Biden Vows to Confront Transgender Legislation, Puts HB 1475 at Risk

Biden Vows to Confront Transgender Legislation, Puts HB 1475 at Risk

Jim McCool
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May 5, 2021
As the 2021 legislative session in Florida came to an end, a number of bills, including the controversial HB 1475 transgender athlete bill, drew national attention.  However, the Biden Administration has vowed to confront state passed anti-trans bills, with the Department of Justice publicly stating they are ready to, "fully enforce our civil rights statutes […]
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DeSantis Gives $1,000 Bonuses to all First Responders

DeSantis Gives $1,000 Bonuses to all First Responders

Javier Manjarres
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May 5, 2021
Satellite Beach—Accompanied by State Senator Debbie Mayfield and State Rep. Randy Fine, and along with about a dozen law enforcement officers, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that “every sworn law enforcement officer, every EMT, every firefighter, and every paramedic in the state of Florida” will receive a $1,000 bonus after he signs the state budget.
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Biden Deemed a 'Threat to Liberty, Freedom'

Biden Deemed a 'Threat to Liberty, Freedom'

Daniel Molina
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May 5, 2021
Some GOP members believe that attention should be shifted away from whether or not Floridians should be wearing a mask to “Biden’s radical policies” because they are a “greater threat to liberty/freedom.”
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Wasserman Schultz: DeSantis Denying Floridians 'A Voice in DC'

Wasserman Schultz: DeSantis Denying Floridians 'A Voice in DC'

Daniel Molina
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May 5, 2021
Democrats like Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) call it carelessness, and they’re slamming the Governor for not wanting to give the people of Hastings’ district “a voice in DC until next” year.
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DeSantis Says Crist is

DeSantis Says Crist is "Slithering" Around Florida Politics (Video)

Javier Manjarres
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May 4, 2021
West Miami—Florida Gov.Ron DeSantis continued his stand-up comedy act of joking about a "slithering" Rep. Charlie Crist’s recent announcement of seeking the 2022 Democratic gubernatorial nomination.
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Crist Campaign Announcement Faces Heavy Scrutiny

Crist Campaign Announcement Faces Heavy Scrutiny

Jim McCool
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May 4, 2021
As the 2022 election season approaches in Florida, several key election announcements have been released, including one from Representative Charlie Crist (D-FL), whose announcement fell relatively flat for a gubernatorial run announcement. The announcement makes Crist the first prominent Democrat to announce for the 2022 Democrat gubernatorial primary election, where Democrats will vie for the […]
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Crist's Gubernatorial Announcement Falls Flat, Confuses DeSantis With Rick Scott

Crist's Gubernatorial Announcement Falls Flat, Confuses DeSantis With Rick Scott

Javier Manjarres
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May 4, 2021
Rep. Charlie Crist’s much-anticipated gubernatorial announcement in St. Petersburg falls flat, almost as flat as Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried's simultaneous press conference at the Capitol building in Tallahassee.
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Charlie Crist Officially Runs For Governor in Florida, Again

Charlie Crist Officially Runs For Governor in Florida, Again

Javier Manjarres
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May 4, 2021
We called it. Rep. Charlie Crist (D),  the former Republican governor of Florida, is running for governor in Florida and has changed the script on how he used to campaign and has now gone all-out negative against his potential 2022 Republican gubernatorial opponent, Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Mayors 'Deeply Concerned' by DeSantis' COVID-19 Decision

Mayors 'Deeply Concerned' by DeSantis' COVID-19 Decision

Daniel Molina
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May 4, 2021
From Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levin Cava to Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings, some Florida Mayors have expressed that they are “deeply concerned” at the idea of lifting the remaining COVID-19 restrictions.
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Fried Equates Ron DeSantis to Dictators Fidel Castro and Nicolas Maduro

Fried Equates Ron DeSantis to Dictators Fidel Castro and Nicolas Maduro

Javier Manjarres
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May 3, 2021
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, who is expected to announce her 2022 gubernatorial run for office in the coming weeks, is referring to Governor Ron DeSantis as a communist dictator and equating him to some of the most notorious murdering and human rights oppressors in the Western Hemisphere—Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro, Cuba’s Fidel Castro, and Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega.
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Wasserman Schultz: Republicans Keeping

Wasserman Schultz: Republicans Keeping "the Ugly Legacy of Voter Suppression Alive"

Daniel Molina
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May 3, 2021
It’s receiving criticism across the state from Democrats like Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who called it another attempt to “keep the ugly legacy of voter suppression alive” in the Sunshine State.
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Caitlyn Jenner Defends DeSantis' Transgender Sports Ban in Florida

Caitlyn Jenner Defends DeSantis' Transgender Sports Ban in Florida

Javier Manjarres
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May 2, 2021
The controversial bill that bans transgender athletes from competing in women’s and girl’s sports that passed in the Florida Legislature has received an unexpected show of support for one of most prolific athletes in U.S. history — Caitlyn Jenner, formerly Bruce Jenner.
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Nuñez Calls Fried's 'Regime' Comment

Nuñez Calls Fried's 'Regime' Comment "Offensive"

Daniel Molina
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April 30, 2021
Liuetenant Governor Jeanette M. Nuñez (R) directed a tweet to Commissioner Fried, calling her comments "offensive" and praising Governor DeSantis’ decision.
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Nikki Fried Says GOP has 'Descended into Fascism'

Nikki Fried Says GOP has 'Descended into Fascism'

Javier Manjarres
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April 30, 2021
It’s the last day of the 2021 legislative session and Agricultural Commissioner Nikki Fried, who is on the verge of officially announcing her run for governor in the 2022 mid-term election, has going full frontal fascism in her campaign assault against Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican Party.
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DeSantis Threatens to Sue Biden If He Tries to Implement HB 1 in Florida

DeSantis Threatens to Sue Biden If He Tries to Implement HB 1 in Florida

Javier Manjarres
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April 30, 2021
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has said that he will sue the federal government if they try to implement the Democrat-created HB 1 election bill were it to pass in the U.S. Senate and then signed into law by President Joe Biden.
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DeSantis to Sign Bill Banning Transgender Athletes From Playing in Women's Sports

DeSantis to Sign Bill Banning Transgender Athletes From Playing in Women's Sports

Javier Manjarres
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April 29, 2021
It appears as if Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott are following in the footsteps of their predecessors, former Governors Rick Scott and Rick Perry, by jabbing at each over whose state had the business edge, and whose sports teams did the best.
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Crist: DeSantis and Gaetz 'Flew on Planes Together. God Knows Where'

Crist: DeSantis and Gaetz 'Flew on Planes Together. God Knows Where'

Javier Manjarres
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April 29, 2021
Rep. Charlie Crist (D), the former Republican-turned-Democrat Governor of Florida, is expected to announce a 2022 Democratic gubernatorial primary run, and in doing so, Crist has taken a shot at Gov. Ron DeSantis and Rep. Matt Gaetz by appearing to infer that DeSantis may have taken ill-advised liberties by possibly taking private plane rides with Gaetz.
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President Trump Said to be Concerned over DeSantis' Big Tech Bill

President Trump Said to be Concerned over DeSantis' Big Tech Bill

Javier Manjarres
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April 29, 2021
As the Florida legislative session comes to a close, many Republicans and Conservative activists are disappointed with the underwhelming Big Tech bill that has recently passed in the Florida legislature, including President Donald Trump (R), who is said to be concerned over the bill that as just passed.
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