. The issue? He's a murderer and rapist. So, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the 57-year-old's death warrant on July 29th, 2024—the first execution of the year. Cole is set to be executed on Aug. 29th, though he argues […]

Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) released a video directed toward Floridians on his personal social media account providing a rationale for voting no against Amendment 4 in the upcoming November election. The amendment would protect an abortion procedure in the Sunshine State up until viability – which is estimated between 20-24 weeks. The amendment reads as […]