Scott, Luna Comment on Biden's SOTU Address

Scott, Luna Comment on Biden's SOTU Address

Daniel Molina
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February 8, 2023
The Floridian caught up with Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R) and Florida Senator Rick Scott (R) to discuss Biden's comments.
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DeSantis Emphasizes FDOT Support

DeSantis Emphasizes FDOT Support

Daniel Molina
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February 7, 2023
DeSantis  shared excerpts on social media from the budget's unveiling and how his administration will support FDOT.
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DeSantis Announces 400,000 Florida Republican Voter Advantage Over Democrats

DeSantis Announces 400,000 Florida Republican Voter Advantage Over Democrats

Javier Manjarres
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February 7, 2023
In just 4 years under Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida Republicans made an incredible 700,000  voter registration swing, topping Florida Democrats by 400,000 registered voters Gov. DeSantis just made the announcement on social media, reminding Floridians that as of the 2022 midterm election, Republicans were besting Democrats by 300,000. "In 2018, Democrats outnumbered Republicans by […]
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DeSantis Holds Panel to Discuss Legacy Media Defamation

DeSantis Holds Panel to Discuss Legacy Media Defamation

Jackson Bakich
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February 7, 2023
Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) held a roundtable discussion around the topic of defamation in Hialeah Gardens.. The main point of the event was to consider the legacy media’s effect on regular people who look to post on stories before they can be confirmed or are taken out of context. The discussion included prominent names (but […]
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Disney Losing Reedy Creek Governance Appears Imminent

Disney Losing Reedy Creek Governance Appears Imminent

Grayson Bakich
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February 7, 2023
In a special legislative session of the Florida Legislature,  the Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID), run by the Walt Disney Company, appears to have its days numbered. Governor Ron DeSantis (R) has sought to curb the power of Disney in the state, and this may be the measure that does it. First formed in 1967, […]
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Eskamani Scolds DeSantis Over Revoking Bar's Liquor License

Eskamani Scolds DeSantis Over Revoking Bar's Liquor License

Daniel Molina
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February 5, 2023
Anna V. Eskamani (D) took to Twitter to scold DeSantis over his recent feud with a drag show.
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Wasserman Schultz: DeSantis Cutting AP African American Course Risks Repeating 'Slavery' and Holocaust (VIDEO)

Wasserman Schultz: DeSantis Cutting AP African American Course Risks Repeating 'Slavery' and Holocaust (VIDEO)

Jackson Bakich
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February 5, 2023
Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and the state Department of Education (DoE) excluded The College Board’s Advanced Placement (AP) African American Studies course for high school students, fueling the Democratic narrative that the Governor was racist against the Black community. Gov. DeSantis and the state DoE found that the course “significantly lacks educational value,” but some, […]
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Republican-led Florida Legislature Calls Special Session on Reedy Creek, Other Issues

Republican-led Florida Legislature Calls Special Session on Reedy Creek, Other Issues

News Service of Florida
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February 4, 2023
TALLAHASSEE --- Florida lawmakers will start a special legislative session Monday that is expected to lead to state control over the Reedy Creek Improvement District, which Gov. Ron DeSantis targeted last year after the Walt Disney Co. criticized a controversial education law. House and Senate leaders Friday announced plans for the special session, which also […]
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DeSantis Files Complaint Against Florida Venue for Exposing Children to Sexualized Acts During Drag Show

DeSantis Files Complaint Against Florida Venue for Exposing Children to Sexualized Acts During Drag Show

Grayson Bakich
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February 3, 2023
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, through the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DPBR), has filed a formal 6-count complaint against the Orlando Philharmonic Foundation Inc., for exposing minor children to lewd sexual acts during a drag show that took place in Orlando on December 28, and will be revoking the organization's liquor license. As The […]
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Wasserman-Schultz Compares DeSantis to Socialist Dictators

