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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
On Thursday, sophomore U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., wielded the gavel in the U.S. House, becoming the first Vietnamese-American to lead the chamber as...
Florida Government & Politics
“It’s time for us to face our history of the last 46 years and the 60 million faces of our offspring that we have...
Florida Education News
On Thursday, Gov. Ron DeSantis continued his education reform efforts, calling for “renewed investment to recruit and retain the best, most dedicated educators for...
Florida Government & Politics
Rubio, Hassan and then U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., brought out the “Counterterrorism Advisory Board Authorization Act” at the end of 2017.
Florida Government & Politics
“House Bill 693 will lower taxes, allow for a more competitive marketplace, and increase competition in Florida’s economy,” Fischer’s office stated.
Florida Education News
On Thursday, the South Florida Democrat announced $718,150 in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to FIU’s medical...
Florida Government & Politics
Mast and other members of Congress wrote the VA on the matter back in August.
Florida Government & Politics
Spano took part in a committee hearing on “The Shutdown: Economic Impact on Small Businesses.”
Florida Government & Politics
Rubio also pushed back at the BDS movement in an essay published by the New York Times on Tuesday.
Florida Education News
Rubio paired up with Senate Democrats Ed Marley of Massachusetts and Ron Wyden of Oregon on Wednesday to showcase the “Saudi Educational Transparency and...
Florida Government & Politics
“With over 20 states already recognizing the Honor and Remember Flag, this is part of a national effort that Florida must be a part...
Florida Government & Politics
Political consultant Bert Ralston tells Florida Daily that Republicans shouldn’t underestimate the grassroots efforts by the Democrats and the League of Women Voters when...
Florida Education News
Corcoran noted that almost 56 percent of high school graduates in Florida took the AP exam and 31.7 percent of high school graduates earned...
Florida Government & Politics
According to the Florida Department of State, the voter turnout in 2018 for younger voters was up by 15 percent compared to 2014. Voters...
Florida Government & Politics
Satter has experience in both the private and public sectors. Most recently, he was the managing director of U.S. operations for Avision Young, the...
Florida Government & Politics
While he might be a top target for Democrats in 2020, U.S. Rep. Ross Spano, R-Fla., got a boost from Republicans on Capitol Hill...
Florida Government & Politics
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., took to the national airwaves this week to weigh in on his new role on Capitol Hill and about...
Florida Government & Politics
In messages sent out to supporters over the weekend and on Monday, Rubio weighed in on current clashes over abortion across the country.
Florida Government & Politics
Florida House Majority Leader Dan Eagle, R-Cape Coral, and his Majority Whip Michael Grant, R-Port Charlotte, announced that they tapped four House Republicans to...
Florida Government & Politics
Brian Mast Pushes Army Corp of Engineers for More Transparency on Health Risks from Discharged Water
Mast’s bill would “require tests to be conducted to determine whether the water to be released from a flood risk management project is contaminated...
Florida Government & Politics
While he is starting his second term in the U.S. House, U.S. Rep. Francis Rooney, R-Fla., had already had the honor as serving as...
Florida Education News
Most of those funds--$2,574,300-- will be going to the University of Florida’s STRIDE Center – of which Florida International University (FIU) is a consortium...
Florida Government & Politics
The governor’s budget represents a $2.6 billion increase over the budget passed last session, which at the time, was a record of $88.7 billion,...
Florida Government & Politics
Last week, Bilirakis was named as the top Republican on the U.S. House VA Economic Opportunity Subcommittee.
Florida Crime News
“This threshold has not been changed in over 30 years,” said Donalds. “A lot has changed since then, and it’s past time for Florida...
Florida Government & Politics
Rubio and the senators went to bat for Medicaid Advantage, noting in 2018 it provided care to more than 21 million seniors and disabled...
Florida Government & Politics
Soto introduced the “Virtual Currency Consumer Protection Act” and the “U.S. Virtual Currency Market and Regulatory Competitiveness Act” which, he said, “will analyze what...
Florida Education News
DeSantis is looking to spend more on the environment and education.
Florida Government & Politics
Looking to roll back regulations on businesses, Gov. Ron DeSantis held a “Deregathon” in Orlando on Thursday.
Florida Government & Politics
In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, discussed the continuing threats...
Florida Education News
Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order on Thursday “outlining a path for Florida to improve its education system by eliminating Common Core and...