The Florida Legislature has approved a new congressional map sent to them just two days earlier by Gov. Ron DeSantis that could give Florida Republicans up to four new congressional seats in the November midterm elections. The Florida Senate voted, 21-17, Wednesday afternoon to approve the map. Four Republicans – …
Read More »DeSantis Proposes New Florida Congressional Map That Could Boost GOP by Four Seats
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday unveiled a proposed congressional map that could give Republicans up to four additional U.S. House seats, launching a high-stakes mid-decade redistricting effort ahead of the November elections. The proposal, released by the governor’s office, would create 24 Republican-leaning districts and four Democratic-leaning districts. Florida’s …
Read More »Trump Issues First Vetoes of New Term, Blocking Bipartisan Water and Tribal Bills
President Donald Trump this week exercised his veto power for the first time since returning to the White House, rejecting two bipartisan bills that had sailed through Congress with little opposition — a move that stunned lawmakers in both parties and underscored the president’s willingness to override congressional consensus to …
Read More »Florida’s Ban on Open Carry Ruled Unconstitutional by State Appeals Court
Two days after Gov. Ron DeSantis once again called on the Florida Legislature to allow the open carrying of firearms, a three-judge panel of the Florida First District Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that the law banning open carry is unconstitutional. “No historical tradition supports Florida’s Open Carry Ban,” Judge Stephanie …
Read More »DeSantis Administration Pushes to Eliminate all Vaccine Mandates in Florida
School children, college students, and even nursing home residents would no longer have to be vaccinated against infectious diseases and viruses if Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo and his boss, Gov. Ron DeSantis, have their way. The DeSantis administration rolled out the proposed change on Wednesday and, if they’re successful, …
Read More »DHS Begins Emptying Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ After Judge’s Ruling
The Department of Homeland Security has begun transferring detainees out of Florida’s controversial state-run immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” days after a federal judge ordered parts of the facility dismantled. In a statement Wednesday, DHS said detainees were being moved to other centers across the country in response …
Read More »Marines Deployed to Florida to Assist ICE in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
The Trump administration is ramping up its military involvement in immigration enforcement, with the U.S. Marine Corps deploying 200 service members to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Florida, the Pentagon confirmed Thursday. The Marines, from Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 stationed in North Carolina, are being dispatched as …
Read More »Florida Bans Municipalities from Fluoridating Water Supplies
Florida has banned fluoride from its water supply. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed (SB 700) into law Thursday making Florida the second state (after Utah) in the country to ban municipalities from fluoridating their water supplies. The bill doesn’t include the word fluoride. Instead, it references any substances not included on …
Read More »Republicans Win Florida Special Elections, Strengthening House Majority
Republican candidates Jimmy Patronis and Randy Fine have emerged victorious in two key Florida special elections, NBC News projects, securing their party’s control over two congressional seats left vacant earlier this year. The wins expand the GOP’s narrow House majority, providing additional support for Donald Trump’s legislative priorities as Republicans …
Read More »Florida Advances Bill to Loosen Child Labor Laws Amid Worker Shortages
Florida lawmakers are pushing forward a controversial bill that would ease child labor restrictions, allowing teenagers as young as 14 years old to work overnight shifts, even on school days. The proposal, which advanced through the Florida Senate’s Commerce and Tourism Committee on Tuesday in a narrow 5-4 vote, comes …
Read More »Biden and Harris Visit Hurricane-Ravaged Florida and North Carolina
Jimmy Williams President Joe Biden visited Florida’s hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast on Sunday, surveying the devastation caused by Hurricane Milton and urging Congress to approve additional disaster relief funding. Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris spent her second day in North Carolina, addressing recovery efforts after Hurricane Helene and engaging with Black …
Read More »Suspect Arrested in Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump at Florida Golf Course
Jimmy Williams A man has been arrested following an alleged assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday. The FBI is investigating the incident as the second assassination attempt against Trump in just two months. The suspect, 58-year-old Ryan Wesley …
Read More »After Conservative Criticism, Trump Said He Is a “no” on Florida’s Abortion Rights Ballot measure
Shefali Luthra Originally published by The 19th After criticizing Florida’s six-week abortion ban on Thursday, former President Donald Trump, a resident of the Sunshine State, told Fox News that he will be voting against a ballot measure to protect and expand abortion rights. “I disagreed with that right from the …
Read More »Donald Trump Says Florida’s 6-Week Abortion Law Is ‘too short’
Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that Florida’s law banning most abortions after six weeks is “too short,” but was cagy about whether that means he will vote for Amendment 4 this fall, which would enshrine a woman’s right to an abortion in the state’s Constitution. …
Read More »DeSantis-Backed School Board Candidates Defeated Across Florida
Jimmy Williams In a resounding rejection of Governor Ron DeSantis’ conservative education agenda, school board candidates backed by the Republican were defeated in multiple key races across Florida on Tuesday. The results, hailed by some as a rebuke of DeSantis’ attempts to overhaul the state’s public education system, come after …
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