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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
Last week, two Republicans in the Florida delegation–U.S. Sen. Rick Scott and U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz–unveiled the “Keeping Russia’s Energy and Military Liable for...
Florida Government & Politics
Last week, U.S. Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., sent a letter to the U.S. House Appropriations Committee and Subcommittee on Defense urging their continued support...
Florida Government & Politics
On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., the top Republican on the U.S. House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and the first Green Beret...
Florida Government & Politics
This week, the U.S. House passed a gun control package on a 223-204 vote which mostly mirrored party lines. Republican U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick...
Florida Crime News
This week, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody warned Floridians about an emerging text message scam offering a ‘free gift’ for paying a bill on...
Florida Government & Politics
This week, Gov. Ron DeSantis showcased “more than $1.2 billion for Everglades restoration and the protection of Florida’s water resources” in the $109.9 billion...
Business / Economy News
This week, Florida TaxWatch (FTW) released a new report entitled “The Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Education and Training Beyond High School in Florida,”...
Florida Environment News
In West Palm Beach this week, Gov. Ron DeSantis highlighted more than $500 million for environmental resiliency included in the almost $110 billion budget...
Florida Government & Politics
This week, U.S. Rep. Bill Posey, R-Fla., teamed up with Texas Republicans U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Louie Gohmert in writing the administrator...
Florida Government & Politics
This week, Florida’s U.S. senators–Republicans Marco Rubio and Rick Scott–and U.S. Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., sent a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs...
Business / Economy News
This week, U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., teamed up on a bill to create “ two-year extension to the U.S....
Florida Government & Politics
This week, ahead of the six year anniversary of the terror attack on Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., introduced...
Business / Economy News
This week, from her perch on the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, retiring U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., brought out a bill “to...
Business / Economy News
This week, state Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis highlighted the Florida Home Hardening Initiative, a two-year sales tax exemption on the retail sales...
Florida Government & Politics
This week, the U.S. Senate passed the “Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act” (Honoring our PACT Act) to change how the U.S....
Florida Government & Politics
On Tuesday, state Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis sent a letter to the Florida State Board of Administration (SBA) requesting their assessment on...
Florida Education News
On Tuesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a school safety proposal from state Sen. Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota, and state Rep. Fred Hawkins, R-St....
Election News
This week, Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Nikki Fried, who is running for the Democratic nomination to challenge Gov. Ron DeSantis in November,...
Florida Crime News
This week, Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Pat Ivey, who has more than 25 years of experience working in law enforcement in Jacksonville, as the...
Florida Government & Politics
This week, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), the National Stormwater Trust (NST) and Port Tampa Bay (PTB) announced an agreement to provide stormwater...
Florida Government & Politics
Last week, U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., brought U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill.. to Homestead Air Reserve Base in South Florida. Bost leads Republicans...
Florida Government & Politics
On Monday, at an event in Jacksonville, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced $10 million for Florida’s eight Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams to support...
Florida Government & Politics
The deaths of 21 people, including 19 children, at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, are a nightmare that I can’t even fathom. It...
Business / Economy News
Rents for homes and apartments have soared nationwide over the past year, and Florida remains at the heart of a problem overwhelming U.S. consumers,...
Business / Economy News
With the national debt now clocking in at more than $30 trillion, members of the Florida congressional delegation continue to back wasteful spending. Adam...
Florida Crime News
With leaders on Capitol Hill rallying behind a “comprehensive national data privacy and data security framework,” a proposal from a congresswoman from Florida to...
Business / Economy News
Last week, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Nikki Fried and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) launched the Department’s...
Business / Economy News
Leaders from across the Sunshine State weighed in after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Florida’s $109.9 budget and vetoed more than $3 billion in spending....
Business / Economy News
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., weighed in last week after four nominees for the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) confirmed in writing, “it...
Business / Economy News
This week, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the state budget, vetoing more than $3 billion while putting in place $109.9 billion in state spending, both...
Florida Government & Politics
Home repair contractors are upset at legislation that was passed by the Florida Legislature, claiming the bill is unconstitutional and it unfairly their industry....