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Florida News

Vern Buchanan Named Humane Society’s Legislator of the Year

Buchanan weighed in on the award on Thursday as he was one of 34 members of Congress to earn the highest ranking from the...

Kevin DerbyJune 21, 2020

Florida Government & Politics

Florida’s Senators Back Rob Portman’s Bill Protecting American Intellectual Property From China

Rubio and Scott are backing Portman’s “Safeguarding American Innovation Act” which is being backed by more than a dozen senators including U.S. Sen. Tom...

Kevin DerbyJune 19, 2020

Florida News

Neal Dunn: EPA Sending Almost $175,000 to Florida DEP to Protect Wetlands

Florida State University’s FNAI is working to “establish and assess wetland reference sites for priority Florida wetland community types” and the funds--which total $174,079--will...

Kevin DerbyJune 19, 2020

Florida News

Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz Want to Include Local Chambers of Commerce in PPP

Rubio’s office insisted that local chambers “provide valuable resources to small businesses across the country, and Destination Marketing Organizations (DMOs), which play an important...

Kevin DerbyJune 19, 2020

Florida News

Greg Steube Slams ‘House Democrats’ Radical Approach on Public Safety Reforms

This week, Steube continued to focus on law enforcement issues, including holding a virtual roundtable with several Florida sheriffs.

Kevin DerbyJune 19, 2020

Florida News

Dan Webster: Transportation Department Sending Almost $20 Million to Port Tampa Bay

The money will be used to build Berth 214 and other projects including utility and stormwater improvements, dredging, a gantry crane rail extension and...

Kevin DerbyJune 18, 2020

Florida Government & Politics

Florida Senators Champion Cut Profits to the Cuban Regime Act

The bill would have the U.S. State Department released the list of countries working with the Cuban regime on its medical missions program. The...

Kevin DerbyJune 18, 2020

Florida News

Marco Rubio Backs Proposal to Expand AmeriCorps to Help the Nation Recover From Coronavirus Pandemic

The bill “would double the number of AmeriCorps positions available this year to 150,000 and provide a total of 600,000 service opportunities nationwide over...

Kevin DerbyJune 18, 2020

Florida Government & Politics

Rick Scott, Tammy Baldwin Team Up to Encourage Buying Products Made in America

The two senators also paired up on the “Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) Online Act” which will make online goods list their country of...

Kevin DerbyJune 17, 2020

Florida News

Dan Webster Introduces Infrastructure Bank for America Act

Webster introduced the “Infrastructure Bank for America Act” on Monday, Republican U.S. Reps. Doug LaMalfa of California, Dan Meuser of Pennsylvania and Tom Reed...

Kevin DerbyJune 17, 2020

Florida Government & Politics

Hostage Recovery Bill Championed by Florida Delegation Heads to Donald Trump’s Desk

Last year, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-NJ, and U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., brought out the “Robert Levinson Hostage...

Kevin DerbyJune 17, 2020

Crime News

Greg Steube Champions Resolution Condemning Efforts to Defund the Police

Steube brought out the proposal on Monday and weighed in on why he had introduced it.

Kevin DerbyJune 17, 2020