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Biden Reverses Course on Cuba Policy, Florida Officials Condemn

Biden Reverses Course on Cuba Policy, Florida Officials Condemn

by Grant Holcomb | May 19, 2022 | Battleground States, Florida, The South

President Joe Biden (D) announced this week the United States will be loosening restrictions on Marxist countries, namely Cuba and Venezuela. Travel restrictions will be lightened to Cuba, flights will be authorized to Cuban cities outside of Havana, and travel will...
Judge Lifts Stay in Florida Congressional Redistricting Case

Judge Lifts Stay in Florida Congressional Redistricting Case

by Grant Holcomb | May 18, 2022 | Battleground States, Florida, The South

Florida Judge Layne Smith lifted a stay on an injunction against his ruling related to Florida’s congressional redistricting case. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) and the State of Florida appealed Smith’s original ruling that said the proposed and passed...
Rubio, Demings Race Heating Up

Rubio, Demings Race Heating Up

by Grant Holcomb | May 17, 2022 | Battleground States, Florida, The South

The Senate race between Florida Senator Marco Rubio (R) and Congresswoman Val Demings (D-FL-10) is beginning to heat up, with each trading jabs. While Demings has not officially received the Democrat nomination, a considerable amount of Democrat support, fundraising,...
Florida Judge Set to Block DeSantis’ Congressional Maps

Florida Judge Set to Block DeSantis’ Congressional Maps

by Grant Holcomb | May 13, 2022 | Battleground States, Florida, The South

Congressional maps proposed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) and pushed through the Florida Legislature during the 2022 Special Session are set to be blocked by a Florida judge. Leon County Circuit Judge Layne Smith said he would make the order official either...
DeSantis Sets Fundraising Record

DeSantis Sets Fundraising Record

by Grant Holcomb | May 12, 2022 | Battleground States, Florida, The South

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) set a new 2022 gubernatorial campaign fundraising record. During April, DeSantis raised approximately $10.5 million. Around $2.3 million was raised by his reelection campaign and $8.2 million was raised by DeSantis’ political committee,...
State of Florida Attorneys Respond to Redistricting Lawsuit

State of Florida Attorneys Respond to Redistricting Lawsuit

by Grant Holcomb | May 11, 2022 | Battleground States, Florida, The South

Attorneys representing the State of Florida, particularly Secretary of State Laurel Lee, issued an 18-page document consisting of their arguments against the groups filing suit. Leon County Circuit Judge Layne Smith is scheduled to hear a request for a temporary...
DeSantis Signs Bill Remembering Victims of Communism

DeSantis Signs Bill Remembering Victims of Communism

by Grant Holcomb | May 11, 2022 | Battleground States, Florida, The South

Earlier this week, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill that established November 7 as the “Victims of Communism Day” when Florida will honor the hundreds of millions “who suffered under communist regimes across the world.” “Honoring the people that have...
Charlie Crist Rakes In $1 Million for April, DeSantis Polls Well in North Carolina

Charlie Crist Rakes In $1 Million for April, DeSantis Polls Well in North Carolina

by Grant Holcomb | May 10, 2022 | Battleground States, Florida, The South

Florida’s two likely gubernatorial candidates have had successful months in preparation for the 2022 election. Congressman Charlie Crist (D-FL-13) pulled in another $1 million during the month of April and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) finished second in a...
Abortions Are Down in Florida

Abortions Are Down in Florida

by Grant Holcomb | May 6, 2022 | Battleground States, Florida, The South

Recent data from the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) shows abortion numbers are down in Florida from year to year. Records indicate there have been just over 16,500 abortions so far in 2022 and, if the trend continues, would be a 38 percent...
Florida Officials React to SCOTUS Leak

Florida Officials React to SCOTUS Leak

by Grant Holcomb | May 5, 2022 | Battleground States, Florida, The South

In the wake of the national news that an initial draft of a United States Supreme Court decision had been leaked to the public indicating the high court’s intentions to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade case, Florida officials have both been chanting and jeering the...
Democrat Officials Think DeSantis Might Be ‘Unstoppable’

Democrat Officials Think DeSantis Might Be ‘Unstoppable’

by Grant Holcomb | May 4, 2022 | Battleground States, Florida, The South

Democrat operatives are continually showing signs that they feel they cannot win in Florida in the 2022 gubernatorial election observing that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis seems “unstoppable.” A recent report from German-owned Politico showed that Democrats in Florida...
DeSantis Hints at Special Session for Constitutional Carry

