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The Supreme Court has just ruled to extend a lifeline to the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood program, which is a program that permits an estimated 650,000 Dreamers to legally stay and work in the United States.
Tension continues to rise in the race to replace Florida Rep. Francis Rooney (R) in Florida’s 19th Congressional district as Republicans have turned on each other in the hopes of coming out on top as the Republican nominee.
Due to the outbreak of the virus, wearing masks has been mandated around the state, but some Floridians have had enough with being told they have to cover up. Now State Rep Anthony Sabatini (R), the feisty Republican from central Florida is pushing back against having to wear masks. Sabatini has filed a lawsuit against the Miami-Dade County amigos. READ MORE
Conservative Florida state Rep. Anthony Sabatini (R), who is arguably one of the rising Republican political stars in Florida politics, has just filed a lawsuit on behalf of a small business owner in Miami-Dade County, against Miami-Dade County for mandating that “residents and workers wear face masks.” Rep. Sabatini says that that the regulatory measure violates the Florida Constitution, and...
AG Commissioner Nikki Fried (D)Â continues to lob her political grenades at Gov. Ron DeSantis in hopes to soften him up for what many politicos in the state believe is a prelude to the 2020 gubernatorial contest between the two lawmakers.
Florida Rep. Ross Spano (R) has introduced the Federal Agency Sunset Act set to create a temporary federal commission that will find inefficiencies within the federal government. As well, it will determine which federal agencies functions should be relegated to the private sector along with proposing recommendations for eliminating agencies deemed unnecessary.
Florida Democrats continue to pin the spike in COVID-19 cases on Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), saying that he has "lost control"Â after the first-term governor reopened the state after shutting it down due to the virus outbreak.
With all of the tension between the black community and police departments across the country after the murder of George Floyd and most recently, Rayshard Brooks, who was shot by Atlanta police, it’s understandable if some elected officials misspeak and state wrong police shooting statistics.
Rep. Kathy Castor (D) is usually focused on climate change and environmental issues that affect Americans, especially in her homes state of  Florida, but the recent police shooting in Atlanta has pressed her to opine about the incident, an shooting that is fueling the existing racial unrest that stems from the George Floyd murder. Rep. […]
Now, Florida Senator Rick Scott (R) is adding his voice to the conversations, noting that things have dramatically changed since his time as Florida Governor, and he’s warning that the ideas being debated in the political arena are dangerous.
Florida’s COVID-19 case count continues to spike, but the deaths related to the bug are not. To prevent a cataclysmic economic event in the state, Florida had to reopen for business, and just about every politician new it.
Miami-Dade County Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava is being asked to “immediately” resign her position to avoid a costly special election that would take place after November's presidential general election. Commissioner Levine Cava submitted her “irrevocable resignation” from the county’s 8th district last month, but it won’t go into effect until November 16th, two weeks after […]
Amidst ongoing protests regarding police brutality, Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony (D) is releasing an advertisement titled “Accountable: I Fired the Bad Cops,” which is part of an initial six-figure ad buy that will air on local TV stations.
The Supreme Court has just voted on a decision citing that if someone is fired from the workplace for being gay or transgender, it is a direct violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which protects people from employer sex discrimination along with protecting people from discrimination based on color, race, national origin or religion.
On the anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting, Americans remember the horrible act that took the lives of 49 Americans. However, Laura Loomer, a Republican hopeful that’s looking to unseat Florida Rep. Lois Frankel (D) in the upcoming 2020 election, is taking aim at Frankel’s response to the shooting. After pledging allegiance to ISIS, shooter […]
Open Mouth, Insert Campaign Ending Foot When is it OK for anyone, regardless of political affiliation, to equate a personal family experience to Slavery? Never. Nunca. One Republican congressional candidate (Renee Swann) believes that she knows what it’s like to be a slave. I get what she was trying to say (not really) but her blatant ignorance just sunk her...
With the 2020 presidential election around the corner and the political arena experiencing tension due to the COVID-19 pandemic and discussions of disbanding police departments across the United States, Republicans and Democrats have been vocal on where they stand regarding political matters. Since Florida is a battleground state and Florida Rep. Francis Rooney (R) announced at the end of last...
Since the beginning of the protests and riots that have gripped the nation when George Floyd was murdered by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota several weeks ago, Sen. Marco Rubio (R) has been pointing to the verified truth that anarchists and criminals have co-opted the peaceful protests.
