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Florida Lawmakers React to Israel's Response to Global Iranian Drone Attack

Israel reportedly struck Iranian military facilities in central Iran late yesterday night in response to a global drone and missile…

3 weeks ago

Former Scott Press Secretary Honored in Senate Resolution

Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced a Senate resolution commemorating the life of Jereima ‘‘Jeri’’ Bustamante.  Bustamante…

4 weeks ago

Scott Requests Full Impeachment Trial for Mayorkas as Legislative Session Resumes

US Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) has requested Senate leadership hold a full impeachment trial for Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro…

4 weeks ago

Battle over Big Oil Mergers Festers in Senate

Senate Democrats and Republicans are at loggerheads over recently announced mergers in the oil industry.  Last year, reports emerged of …

1 month ago

Landmark Affordable Housing Bill Faces Adversity in State Senate Due to Loophole

With her stint as the leader of the upper chamber in Florida’s state government dwindling in the sunset, State Senate…

3 months ago

Buchanan Introduces Bill to Combat Domestic Violence, Animal Abuse

Representatives Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and Dina Titus (D-NV) introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill that calls on the Department of Justice…

3 months ago

Senate Votes No Against Border Security Deal, Pivots to Foreign Nation Funding

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Republicans in the upper chamber were able to muster enough votes to block the Senate border bill…

3 months ago

Senate Border and Foreign Aid Bill Released, 'Dead on Arrival in House'

The United States Senate agreed Sunday on addressing the surge of illegal immigrants at the U.S. Southern border, releasing a…

3 months ago

Donalds Scolds Senate Republicans in Fox News Appearance

Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) appeared on Fox News’ “Life, Liberty & Levin” to discuss Republican leadership strategies (or lack thereof)…

3 months ago

New Bill could Boost Florida’s Housing for Agricultural Workers

A bill progressing through the Florida legislature could support housing initiatives for Floridian agricultural workers by providing legal protections and…

3 months ago

Molina Healthcare of Florida and BeMe Health Join Forces to Fight Adolescent Depression

Molina Healthcare of Florida and BeMe Health have joined forces to address adolescent mental health and well-being. In order to…

3 months ago

Over 1.5 Thousand Bills Filed Prior to Start of Florida Legislative Session

Tallahassee, Fl- Nearly 1.7 thousand laws have been proposed by the Florida legislature prior to the start of the 2024…

4 months ago

Scott, Rubio Call for Logistics Improvement at NOAA

Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and Marco Rubio sent a letter to the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries at the National Oceanic…

4 months ago

Rubio Proclaims Successful 2023 Despite Sluggish Congressional Year

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) released his 2023 year-end analysis and assessment for his senatorial office. Despite a struggling, sluggish U.S.…

5 months ago

Rubio, Senators Call for Transparency from Tampa VA after Nurse Failed to Meet Standards

After a veterans hospital in Tampa prohibited a nurse from seeing patients due to the practitioner’s inability to meet standards,…

5 months ago

Scott's Budget Bill Makes the 2023 'No Brainers' List

Senator Rick Scott’s (R-FL) No Budget No Pay Act has made the annual National Taxpayers Union (NTU) “No Brainers” list…

5 months ago

Marco Rubio Third Most Effective Senator in Washington

The Center of Effective Lawmaking has honored Florida's own US Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) as the third most effective lawmaker…

5 months ago

Rick Scott's Bill Fails in Senate, Claims He and His Constituents 'Don't Trust This Process'

Senator Rick Scott’s (R-FL) Block Grant Assistance Act failed in the Senate by a vote tally of 43-53. The six…

6 months ago