DeSantis Hints at Special Session for Constitutional Carry

by Grant Holcomb | May 3, 2022 | Battleground States, Florida, The South

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R), once again, made a plea for the Florida Legislature to get a constitutional carry bill to his desk. He made the promise to get the policy push done by the time he is no longer governor, and even floated the idea of a special session...
Florida Democrat Gubernatorial Candidate Charlie Crist Says Biden Will Go Down as ‘One of the Best’

Florida Democrat Gubernatorial Candidate Charlie Crist Says Biden Will Go Down as ‘One of the Best’

by Grant Holcomb | May 1, 2022 | Battleground States, Florida, The South

In a question-and-answer article with the Tallahassee Democrat, Florida Congressman Charlie Crist (D-FL-13) said President Joe Biden (D) will go down as “one of the best [presidents] we’ve ever had.” His comments come as he has become the Democrat frontrunner...
DeSantis Teases Additional Legislation Regarding Disney’s Tax Status

DeSantis Teases Additional Legislation Regarding Disney’s Tax Status

by Grant Holcomb | Apr 30, 2022 | Battleground States, Florida, The South

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) was a featured guest on Fox News’ Ingraham Angle hosted by Laura Ingraham and said his administration is working on additional legislation to address Disney’s tax status after the Florida Legislature repealed the 1960s-era law that...
DeSantis Calls Out So-Called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Moniker and Migrating Californians Staining Red States Blue

DeSantis Calls Out So-Called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Moniker and Migrating Californians Staining Red States Blue

by Grant Holcomb | Apr 28, 2022 | Battleground States, Florida, port, The South

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) was a featured guest with conservative commentator Ben Shapiro and participated in a Q&A segment. In it, DeSantis tells some of the back story behind the recently signed Parental Rights in Education bill as well as deriding...
DeSantis Signs Election Integrity Bill

DeSantis Signs Election Integrity Bill

by Grant Holcomb | Apr 27, 2022 | Battleground States, Florida, The South

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill earlier Monday related to election integrity. The Florida Legislature prioritized the legislation in order to ensure Florida’s elections process is safe and secure. DeSantis signed SB 524, which creates an Office of Election...
Gubernatorial Hopeful Crist Calls DeSantis Supporters ‘Toothless’

Gubernatorial Hopeful Crist Calls DeSantis Supporters ‘Toothless’

by Grant Holcomb | Apr 26, 2022 | Battleground States, Florida, The South

In a video circulated across social media sites, Florida Congressman Charlie Crist (D-FL-13) referred to supporters of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) as “toothless.” Crist is trying to outlast other Democrat candidates for the 2022 Florida gubernatorial nomination...
Gov. DeSantis Recommends New Florida Education Commissioner

Gov. DeSantis Recommends New Florida Education Commissioner

by Grant Holcomb | Apr 23, 2022 | Battleground States, Florida, The South

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) recommended Florida State Sen. Manny Diaz Jr. (R – Hialeah Gardens) to succeed current Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran. Corcoran was a former Florida House Speaker who is seeking to spend time with family and announced his...
Florida Legislature Passes Congressional Redistricting Map, Democrats Protest

Florida Legislature Passes Congressional Redistricting Map, Democrats Protest

by Grant Holcomb | Apr 22, 2022 | Battleground States, Florida, The South

A number of Florida’s House Democrats staged a protest on the floor of the Florida House to voice their opposition to Republicans’ efforts around congressional redistricting yesterday. Due to the protest, the Florida House’s procedures were temporarily halted....
Florida Cabinet Officials Take Shots at Biden over Mask Mandate ‘Misery’ and Medical Marijuana Patients’ Rights

Florida Cabinet Officials Take Shots at Biden over Mask Mandate ‘Misery’ and Medical Marijuana Patients’ Rights

by Grant Holcomb | Apr 21, 2022 | Battleground States, Florida, The South

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) and Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried (D) are both taking shots at President Joe Biden’s administration simultaneously. While each official’s reasoning for opposition to the Biden administration is rooted in different...
Florida Democrats Criticize Congressional Redistricting as Legislature Reconvenes

Florida Democrats Criticize Congressional Redistricting as Legislature Reconvenes

by Grant Holcomb | Apr 20, 2022 | Battleground States, Florida, The South

Numerous Florida Democrats and officials criticized the Florida Legislature’s process to approve the new congressional maps as the legislature reconvened Monday. Legislative leaders, last week announced they would be working on the new maps entirely proposed by...
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