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Governor Ron DeSantis
In last week’s legislative special session, Republicans were a little timid about taking on the vaccine issues here in the state. Governor DeSantis is...
Florida Government & Politics
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed two education measures—Senate Bill 1296 and House Bill 1279—aimed at changing how teacher unions operate, speeding up pay increases,...
Florida Government & Politics
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has approved more than 20 bills over the past week, including legislation related to vertiports, teacher training and mentoring, drowning...
Election News
Florida lawmakers are back in Tallahassee as a controversial mid-decade redistricting push could reshape the political map—and potentially backfire. Ed Dean is joined by...
Election News
This week, the Florida Legislature will address redistricting, looking to put more Republicans in Congress The original plan was a possible pickup of 1...
Governor Ron DeSantis
SOUTH BAY, Fla. — Ron DeSantis on Monday announced that all federally funded contracts for the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) Reservoir have been fully executed, marking...
Florida Government & Politics
This week, U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Jeanne Shaheen, D-NH, urged U.S. Defense Sec. Mark Esper to continue to maintain the readiness of...
Florida Government & Politics
The U.S. Surgeon General has described the COVID-19 pandemic as this generation’s 9/11. If that is true---then the healthcare workers on the front lines...
Florida Crime News
Abuse counselors are offering more communication options for victims of domestic violence and shelters are implementing policies to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic. Moody...
Florida Government & Politics
On Wednesday, Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis sent a letter to U.S. Sec. of State Mike Pompeo requesting help in obtaining information...
Florida Government & Politics
Three Republicans from the Sunshine State--U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, U.S. Rep. Ross Spano and U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz--signed a letter urging Federal Aviation Administration...
Florida Government & Politics
According to the Florida Chamber, the new task force “will help ensure greater collaboration between the business community and government at the federal and...
Florida Government & Politics
“My heart goes out to our law enforcement officers and medical professionals risking their health and safety to fight this pandemic. While most Floridians...
Florida Government & Politics
Last week, three members of the Florida delegation sent a letter to congressional leadership calling on them to ensure that future federal stimulus efforts...
Florida Education News
“Florida’s school districts have worked diligently with the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) to operationalize their distance learning plans by March 30, and FDOE...
Florida Government & Politics
At the end of last week, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., sent a letter to Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Dr. Carissa Etienne...
Florida Education News
At the end of last week, U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., announced the federal government is sending $25 million to five higher education institutions...
Florida Government & Politics
From his seat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, last week, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., led a group of Senate colleagues in...
Florida Education News
It will not be easy – it will take strategic foresight, determination and diligence, and most importantly a commitment from everyone, but I know...
Florida Education News
“At least half of the funding each institution receives will be distributed to students in the form of emergency cash assistance grants to help...
Florida Government & Politics
U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., who served more than three decades as a large animal veterinarian and is now the top Republican on the...
Florida Government & Politics
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., joined other Republicans in the U.S. Senate in sending a letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) requesting information...
Florida Education News
Castor said the funds come from the $2.2 trillion stimulus package that the White House and Congress agreed on at the end of last...
Florida Government & Politics
DeSantis said that four-member National Guard strike teams were being sent to long-term care facilities which have seen high numbers of coronavirus cases.
Florida Government & Politics
“This is just another drop in the bucket for the United Nations’ failure to uphold the fundamental values of human rights,” Steube said when...
Florida Government & Politics
Three members of the Florida delegation teamed up at the end of last week to rip how the Cuban regime is handling coronavirus.
Florida Education News
Ron DeSantis, Richard Corcoran Announce 32,600 Laptops Being Sent to School Districts Across Florida
On Friday, Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran announced that more than 32,600 laptops computers will be distributed to 34 school...
Florida Government & Politics
Back in May, U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., and U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., brought out the “Ensuring Quality Access to Legal Defense (EQUAL...
Florida Crime News
Moody, the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), Association of Mature American Citizens, American Seniors Association and the Florida Council on Aging met virtually...
Florida Education News
“Our nation is facing an unprecedented crisis. We, as Americans, have to come together to innovatively adapt and solve problems, and that’s exactly what...
Florida Government & Politics
The program is part of the CARES Act, the $2.2 trillion federal coronavirus response package.
Florida Government & Politics
At the end of last week, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., wrote U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting Administrator John Barsa following reports...
Florida Government & Politics
“If the WHO had done its job, not as many people would be dead, we would be further along right now, and every country...
Florida Government & Politics
This week, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott sent a letter to Jay Clayton, the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, (SEC) urging the...
Florida Government & Politics
This statewide resource is comprised of real-time, self-reported bed availability by all Florida hospitals. The dashboard provides Gov. Ron DeSantis, the Department of Health,...
Florida Government & Politics
With 5.8 million of those new applications coming through state programs--up more than 2.9 million from the week before--there’s a clear impact in the...
Florida Government & Politics
The executive order will start on Thursday and will extend through all of April and will be all non-essential activities outside the home.