the floridian

When Rep. Charlie Crist (D) was the Republican Governor of Florida, many, many moons ago, her pushed for felons to get their voting rights restored, and was a strict supporter of law enforcement and supported the adherence to state and federal law.

In 2007, former Florida Republican Governor Charlie Crist championed felon rights, convincing his Cabinet to ease restrictions on voting rights for certain felons who have paid their debt to society

We are now less than 50 days from November 3, when Floridians and others across the country will officially cast their votes in elections ranging from decisions on local ballot initiatives all the way to the President of the United States.

The race for Florida’s 26th Congressional district is heating up as both the National Republican Congressional Committee and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee have released videos attacking Florida rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D) and Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez (R) respectively.

Florida rep. Stephanie Murphy (D), currently running a reelection campaign, has scored notable wins in recent weeks. Most recently, she was named as one of the most bipartisan members of the House, which was met with criticism from her Republican opponent Dr. Leo Valentin.

With the COVID-19 pandemic still affecting Floridians, Hurricane season only exacerbated the lives of Floridians and businesses. In turn, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) announced today the approval of a major disaster declaration for Hurricane Sally from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Florida has always been a critical swing state during election years. This year is no exception, as voters are more energized than ever with so much at stake. Both President Trump and Vice President Biden have been campaigning heavily in Florida, because they know the importance our state holds on the road to the White House.

How did Michael Bloomberg not think that his pledge $16 million to pay for the fines of convicted felons so that they could pay their outstanding fines in order to vote, would not be met with a challenge from Republicans?

After former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg openly pledged to pay the fines of convicted felons in Florida so that they could vote in this year’s general election, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried welcomed the possibly illegal gesture (bribe) from the former failed Democratic presidential candidate and Wall Street billionaire.

“There is no way I can vote for Joe Biden,” said Progressive law professor Tim Canova during an interview with The Floridian this week.

Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared on Fox News to counter former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg election year tactic to spend $20 million dollars to pay for the fines of felons so they can vote in Florida.

Florida rep. Vern Buchanan (R) announced today that he had directed a letter to Alex Azar, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, “urging the Trump administration to make the COVID vaccine free to seniors on Medicare.”

This week, it was announced that former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg (D) had paid the fines for 32,000. Felons in Florida to ensure that they’re able to vote in the upcoming November election.

This is the political funny season, so should anyone be surprised that the Democratic Party or the Republican Party has some rogue players working against the common cause of their respective teams? 

A new ABC/Washington Post poll shows that President Donald Trump leads Vice President Joe Biden in Florida 51-47 percent among likely voters, putting the two candidates in a virtual tie among voters in the state.

In another rare political occasion,  Republican and Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives put aside their differences and unanimously passed a bill that authorizes President Donald Trump to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Alwyn Cashe for the heroic actions he took in Iraq.

After being accused of supporting the “Defund Police” initiative that has been spurred on by the Black Lives Matter movement, a defensive Vice President Joe Biden has emphatically said that he does “not support defunding police.”

A research paper produced by Florida’s Council of 100, a non-profit and private nonpartisan organization that’s dedicated. To improving the quality of life for Floridians through the pursuit of effective, business-driven public policy, shows that there is a statewide gap between students’ classroom grades and the actual mastery of skills they have achieved based on their scores on standardizes tests.