Florida Lawmaker Files the 'Gold Standard' of Anti-Illegal Immigration Bills

Florida Lawmaker Files the 'Gold Standard' of Anti-Illegal Immigration Bills

Javier Manjarres
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March 9, 2023
After Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a press conference in Jacksonville to address the “Biden Border Crisis” that has affected Florida, State Senator Blaise Ingoglia was tasked to help frame tough legislation that would spearhead DeSantis's immigration agenda. Sen. Ingoglia, who caught a ride with Gov. DeSantis to the Jacksonville event, spoke to The Floridian […]
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Buchanan, Castor Want Permanent Drilling Moratorium

Buchanan, Castor Want Permanent Drilling Moratorium

Daniel Molina
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March 8, 2023
Buchanan, who is the co-chair of the bipartisan Florida delegation, announced legislation that would make permanent current drilling moratorium.
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Eskamani Chides Proposed 6 Week Abortion Ban

Eskamani Chides Proposed 6 Week Abortion Ban

Daniel Molina
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March 8, 2023
Anna V. Eskamani (D) is pushing back against Republican legislation that would set a 6-week abortion ban.
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DeSantis Holds 'Exposing the Book Ban Hoax' Press Event

DeSantis Holds 'Exposing the Book Ban Hoax' Press Event

Grayson Bakich
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March 8, 2023
Legacy media and Democrats have been hard at work seeking to discredit Governor Ron DeSantis' (R-FL) efforts and actions against inappropriate material in the classroom. Gov. DeSantis pushes back against the narratives in a press conference named "Exposing the Book Ban Hoax." Gov. DeSantis began the conference highlighting the Duval County "empty bookshelves" incident and […]
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Lauren Book Gives State of State Rebuttal

Lauren Book Gives State of State Rebuttal

Jackson Bakich
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March 8, 2023
Recently, Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) gave his State of the State address to the Florida Legislature and to the Floridians around the state. However, in the tradition of civil discourse in the United States, the Florida Democrats offered their rebuttal to the Governor’s speech, given by State Senate Minority Leader Lauren Book (D-FL). Sen. Book […]
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DeSantis Declares Florida is a 'Pro-Life' State

DeSantis Declares Florida is a 'Pro-Life' State

Javier Manjarres
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March 8, 2023
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hit Florida Democratic lawmakers over the head with his pro-life position during the State of the State address. No one was expecting Gov. DeSantis to declare the State of Florida a “pro-life” state. Pro-Choice heretics could be heard screaming to the heavens, and probably pulling out their hair. Democrats could be […]
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DeSantis Talks Parents in Education Following State of the State Address

DeSantis Talks Parents in Education Following State of the State Address

Jackson Bakich
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March 8, 2023
TALLAHASSEE – Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) gave his State of the State address today in front of the state legislature. He answered questions from the media following the speech and spoke on gender ideology in schools which perhaps, since the waning of COVID, has been his marquee issue. Gov. DeSantis brought up how parents around […]
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State of the State: Images

State of the State: Images

Javier Manjarres
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March 8, 2023
TALLAHASSEE—The annual State of the State address is over, but the memories, both good and bad remain. Florida Democrats showed their hatred towards Gov. Ron DeSantis and their coldness towards First Lady Casey DeSantis, while Republicans appeared to pound their chest in victory on Day 1 of the 2023 legislative session. Gov. DeSantis rattled off […]
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Democratic Lawmakers Ignored Praise for First Lady DeSantis, Law Enforcement

Democratic Lawmakers Ignored Praise for First Lady DeSantis, Law Enforcement

Javier Manjarres
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March 8, 2023
TALLAHASSEE— The stark division and animosity that exists between Democratic and Republican lawmakers in the Florida Legislature, was in full display during the 2023 State of the State address. Democratic lawmakers sat in the two back rows of the House of Representatives, where they expressed their dissatisfaction with Gov. DeSantis’s legislative accomplishments by tuning out […]
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Penguin Publishing Pushes 'GayBCs' for Children in Response to Florida Law

