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In an effort to expand her pro-women-and-girls legislative agenda, Florida Senator Lauren Book (D) has again filed legislation that would ensure girls attending Florida public schools have access to period products at no cost.

After the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) was forced to release the footage on two body cameras worn by state law enforcement officers that executed the search warrant of fired state worker Rebekah Jones’ home earlier this week, it was clear that police acted professionally and that Jones lied.

The expected 2022 mano-a-mano cage gubernatorial brawl (race) between Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried (D) continues to unfold as Florida’s top Democrat launches another barb at the first term president using more Progressive Democratic talking points.

A new survey conducted by MoneyWise Florida shows that the COVID-19 pandemic is still heavily impacting Americans. 40% of Floridians interviewed noted that they were still financially struggling as a result of the pandemic, and the survey comes at a time when lawmakers still find themselves gridlocked in terms of coming to an agreement on a COVID-19 relief bill.

This week, Florida Senator Marco Rubio (R) was interviewed on FOX News regarding his thoughts on how Governor DeSantis has responded to the pandemic, and the Florida lawmaker had nothing but praise for DeSantis.

Days after announcing that he would not impose any mask mandates or implement any more lockdowns as a result of the spreading COVID pandemic, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis reiterated that the state was ready to distribute vaccines on they are ready to be shipped.

Florida Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy (D) became the latest congressional Democrat to question Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' "leadership" after he stated that he was "opposed to mandates, period" and to any other "lockdowns" that he believes would adversely affect Florida's ailing.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) says that he is ready to distribute vaccines once they come online, but is still receiving heavy criticism from Florida Democrats who argue that the Governor has been missing in action during the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 cases continue to skyrocket across the United States, and one of the states that has been the most impacted by the novel coronavirus is the sunshine state. Nationally, it’s reported that 12 million Americans are bracing to lose their jobless benefits one day after Christmas if the House does not come to an agreement on a COVID-19 relief bill.

This week, the U.S. Air Force named Florida’s Patrick Air Force Base as one of the final six potential locations for the U.S. Space Command headquarters.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) has made it clear he has no intention of shutting down the sunshine state. This has proven to be a controversial measure as the state continues to see skyrocketing COVID-19 cases. However, Governor DeSantis has maintained his stance, and today he provided an update on the COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan along with the therapeutic treatments...

Though a couple of Democratic lawmakers have been touted as potential candidates for each respective seat, one Democratic lawmaker has taken to social media to joke about a potential gubernatorial run.

Over the weekend, demonstrators marched through downtown Miami and Brickell, blocking traffic while calling for defunding the police. Ultimately, the protest ended with protestors being tear gassed on I-395, and this is resulting in legislation that may reach the House or Senate floor.

Fresh off his Election Day victory over Republican challenger Ana Paulina Luna, Congressman Charlie Crist has weighed in on the outstanding votes- most of which are mail in ballots- that are currently being counted in several battleground states.

With Florida experiencing another spike in COVID-19 cases, House Democrats like Rep. Ted Deutch (D) is once again demanding that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (D) issue a statewide mask order to prevent further spread of the virus.

After news spread yesterday that a former U.S. postal Service worker had been charged with tossing dozens of absentee ballots and other mail in a dumpster, worry grew among those skeptical of how valid the upcoming general election would be as a result of voter fraud and tampering.

Florida Senator Lauren Book (D) issued a letter today to Chad Poppell, Secretary of the Florida Department of Children & Families. As well, the Florida lawmaker copied Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R), his wife Casey DeSantis and legislative leaders from both of Florida's chambers, asking for information regarding a recent USA Today investigation into Florida's child welfare system. 

In response to the COVID-19 diagnosis announcements made after the first presidential election, Florida Rep. Ted Deutch (D) took to Twitter to voice a warning to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R), arguing that “the number of cases from the WH Barrett event show importance of following CDC guidance.”