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This week, U.S. Rep. Ross Spano, R-Fla., announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is sending more than $4 million to Tampa Bay...
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Over the last few weeks, there’s been speculation that Governor Ron DeSantis’ office may shut down Alligator Alcatraz because the federal government has not been paying its...
Florida Government & Politics
The Associated Industries of Florida announced its endorsement of Republican Anthony Bonna for Florida House District 85 in the 2026 Election. AIF President and...
Florida Legal News
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced nine judicial appointments Monday, filling vacancies on circuit and county courts in Pasco, Pinellas, Polk and Miami-Dade counties.
Political News
U.S. Sens. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., have introduced bipartisan legislation that would permanently ban former members of Congress from lobbying Congress...
Florida Crime News
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that Florida saw a major decline in fentanyl- and opioid-related deaths during the first half of 2025, citing new data...
Political News
In Florida, voters who are not registered Republican or Democrat make up about 28.4% of Florida’s active registered voters — a large bloc, but...
Florida Government & Politics
The senators wrote that the approval of these export licenses would undermine the original intent of the Entity List designation, allowing Huawei to continue...
Florida Government & Politics
Murphy announced this week that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is sending $10.2 million to the Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB) to renovate more...
Florida Government & Politics
State Sen. Linda Stewart, D-Orlando, and state Rep. Amy Mercado, D-Fla., brought out a bill raising the penalties on indecent exposure.
Florida Government & Politics
This marks the second major grant that DOT has sent to Lakeland Linder in recent months. Back in September, Spano, who sits on the...
Florida Education News
On Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis and state Department of Education (DOE) Commissioner Richard Corcoran revealed which school districts, universities, colleges and private institutions have...
Florida Government & Politics
“This USDA grant will improve service to over 2,300 residents and bolster local economic development efforts. The grant will be matched with a loan...
Florida Government & Politics
Two Democrats in the state House--Rep. Margaret Good of Sarasota and Rep. Joy Goff-Marcil of Maitland--have teamed up with state Sen. Keith Perry, R-Gainesville,...
Florida Government & Politics
This week, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla,, sent a letter to Federal Highway Administration (FHA) Administrator Nicole Nason, urging the adoption of a safety...
Florida Government & Politics
Hong Kong has been in the headlines in recent months due to high-profile protests which started over a proposed extradition policy that could lead...
Florida Government & Politics
On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Ross Spano, R-Fla., paired up with a Democratic presidential candidate to bring out a bill to reform TRICARE for National...
Florida Government & Politics
A recent Orlando Sentinel editorial slammed state Attorney General Ashley Moody for her opposition to the language for a proposed amendment to the Florida...
Florida Government & Politics
With a prominent state senator pushing to raise the age to buy tobacco to 21 in Florida, the American Cancer Society (ACS) and other...
Florida Education News
While mostly supportive of the governor’s proposed budget, state House Speaker Jose Oliva, R-Miami Lakes, continued to offer some resistance to DeSantis’ call to...
Florida Government & Politics
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott’s, R-Fla., proposal to ensure the federal government doesn’t buy drones from countries considered national security threats–including China and Iran--is gaining...
Florida Education News
On Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis offered his “Bolder, Brighter, Better Future” budget proposal. DeSantis proposed a $91.4 billion budget, up slightly from last year’s...
Florida Education News
Last week, U.S. Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., unveiled the “Modern GI Bill Act” which “allows veterans who are entitled to Post-9/11 educational assistance through...
Florida Government & Politics
Florida’s economy continues to remain strong as Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Friday that the state unemployment rate remained 3.2 percent in October while...
Florida Education News
On Thursday, Gov. Ron DeSantis called for reforming the bonus program for teachers and principals across the Sunshine State.
Florida Government & Politics
This week, U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., and U.S. Rep. Ross Spano, R-Fla., teamed up on the “HOPE for Victims of Human Trafficking Act"...
Florida Government & Politics
Rubio first unveiled the proposal, which “would renew the United States’ historical commitment to freedom and democracy in Hong Kong at a time when...
Florida Government & Politics
When they brought out the bill, Spano pointed to the large number of veterans in Central Florida including more than 100,000 of them in...
Florida Education News
Bilirakis, who was the vice-chairman of the U.S. House Veterans Affairs Committee when the GOP controlled the chamber and is still on it, introduced...
Florida Government & Politics
More than 300 participants from across the state met at the Audubon Assembly in Gainesville this week as the group honored U.S. Sen. Marco...
Florida Government & Politics
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is behind a new proposal to have the White House create a Global Economic Security Strategy.
Florida Education News
On Tuesday, CareerSource Florida and the Florida Department of Education announced a new apprenticeship program in information technology at Tallahassee-based Inspired Technologies.
Florida Education News
The James Madison Institute (JMI) released its “20 for ‘20” proposals on Tuesday to “protect Florida prosperity in 2020.” JMI’s proposals include reforming occupational...
Florida Government & Politics
Last week, Florida Senate President Pro Tempore Sen. David Simmons, R-Longwood, filed the bill as “part of a comprehensive strategy to prevent tobacco addiction.”...
Florida Government & Politics
State Rep. Fentrice Driskell's bill creating a “multidisciplinary, multiagency elder abuse fatality review team (EA-FRT) in each judicial circuit” passed the House Children, Families...
Florida Government & Politics
“After serving our country, too many veterans are experiencing mental health issues, substance abuse, and homelessness, which can often land them in the criminal...
Florida Government & Politics
Spano stressed the important role veterans play in Central Florida and talked about his efforts to help them on Capitol Hill.
Florida Government & Politics
On Friday, Gov. Ron DeSantis continued his focus on Everglades restoration, visiting the C-44 Reservoir and Stormwater Treatment Area (STA) site and activating the...