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In the wake of Governor DeSantis (R-FL) calling on the Florida House to end Common Core once and for all, the public response has been more than surprising.  While Common Core tends to traditionally be a conservative talking point, State Senator Shevrin Jones (D-35) is leading the way for bipartisan action on replacing Common Core. […]

Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz has asserted that the controversial HB 1 anti-Riot bill Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law earlier this year “makes protests illegal” and that the governor is going after “peaceful protestors and makes peaceful protests illegal in this state.” “He himself pushed through a law that made protests illegal,” said Wasserman Schultz. […]

It seems like COVID-19 Déjà vu, as the deadly disease continues to spike and with more and more children coming down with the virus and being admitted to hospital pediatric wards, Florida Democrats are once again blaming Gov. Ron DeSantis for the skyrocketing infection rate and are calling him to implement restrictions, measures that many […]

After Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) issued an executive order to ban mask mandates in Florida public schools, a backlash to the order has consumed Florida politics.  However, many Republicans like US Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) has voiced strong support for DeSantis' mask executive order. “In Florida, there will be no lockdowns,” Governor DeSantis said to […]

Tallahassee–Florida Majority Leader Senator Debbie Mayfield (R-Melbourne) today released the following statement in support of executive action announced by Governor DeSantis (R-FL) earlier today to give parents choice over masks in schools. Joined by concerned parents and teachers, Governor DeSantis announced plans to issue an executive order directing the Department of Education and the Department […]

Florida State Senator Shevrin Jones (D-35) made remarks on the state’s alarming rise in COVID-19 cases as Florida reports one in every five new cases in the United States.  Senator Jones has made the bold call for a state-wide mask mandate. "New cases have quadrupled across the state this month, pushing our communities and healthcare […]

Several months after the 2021 Florida legislative session, state Democrats have not given up in fighting the controversial HB 1 anti-riot bill Governor DeSantis (R-FL) has signed into law.  Now, state Senator and minority leader, Sen. Lauren Book (D-32) has led the charge to challenge HB 1. In a letter written to Attorney General Ashley […]

South Florida Protests in support of the protestors in Cuba have pressed many politicians to take a stand in support of the Cuban people's right to protest, especially Florida Republicans like Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL)/ Gov. DeSantis has gone as far as to demand that the federal government provide internet services on the island.  However, […]

With election season just around the corner, the congressional race in District 7 race is getting ugly early, as challenger state Rep. Anthony Sabatini (R) is taking a victory lap as incumbent Rep. Stephanie Murphy (R-FL) has already acknowledged his candidacy by calling him "the worst, most extreme, Trump-loving Republican." In a Tweet this week, state […]

The annual New York City gay Pride parade has always embraced and promoted its partnership between the NYPD and activists, as police officers march to show solidarity with the gay community every June, but this year will be different.

After more than 20 states have banned Critical Race Theory education, some have remained critical of Florida's decision to ban CRT like state Senator Shevrin Jones (D-35) who called the move an attempt to "whitewash" children.  However, State Representative Spencer Roach (R-79) has fired back in a newly released ad, calling CRT "bulls***." Rep. Roach has […]

While Critical Race Theory continues to be banned by a multitude of states, supporters of the ideology have been relatively silent, except state Senator Shevrin Jones (D-35) who has called  the states' moves to ban the idea a dangerous attempt to "whitewash." Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has led the fight against CRT while signing a […]

In what could be perceived as another attempt to reference Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as a despot from Communist Cuba who runs a “regime” rather than an administration, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) took umbrage over Gov. DeSantis’ decision to sign a transgender sports ban bill into law on the very first day of Gay Pride month, calling the move...

After many months of gaining controversial attention, the transgender female sports ban (SB 1028) has officially been signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, which many Florida Democrats like Senator Shevrin Jones (D-35) have labeled a "hate-driven attack on LGBTQ+ Community." The law bans transgender youths from participating in women's and girl's sports, which […]

Being arguably one of the best-dressed land most visible egislators in the Florida legislature along with Sen. Jason Pizzo (D) and Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith (D), State Senator Shevrin "Shev" Jones (D) is a man of Dios. That's a little Spanglish for a man of God. Rooted in strong family values and spirituality, Sen. Jones sashays around Tallahassee with a...

Florida Rep. Shevrin Jones (D) shared his thoughts regarding the bill, discussing saying that it would only further “blatant voter suppression.”

The state of Florida, in particular, because of Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and his continuing meteoric rise on the national political stage.  But while millions of Americans may agree with what Gov. DeSantis has been saying and doing in Florida, not everybody here is so fond of the governor, especially State Senator Shevrin Jones (D-35) .

As the Derek Chauvin case concluded today, racial tensions were expected to ensure no matter the verdict.  But we got a guilty verdict and the streets remained relatively calm.  However, Florida remained the center of the political world, as State Senator Shevrin Jones (D-35) stayed very active in spectating the Chauvin trial and even called State […]