Wasserman-Schultz Compares DeSantis to Socialist Dictators

Grayson Bakich
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February 3, 2023
The historical cruelties of socialism are too great to deny. As such, the House passes a resolution condemning the ideology. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz nonetheless uses this as an opportunity to take a shot at Governor Ron DeSantis. "Socialist tyrants in Cuba and Venezuela deserve condemnation, but today’s resolution fails to list their worst abuses […]
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DeSantis Accused of Declaring War on Blacks in Florida

DeSantis Accused of Declaring War on Blacks in Florida

Javier Manjarres
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February 2, 2023
February is Black History Month in America, and Black lawmakers, alongside activists, are playing the race card against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican lawmakers for acknowledging the monthly celebration of African-American history in the U.S. Gov. DeSantis is being accused of declaring "war on Black people." State Senator Shevrin Jones called Gov. DeSantis’s recent […]
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Haley Expected to Announce Presidential Run

Haley Expected to Announce Presidential Run

Daniel Molina
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February 2, 2023
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley (R) has long been rumored to be mulling a presidential run.
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DeSantis Unveils Framework for Freedom Budget

DeSantis Unveils Framework for Freedom Budget

Grayson Bakich
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February 1, 2023
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) has unveiled his 2023-2024 fiscal year budget, dubbed it the "Framework for Freedom." This ambitious $114.8 billion plan covers multiple areas, from tax relief to education to environmental and infrastructure projects to law enforcement. "Florida’s focus on freedom has led us to outpace the nation on all fronts," Gov. DeSantis […]
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Rubio Demands Blinken, Yellen Hold China Accountable in Upcoming Visit

Rubio Demands Blinken, Yellen Hold China Accountable in Upcoming Visit

Grayson Bakich
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February 1, 2023
Countering the threat of China is an international priority that America cannot overlook. As Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen gear up for a visit to Beijing, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) urges them to hold China accountable not only for its aggression abroad but its human rights abuses within. In […]
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DeSantis, Florida Lawmakers Target Unanimous Jury Recommendations in Death Cases

DeSantis, Florida Lawmakers Target Unanimous Jury Recommendations in Death Cases

Javier Manjarres
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January 31, 2023
TALLAHASSEE — With backing from Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida lawmakers could scrap a requirement that unanimous jury recommendations are needed before death sentences can be imposed. Rep. Berny Jacques, R-Seminole, filed a bill (HB 555) on Tuesday that would allow judges to sentence defendants to death based on the recommendations of eight out of 12 […]
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Trump Intends to One-Up DeSantis on Education in New Campaign Video

Trump Intends to One-Up DeSantis on Education in New Campaign Video

Grayson Bakich
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January 30, 2023
Governor Ron DeSantis' (R-FL) ongoing battle to reform education in Florida continues to draw attention on the national stage. More specifically, from former President Donald Trump and his campaign. A new campaign video posted by Trump War Room reveals he intends to do everything Gov. DeSantis is doing for education and more, but at a […]
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Florida Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against DeSantis Administration over Illegal Immigrant Flights

Florida Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against DeSantis Administration over Illegal Immigrant Flights

Javier Manjarres
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January 30, 2023
TALLAHASSEE — A Leon County circuit judge has dismissed a lawsuit alleging that the Florida Department of Transportation and a contractor did not fully comply with public-records requests about controversial state-funded flights of illegal migrants to Martha’s Vinyard in Massachusetts. Judge Angela Dempsey last week issued two similar decisions rejecting the lawsuit that the non-profit […]
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Florida Grand Jury Seeks to Curb Immigrant Releases

Florida Grand Jury Seeks to Curb Immigrant Releases

News Service of Florida
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January 30, 2023
A Florida statewide grand jury is urging lawmakers to curb the releases of undocumented immigrants from county jails. A presentment released Friday alleged that a law has been “intentionally and flagrantly abused,” resulting in the release of inmates who had been held in county jails under detainers issued by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “The […]
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