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After leading an unprecedented pandemic response team in the state of Florida, Jared Moskowitz, the Emergency Management Director of Florida, has resigned.
The 2022 gubernatorial race between Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Democrat Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried got underway many months ago, even though neither DeSantis nor Fried have officially entered the race. AG Commissioner Fried has been trying in earnest to score political points against Gov. DeSantis over just about anything she feels will stick against the wall, including the...
Florida is making headlines in terms of the Olympics, after Florida Chief Financial Officer Jim Patronis (R-FL), volunteered the state to host the long-overdue 2020, now 2021, summer Olympic games.
Rubio subsequently released a statement discussing his thoughts as to why he voted for President Trump's acquittal.
On the 3-year-anniversary of the Parkland school shooting that left 17 innocent students and teachers dead, President Joe Biden has called on the U.S. Congress to introduce legislation that will ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and mandate background check “on all gun sales.”
Shortly after it was reported that the Biden Administration was considering a travel ban to Florida to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus and variants of the virus, Democrats like Kevin Cate, a Florida-based political communication consultant, were quick to dismiss the talk of a travel ban
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has just signed on to the “Old Glory Only Act,”  joined Florida Reps. Matt Gaetz and Bill Posey to prohibit the raising of any other flag other than “Old Glory” over U.S. embassies and consulates around the world.
Florida Rep. Michael Waltz (R) was named the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Research and Technology within the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
The Everglades Foundation, an environmental group founded by Paul Tudor Jones, has launched a campaign for the Biden administration to commit $725 million in each year of Biden’s term to restore Florida’s national park.
With Valentine’s Day just a couple of days away, the love in the air is unmistakable, especially within the Florida Democratic party. Not.
Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D) has penned a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to revisit his COVID-19 vaccination disbursement plan because it is failing to adequately address the healthcare needs of Floridians.
There have been many over-the-top accusations made against former President Donald Trump over the actions of the Right-Wing extremists that stormed the Capitol on January 6th, Â but the one remark that has been levied against President Trump and his supporters that clearly stands out above all other remarks is the comment made by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D).
“Swatting” refers to when attackers attempt “to trick law enforcement into sending heavily armed strike forces – like S.W.A.T.”
Earlier this month, Florida Senator Marco Rubio (R) introduced a bill aiming to get students back to receiving in-person classes. The Put Students First Act of 2021, would "prohibit federal funding to schools that do not provide an in-person learning option by April 30, 2021.” Amidst a growing number of COVID-19 cases that have even caused President Joe Biden (D)...
She is rumored to be mulling over a run for statewide office in 2022, most likely a run for CFO against current Republican CFO Jimmy Patronis, and quite possibly mounting a primary challenge against AG Commissioner Nikki Fried in next year’s gubernatorial sweepstakes, but according to Sen. Lauren Book, neither is going to happen. Maybe.
He won’t challenge Senator Marco Rubio in a Republican primary race for Senate in 2022, but Rep. Matt Gaetz says he would consider running for Florida’s “Commissioner of Agriculture,” a move that would set him up as a favorite to become governor of the state in 2026,
Many Floridians (most) are not aware that children with “exceptionalities” or disabilities, are frequently placed in seclusion and restrained at their respected schools and State Senator Lauren Book, who first introduced a bill in late 2020 to prohibit the practice of seclusion and restraints, believes that this issue will be addressed in the upcoming legislative session.
With the new variants of the COVID-19 virus spreading across the world, President Joe Biden is considering travel restrictions to Florida, a move that Senator Marco Rubio is the president’s potential travel ban as “reckless.”
