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Newly-appointed Lt. Governor Jay Collins has tapped two of Gov. Ron DeSantis' administrations top aides to spearhead his office, and possibly help him navigate through Florida's statewide political landscape in the near future. To run his day-to-day operations, Lt. Gov. Collins is bringing on Jared Williams as his chief of staff. As for helping him […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Rep. Michael "Mike" Caruso (R-Delray Beach) to serve as the Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller on Monday. Rep. Caruso will take over for Joseph Abruzzo, who resigned to become Palm Beach County administrator. Rep. Caruso, a strong ally of the governor, has served in the Florida […]

Florida welcomed a record-setting 34.4 million visitors in the second quarter of 2025, extending on a historic first quarter in tourism for the Sunshine State despite global uncertainty during the early days of the Trump administration. The second quarter (Q2) runs from April to the end of June. “Florida continues to lead the way as […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis is adding another illegal alien detention facility to Florida's repertoire, this time named "Deportation Depot," as the state continues to find ways to expedite migrants from the country. The detention center follows Florida's other processing facility, known as "Alligator Alcatraz," located in the Everglades. The governor announced the new facility will be […]

Matthew "Matt" Walsh has been appointed as Secretary of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, the governor's office announced on Tuesday. A 28-year-old law enforcement professional, Walsh is currently Deputy Executive Director of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), leading Public Safety Command. The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) is a state agency […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis, flanked by new Lt. Gov. Jay Collins, awarded recruitment bonuses to law enforcement personnel as part of the state’s law enforcement officer recruitment bonus program during a press conference in Tampa on Wednesday. To show his support for law enforcement, the governor handed out $5,000 checks to 40 Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office […]

He says he is qualified for the job, and that he would garner enough support from Republican voters if he ran, but will newly-appointed Lt. Governor Jay Collins run against Rep. Byron Donalds in the 2026 Republican gubernatorial primary race? The answer is a big maybe. Probably. Collins was one of DeSantis' big allies in […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis has finally named his second-in-command. State Sen. Jay Collins, a former Green Beret, was announced as DeSantis's lieutenant governor during a press conference Tuesday at (fittingly) the Tampa Bay Green Beret Association. "I am locked in. I am ready to go. What I want you to know is this, and my friends […]

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has requested the U.S. Commerce Department to make corrections to the 2020 U.S Census, which he says erroneously overcounted and undercounted the populations of 14 states, including Florida. In a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Uthmeier said the miscount cost Florida a second congressional seat and should be corrected […]

The Florida Democratic Party issued a statement slamming House Speaker Daniel Perez (R-Miami) after he recently announced a Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting. The criticism follows Gov. Ron DeSantis's call for a mid-decade redrawing of Florida’s congressional map, which could help House Republicans hold their paper-thin majority in Congress. “This is corruption, plain and simple. […]

Rep. Meg Weinberger (R-Palm Beach Gardens) is demanding federal action after a man was released from jail following disturbing accusations that he kicked a pit bull to death and set it on fire in Queens, New York on July 24. An animal rights advocate, Rep. Weinberger wrote her call for stronger legislation in an op-ed […]

TALLAHASSEE—Florida's Alligator Alcatraz was only the first massive migrant detention center built to help federal authorities detain and deport undocumented immigrants, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem revealed Tuesday. Soon, 1,000 beds will be added to Indiana's Miami Correctional Facility to create the "Speedway Slammer" detention center in a clear replication of South Florida's […]

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins has signed six food choice state waivers for Florida, West Virginia, Louisiana, Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas to remove unhealthy food products from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs (SNAP) benefits. The initiative is part of the federal government's push under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s MAHA […]

Florida Sues Czech-Owned Porn Sites For Not Blocking Child Access Florida's chief legal officer is suing porn companies headquartered in the Czech Republic and Miami for failing to block kids from accessing adult content. In a complaint filed Tuesday in the Twelfth...READ MORE     Rep. Vern Buchanan: "The “No Tax on Tips” provision I fought […]

Ron DeSantis: 'Commander in Chief' Gov. Ron DeSantis has anointed himself as the Commander in Chief, just not in the traditional sense most Americans are familiar with. The governor is supposedly handing out coins as the Commander in Chief of Florida, a title commonly held by the president of the United States, this being Donald Trump...READ MORE   Rick Scott—Great […]

22 Undocumented Migrants in North Florida Convicted of Illegal Reentry into U.S. Twenty-two illegal aliens in North Florida who were previously removed from the United States have now been convicted of illegal reentry into the country, U.S. Attorney John P. Heekin, who serves...READ MORE     FL Rep. Jason Shoaf: "Today we honor the brave men […]

Twenty-two illegal aliens in North Florida who were previously removed from the United States have now been convicted of illegal reentry into the country, U.S. Attorney John P. Heekin, who serves in the Northern District of Florida, announced on Monday. "You will see a pattern in many of these cases: aliens who continue to return to […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis has anointed himself as the Commander in Chief, just not in the traditional sense most Americans are familiar with. The governor is supposedly handing out coins as the Commander in Chief of Florida, a partial title commonly held by the president of the United States, this being President Donald Trump. The colorful […]