Democrats Say Freedom First Budget 'not Enough'

Democrats Say Freedom First Budget 'not Enough'

Daniel Molina
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December 9, 2021
Florida Democrats are rallying against the bill, arguing that it’s “not enough.”
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DeSantis Seeks ‘Job Growth’ Money as Claims Remain Low

DeSantis Seeks ‘Job Growth’ Money as Claims Remain Low

Javier Manjarres
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December 9, 2021
By  Jim Turner TALLAHASSEE --- Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday he wants to double funding for a state economic-development program and bolster rural infrastructure projects as weekly unemployment claims in Florida continue to come in at pre-pandemic levels. DeSantis released a proposed $99.7 billion state budget for next year that included $100 million for the […]
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Ron DeSantis' New Freedom First Budget Cuts Rising Gas Prices

Ron DeSantis' New Freedom First Budget Cuts Rising Gas Prices

Jim McCool
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December 9, 2021
As the year comes to a close, many Republicans view 2021 as a monumental success for Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL).  Now, DeSantis has officially released his "Freedom First Budget" for the 2022-23 fiscal year.  The new policy also will allow Floridians to pay less for gas. This proposal totals almost $100 billion, and total reserves […]
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Ethics Committee Finds 'Probable Cause' Against Fried

Ethics Committee Finds 'Probable Cause' Against Fried

Daniel Molina
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December 8, 2021
The 2022 gubernatorial hopeful is directing criticism at the GOP after the Florida Commissions on Ethics announced that it found probably cause that the Florida lawmaker violated state law in not disclosing $400,000 in lobbying income.
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Judge Denies Injunction in Gambling Initiative Fight

Judge Denies Injunction in Gambling Initiative Fight

Javier Manjarres
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December 8, 2021
By Dara Kam TALLAHASSEE --- A Leon County circuit judge on Wednesday refused to immediately halt efforts backed by the Seminole Tribe to try to block a gambling initiative from getting on next year’s ballot. The initiative, supported by casino giant Las Vegas Sands Corp., would allow voters to decide whether to allow pari-mutuel operators […]
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Florida Reports Omicron COVID Case

Florida Reports Omicron COVID Case

Daniel Molina
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December 7, 2021
Cases of the omicron COVID-19 variant are reported to have hit the Sunshine State.
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DeSantis Says He'll Sign Open Carry Gun Bill Into Law

DeSantis Says He'll Sign Open Carry Gun Bill Into Law

Javier Manjarres
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December 7, 2021
According to the National Association for Gun Rights, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has “pledged his support for Constitutional Carry” and would sign into law HB 103, the Constitutional Carry or open carry, measure already introduced in the Florida House of Representatives. “We’re thrilled that Governor DeSantis has pledged his support for Constitutional Carry – now […]
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Florida Republican Lawmaker Believes DeSantis Would Beat Trump in Primary

Florida Republican Lawmaker Believes DeSantis Would Beat Trump in Primary

Jim McCool
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December 7, 2021
With Trump politics still running the Republican Party, everybody has seemingly overlooked the 2022 midterm in anticipation of former President Trump's (R) probable presidential candidacy announcement.  However, not everybody believes this is President Trump's nomination to lose, especially State Rep. Spencer Roach (R-79), who boldly claimed DeSantis would beat Trump in a primary race. A […]
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Nikki Fried is Running a Losing Campaign for Florida's Latino Vote

Nikki Fried is Running a Losing Campaign for Florida's Latino Vote

Javier Manjarres
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December 6, 2021
One of Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried’s gubernatorial campaign’s Hispanic advisors, Evelyn Perez-Verdia, is paid to communicate the commissioner's vision to the Latino vote, including those Republicans and Independents who may not see eye-to-eye with her or her boss. Perez-Verida, a Colombian-American spokeswoman who calls herself a “centrist,” does what most paid communications staffers do when […]
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Democrats Equate DeSantis to FARC, Dictators Over Civilian Military Force

Democrats Equate DeSantis to FARC, Dictators Over Civilian Military Force

Javier Manjarres
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December 6, 2021
Democrats continue to reel over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s decision to re-establish the state’s civilian-military force, with even some Socialist-leaning Hispanics now equating DeSantis with Dictators Hugo Chavez and Daniel Ortega, and criminal paramilitary groups and drug traffickers like Colombia’s FARC. Interestingly enough, if Florida were to activate the civilian-military force, it would join states […]
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DeSantis Champions ‘Historic’ GOP Voter Registration

DeSantis Champions ‘Historic’ GOP Voter Registration

Daniel Molina
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December 5, 2021
Governor DeSantis informed supporters that “for the first time in the history of Florida, there are more registered Republicans than Democrats.”
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DeSantis Likens Biden to “Corrupt Tyrants”

DeSantis Likens Biden to “Corrupt Tyrants”

Daniel Molina
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December 5, 2021
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R), who is once again directing criticism at the Biden Administration, sending a message to his supporters and rallying support against “preventing corrupt tyrants like Biden from slashing our rights and infringing on our freedom.”
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Fried Approves of DeSantis Being Compared to Fidel Castro

Fried Approves of DeSantis Being Compared to Fidel Castro

Javier Manjarres
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December 4, 2021
The narrative that Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and Florida Democrats have been pushing against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been that he is nothing more than a tyrant, a despot cut from the same cloth as murderous dictators like Fidel Castro, whose administration has acted as more of a "regime" than a governing office. “From […]
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DeSantis: Biden's 'Trying to Impose More Restrictions'

DeSantis: Biden's 'Trying to Impose More Restrictions'

Daniel Molina
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December 2, 2021
Governor DeSantis argued that the President is trying to move forward with “trying to impose more restrictions” that DeSantis finds to be unreasonable.
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Florida GOP Boss Joe Gruters hit With Grievance for Endorsing in a Contested Primary Race

Florida GOP Boss Joe Gruters hit With Grievance for Endorsing in a Contested Primary Race

Javier Manjarres
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December 2, 2021
Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) Chairman Joe Gruters has been hanging on to his job by a thread since taking office in January 2019, and now it appears as if the Sarasota state Senator has soiled his political bed by endorsing a Republican state House candidate over another. Bay County Chairwoman Debbie Woods has filed […]
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Fried Says DeSantis Needs to 'pay Close Attention' to new COVID Cases

Fried Says DeSantis Needs to 'pay Close Attention' to new COVID Cases

Daniel Molina
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December 1, 2021
Fried, who has claimed that she has a “great relationship with the White House” is now signaling that Floridians are her "sole responsibility" during the pandemic after President Joe Biden (D) suggested that a national lockdown is off the table “for now.”
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Federal Court Strikes Down Biden's Vaccine Mandate

Federal Court Strikes Down Biden's Vaccine Mandate

Javier Manjarres
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November 30, 2021
U.S. District Judge Terry A Doughty has blocked a federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers Tuesday, ordering an injunction to halt President Joe Biden’s controversial edict mandating the vaccine across the country. Judge Doughty’s ruling included all 50 states, not just the 10 states Missouri District Judge Matthew Schelp ruled on earlier in the […]
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Annette Taddeo Takes Aim at 'Little Ronnie's Regime'

Annette Taddeo Takes Aim at 'Little Ronnie's Regime'

Daniel Molina
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November 30, 2021
Criticizing “little Ronnie’s regime,” the gubernatorial hopeful slammed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R), accusing him of being a Governor that wants to “emulate dictators.”
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