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Rep. Meg Weinberger (R-Palm Beach Gardens) slammed Palm Beach County School Board Member Edwin Ferguson for comparing the late Charlie Kirk to Adolf Hitler during a recent board meeting. "Comparing Charlie to Hitler is not only utterly untrue, it is disgraceful," Weinberger said. "Mr. Ferguson, I challenge you to present a single instance where Charlie […]

DeSantis Sends LG Collins to California to 'Extradite' St. Lucie Truck Driver to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is sending Florida's new Lieutenant Governor to California to "take possession" of the undocumented truck driver who killed three people in a traffic incident, he announced...READ MORE     Casey DeSantis:  State Attorney Suzy Lopez is proving that accountability […]

The Florida House of Representatives recently passed a joint resolution 82-33 that would amend the Florida Constitution to institute eight-year term limits for county commissioners and school district board members. Rep. Michelle Salzman (R-Escambia County) filed the joint resolution (HJR 679). Rep. Salzman detailed HJ 679 on the House floor. "This is the House joint resolution […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday reappointed Moms for Liberty co-founder Tina Descovich to the state ethics commission months after Republican leaders refused to confirm her to the post, citing fears of unethical lobbying. This is the third time DeSantis has appointed Descovich, a former Brevard County School Board member, to the commission in charge of […]

MIAMI - Florida voters will decide if school board candidates are required to disclose their party affiliation under a constitutional amendment in November. The Partisan Election of Members of District School Boards, or Amendment 1, would require district school boards to be elected in a partisan election as opposed to a nonpartisan election. Amendment 1 […]

As the citizen-led abortion and marijuana amendments wholly hog the Floridian spotlight, four other Republican-backed ballot initiatives have fallen by the public wayside despite having the same ability as the controversial Amendments 3 and 4 to reshape the state constitution. Here's what to know: Amendment 1: partisan school board elections Opposed by Democrats, Amendment 1 […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL—In the latest internal blow to the Gov. Ron DeSantis administration, leading Trump ally and Florida man Rep. Matt Gaetz has demanded that the "golden parachute" contract granted to embattled former UF President Ben Sasse be outlawed. Gov. DeSantis appointed Sasse to the position. This is the second time this week that Rep. Gaetz […]

Steube Files Article of Impeachment for Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle's appearance before the House Oversight Committee on Monday only enhanced the calls for her resignation or removal. Representative Greg Steube (R-FL) took it one...READ MORE       Vice President Kamala Harris: "It's the first full day of our […]

PORT ST. LUCIE, FL—Prompted by one woman’s string of last-minute absences at the St. Lucie County School Board, officials and community members alike are demanding first-term member Jennifer Richardson resign or be removed. She refuses. “In my 18 years of being in public service in St. Lucie County I’ve never seen any other government official […]

SARASOTA, FL—Following a now-shuttered sex scandal, the recently deposed GOP Chairman Christian Ziegler and his wife, Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler, have filed a lawsuit to keep text messages they exchanged during the Republican leader's rape investigation out of the public's hands. On March 15, the formerly powerful Zieglers sued the City of Sarasota […]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has weighed in on many school board races across the state in hopes to position pro-Family First and Parental Rights in Education-friendly school board candidates. On school board race that Gov. DeSantis did not involve himself in was the Osceola County District 4 school board race, where Wilfred0 “Will” Fonseca is […]

While Republicans are expected to make significant gains during the 2022 midterm election cycle over Democrats, the most significant elections in Florida are going almost unnoticed.  Last month, Gov. DeSantis and Florida Republicans managed to revolutionize school boards across Florida, which will set a new standard in school policymaking. With legislation in Tallahassee over the […]

The LGBTQ movement has acted as the most consequential factor in the policy debate on education in Florida.  Now, a local school board candidate has made the controversial remarks that doctors who treat transgender children should be lynched. Lancaster, the conservative school board candidate in Santa Rosa County, Florida, stated, "These doctors that are going […]

Education and parental rights has become the forefront of concern for many Florida Republicans.  Now, Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has released a new batch of school board endorsements for, "Pro-parent," candidates. The following candidates have pledged to run on the recently announced, "DeSantis Education Agenda: Putting Students First, Protecting Parents’ Rights," a statewide blueprint for […]

According to the 2020 U.S. Census report, 18% of the overall population in Hillsborough County, Florida is Black or African-American, but while opportunities for minority communities in Florida continue to open up, parental choice in education is being compromised in Hillsborough. School choice is at risk.