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Florida Government & Politics

Marco Rubio: Provisions for Florida Included in the National Defense Authorization Act

The FY21 NDAA includes multiple provisions Rubio requested, including an additional $15 million for the Gulf Range Modernization and the next phase in the...

Florida DailyJune 29, 2020

Florida Government & Politics

Tom Wright Tapped to Serve on the Florida Defense Support Task Force

Wright, the chairman of the state Senate Military and Veterans Affairs and Space Committee, replaces state Sen. Doug Broxson, R-Pensacola, whose term on the...

Kevin DerbyJune 29, 2020

Florida Government & Politics

Ashley Moody: Florida has Recovered More than $700,000 From COVID-19 Related Scams

Florida remains under a state of emergency due to the spread of the novel coronavirus. Gov. Ron DeSantis issued the emergency declaration in March....

Florida DailyJune 26, 2020

Florida Government & Politics

Ron DeSantis: CARES Act Offers $250 Million in Housing Assistance for Floridians Hurt by Coronavirus Pandemic

The funds are part of the $2.3 trillion “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act” that the White House and Congress agreed on...

Kevin DerbyJune 25, 2020

Education News

Ron DeSantis Showcases Support for $500 Million Teacher Salary Increase

Back in October, DeSantis called for raising new teacher salaries to $47,500 in an effort to attract better educators and retain them. This week,...

Kevin DerbyJune 25, 2020

Florida Government & Politics

Glenn Sacks: Florida Senators’ Bill to Block Cuba’s COVID Aid Shows Yankee Arrogance and Insensitivity

The United States leads the world in exporting weapons. Cuba leads the world in exporting medical services. Yet in the funhouse mirror that is...

Guest ColumnistJune 25, 2020

Crime News

Ashley Moody Warns About Lottery Scam Targeting Seniors in South Florida

State Attorney General Ashley Moody joined the Florida Lottery in warning about a Lottery scam targeting the elderly making its rounds in South Florida...

Florida DailyJune 24, 2020

Florida Government & Politics

Republicans in the Florida Congressional Delegation Express Continued Support of Israel

The top Republicans in the U.S. House--including U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., U.S. House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., and U.S. Rep....

Kevin DerbyJune 24, 2020

Florida Government & Politics

Bill Posey Wants to Prosecute Protesters Who Desecrate Veterans’ Memorials

With protesters continuing to topple statues at parks and public spaces around the nation, a Florida congressman said he backed President Donald Trump’s call...

Florida DailyJune 24, 2020

Crime News

Marco Rubio Takes Aim at ‘Crazy Radicals Who Hate and Want to Destroy this Country of Ours’

On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., spoke on the Senate floor regarding racial discrimination, civil society and those exploiting ongoing protests to cause...

Florida DailyJune 24, 2020

Florida Government & Politics

Ted Yoho Champions Proposal Honoring Korean War Anniversary, Ties With South Korea

On Monday, U.S. Rep. Ami Bera, D-Calif., the chairman of the U.S. House Asia and Pacific Subcommittee, introduced the resolution. U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho,...

Kevin DerbyJune 24, 2020

Education News

Pointing to NAS Pensacola Terrorist Attack, Rick Scott Pushes Bill Reforming Training for Foreign Nationals

Back in March, Scott brought out a proposal to reform how foreign nationals are trained at American bases. U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, is...

Kevin DerbyJune 23, 2020

Florida Government & Politics

Lauren Book’s Bill Protecting Women From Unauthorized Pelvic Exams Becomes Law

Book introduced a proposal ensuring doctors cannot perform pelvic exams without a woman’s consent except for emergencies. The bill also makes inseminating a woman...

Florida DailyJune 23, 2020

Florida Government & Politics

LYNX Getting $75.5 Million from U.S. Department of Transportation

LYNX will use the funds to cover operating expenses, maintain service levels, and provide greater flexibility for transit personnel to take leave during the...

Florida DailyJune 22, 2020

Florida Government & Politics

Jimmy Patronis Speaks to Local Chambers of Commerce on COVID-19 Recovery

Patronis served on the Executive Committee of Governor Ron DeSantis’s Re-Open Florida Task Force.

Florida DailyJune 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 Government & Politics

Jimmy Patronis: Florida Firefighters Continue Support of COVID-19 Recovery and Hurricane Season Prep

“With nearly 380 firefighters statewide taken off the frontlines due to the threat of COVID-19, this data is crucial to our fire departments who...

Florida DailyJune 19, 2020

Florida Government & Politics

Jimmy Patronis Announces $27.6 Million in Workers Compensation Premium Refunds

The Florida Legislature created the FWCJUA in 1993 as a self-funding plan to provide workers’ compensation and employer’s liability insurance to employers who are...

Florida DailyJune 18, 2020

Florida Government & Politics

Casey DeSantis: Mental Health Awareness Part of Florida’s Response to COVID-19

Florida’s state agencies have coordinated with the Florida Division of Emergency Management and Florida Department of Health during the public health emergency to ensure...

Florida DailyJune 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 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 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

Education News

Vern Buchanan Honors Eight Educators With Congressional Teacher Awards

The Congressional Teacher Awards, established by Buchanan in 2014, are given out annually to exceptional Suncoast teachers for their outstanding achievements on behalf of...

Florida DailyJune 17, 2020

Florida Government & Politics

Florida Congressmen Want to Make June National Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Month

Brian Mast is the main Republican sponsor of the bill and he weighed in on the proposal on Tuesday.

Kevin DerbyJune 17, 2020

Florida Government & Politics

Senate Passes Resolution Calling for Cuban Regime to Release José Daniel Ferrer

Menendez’s resolution called for the release of José Daniel Ferrer, an opponent of the Cuba regime, who was imprisoned in October and convicted in...

Florida DailyJune 16, 2020

Florida Government & Politics

Michael Waltz Goes to Bat for Military Families Living in On-Base Housing

Waltz, U.S. Rep. Andy Kim, D-NJ, and U.S. Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, are all backing U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn’s, D-Okla., “Military Housing Oversight, Maintenance...

Kevin DerbyJune 16, 2020

Crime News

Devin Nunes Gets Three Florida Congressmen to Back the Holding China Accountable Act

Hoping to stop the continued theft of American intellectual property by the Chinese regime, Nunes introduced the bill last week.

Kevin DerbyJune 16, 2020

Education News

Ron DeSantis Ready to Launch the Florida Civics and Debate Initiative at 60 Schools

At the end of January, DeSantis announced the Marcus Foundation agreed to send $5 million to the FCDI “to elevate civic knowledge, civic skills...

Kevin DerbyJune 15, 2020

Florida Government & Politics

Ron DeSantis Announces More than $722,000 in Additional Grants to Protect Florida Military Installations

The award recipients include the Florida Department of Military Affairs, the Bay County Board of County Commissioners and the city of Jacksonville. This grant...

Florida DailyJune 15, 2020

Environment

Ross Spano Backs Proposal to Make Federal Permitting Process, Environmental Reviews More Efficient

Davis brought out the “One Federal Decision Act” last week and Spano threw his support behind it. Spano weighed in on the bill at...

Kevin DerbyJune 15, 2020

Florida Government & Politics

Rick Scott Wants to Hold China Accountable for Failing to Comply With Trade Deal

Scott’s office noted he supports free trade agreements around the world, but nations like Communist China must be held accountable if they refuse to...

Florida DailyJune 15, 2020