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FL Bill Scrutinizing ‘Chemtrails’, Banning Weather Altering, Advances: ‘Like I was Being Assaulted’ Floridians planning to modify the weather could be slapped with a $100,000 fine, according to a new bill targeting geoengineering and alleged “chemtrails” advancing through...READ MORE   FL Sen. Ben Albritton: "I'm late posting this, but it was joy to see Lt. Gov […]

Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL) has introduced legislation expanding access to Small Business Administration (SBA) loans, making rebuilding efforts cheaper. For additional context, the SBA currently offers low-interest disaster recovery loans that can be increased by 20% to invest in mitigating future natural disasters, such as making buildings more resilient. Rep. Castor's Rebuild and Save Act […]

After major hurricanes Helene and Milton barreled into the Florida Gulf Coast less than two weeks apart, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Monday that the state will provide $9.5 million to jumpstart storm recovery. Over half of the investment, $5.5 million, will go to emergency berth repairs with $3.5 million to be used for "immediate security […]

Following massive damage left behind by Hurricanes Milton and Helene, Gov. Ron DeSantis swore Friday morning that if dockworkers' resume their strike in January as promised, he will send in the National Guard to keep supplies flowing to disaster-struck areas. This is the first time he's brought up what Florida will do when the East […]

Hurricane Milton is in the process of making landfall as a Category 3 storm in Sarasota County, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday evening in Tallahassee. Milton's rapidly approaching landfall, coming in at maximum sustained winds of 120 mph, may be hours ahead of forecasts that had landfall between 11 p.m and early Thursday morning. "Stay […]

Ahead of Hurricane Milton's landfall in or near the vulnerable Tampa Bay area, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that the beastly storm has likely prompted the largest National Guard mobilization in Florida history. At an Ocala press conference less than two days before Milton—which on Monday became the most intense system in the Atlantic since 2007—Gov. […]

Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) will compete with Whitney Fox (D) this November to retain control of her Congressional District 13 seat, one of the closest watched races in Florida.  Rep. Luna mocked Fox as a "radical" who "wants open borders" and "does not want people to have cars" in recent comments to The Floridian. […]

TAMPA, FL—Florida may have its first transgender Lawmaker in Tampa Bay's House District 65, though conservatives don't believe she will be able to flip the long-held Republican seat blue. Democratic candidate Ashley Brundage, a small business owner and former DEI educator, is challenging Republican Representative Karen Gonzalez-Pittman in House District 65—an area that hasn't elected […]

TAMPA, FL—Florida's Ashley Brundage (D) could be the state's first transgender lawmaker, announcing Friday her candidacy for Tampa Bay's Republican-held House District 65 seat. "The historic nature is not lost on me, and I know my identity, background, who I am, and how I live my life as a person is going to be forefront […]

On October 7th, 2023, Port Tampa Bay will be hosting the Naval Commissioning of the USS Jack H. Lucas DDG 125 warship.  The public is now invited to spectate the event. Ship commissioning is a ceremony of placing a ship into active Naval service. The moment the commissioning pennant is broken at the masthead, a […]

In April, Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) criticized the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for their perpetual easement requirement which delayed hurricane prevention ahead of Ian and is now preventing the renourishment of Pinellas County beaches. Rep. Luna has recently sent an additional letter demanding action. "Unelected bureaucrats at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers […]

This Sunday, Tampa will be at the center of the Sports world universe as Tampa Bay Buccaneer Quarterback Tom Brady searches for his 7th Super Bowl title against last year's champ, Kansas City Chief's Quarterback Patrick Mahomes.  The  Buccaneers will also be the first team to play the Super Bowl at their home field, as the 5th seed underdogs to...