Penguin Publishing Pushes 'GayBCs' for Children in Response to Florida Law

Jackson Bakich
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March 7, 2023
As Americans come to know Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and review his agenda, they will come to find that a lot of his gubernatorial platform is dedicated to what some might call “the culture wars.” The culture war pertains to societal issues: as in the issues that show how a government (local, state, or federal) […]
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DeSantis Does 'Not Support' Forcing Bloggers to Register With State

DeSantis Does 'Not Support' Forcing Bloggers to Register With State

Javier Manjarres
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March 7, 2023
TALLAHASSEE—No sooner than Sen. Jason Brodeur introduced his legislative measure requiring compensated “bloggers” to register with the State of Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis struck down the bill. In a press conference shortly after delivering the 2023 State of the State address before the Florida Legislature, Gov. DeSantis said he has never supported such an idea […]
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DeSantis Invokes 'Gipper' in new Advertisement

DeSantis Invokes 'Gipper' in new Advertisement

Daniel Molina
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March 6, 2023
In a newly-released advertisement, DeSantis invokes the 'Gipper' President Ronald Reagan (R).
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Byron Donalds Condemns Atlanta Police Training Facility Attack

Byron Donalds Condemns Atlanta Police Training Facility Attack

Grayson Bakich
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March 6, 2023
Over the past weekend, protests against Atlanta's "Cop City" training facility turned violent. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) issues a statement on the attack, saying that "The attacks on Atlanta law enforcement officials by lawless anarchists are abhorrent & speak to the real-life impacts of the Defund The Police movement." "The attacks on Atlanta law enforcement […]
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DeSantis's Florida Legislature Seeks to Lower Gun-Buying Age to 18

DeSantis's Florida Legislature Seeks to Lower Gun-Buying Age to 18

Javier Manjarres
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March 6, 2023
 TALLAHASSEE --- Two House Republicans in Gov. Ron DeSantis's Florida Legislature on Monday filed a proposal that would lower the minimum age from 21 to 18 to buy rifles and other “long” guns, potentially scrapping a high-profile change passed after the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Rep. Bobby Payne, […]
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Trump Could Hold Clear Foreign Policy Advantage over DeSantis (VIDEO)

Trump Could Hold Clear Foreign Policy Advantage over DeSantis (VIDEO)

Grayson Bakich
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March 6, 2023
The 2024 Republican Presidential primary race could turn out to be contentious for former President Donald Trump if Governor Ron DeSantis (FL) enters the contest. Does President Trump have a significant foreign policy advantage over Gov. DeSantis, if the two men face off in the 2024 GOP presidential contest? In 2015, The Floridian  Publisher Javier […]
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Will a President Ron DeSantis Play in the D.C. 'Swamp?'

Will a President Ron DeSantis Play in the D.C. 'Swamp?'

Jackson Bakich
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March 5, 2023
As the promise (or the threat) of a Ron DeSantis Presidential run seems more likely by the day, questions and hypotheticals have come across the minds of politicians and pundits around the nation concerning the atmosphere that a DeSantis Presidency would entail; Questions such as how the Florida Governor will interact with the Washington elite […]
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Brodeur Files DeSantis's 'Prescription Drug Reform' Bill

Brodeur Files DeSantis's 'Prescription Drug Reform' Bill

Javier Manjarres
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March 3, 2023
Just when lawmakers, lobbyists, and public relations firms thought that the last weekend before the 2023 legislative session would be a quiet and uneventful one—the calm before the storm, if you will— Senator Jason Brodeur threw a monkey wrench into their weekend plans. On Friday, Sen. Brodeur filed Gov. Ron DeSantis’s much-anticipated 43-page “Prescription Drug […]
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DeSantis Reaffirms He Will Sign a Constitutional Carry Bill

DeSantis Reaffirms He Will Sign a Constitutional Carry Bill

Jackson Bakich
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March 3, 2023
Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has reaffirmed to Floridians that he supports constitutional carry and wishes to sign a bill concerning the issue later this year. Despite recent statements from President Joe Biden (D) declaring that he plans to ban assault weapons “come hell or high water,” Gov. DeSantis on multiple occasions has stood his ground […]
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