Politics

DeSantis Signs Law to Rename Palm Beach Airport After Trump; No Democrats Supported Bill

While the renaming has drawn national attention, policy experts say the more consequential change may be the law’s transfer of naming authority over major commercial service airports from local governments…

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Hundreds Gather in Downtown Orlando for “No Kings” Rally

One driver who honked his horn in apparent support of the protesters was pulled over by Orlando police. Officers told The Florida Sun the driver received a citation for using…

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Ethics Panel Findings Put Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick’s Seat at Risk

“Using disaster relief funds for self-enrichment is a particularly selfish, cynical crime,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said at the time of the indictment. “No one is above the law, least…

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Ya Ya Alert Bill Dies in Senate Committee, Advocates Plan to Reintroduce School Safety Measure Next Year

Despite support from community leaders and families affected by violence, the bill did not receive a hearing vote in the Senate Criminal Justice Committee before the legislative deadline, effectively ending…

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Congressman Maxwell Frost Appointed to Critical Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittees

“I look forward to working with Representative Frost on the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit and the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials to continue improving and expanding access…

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Congressman Maxwell Frost Blasts Florida Attorney General’s Threats to Remove Orange County Government Officials Over Immigration Enforcement

“In a desperate attempt to score points with the Trump Administration, Florida’s unelected Attorney General is threatening to remove elected Orange County officials for doing what they were elected to…

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Frost’s Bill Would Prevent Cancer-Causing Fertilizer Byproduct from Being Used in Road Construction

Florida has experienced firsthand the devastating consequences of mismanaging this hazardous material, including the Piney Point disaster, where over 200 million gallons of contaminated wastewater spilled into Tampa Bay.

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Congressman Maxwell Frost Blasts Florida and Trump Administration for “Alligator Alcatraz,” Calls Detention Center a Cruel Spectacle

“I’ve toured these facilities myself – real ones, not the makeshift tents they plan to put up – and even those detention centers contain conditions that are nothing short of…

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Voters Head to the Polls Tomorrow for Critical Special Election in Florida Senate District 15 and House District 40

Polls open tomorrow, June 24 from 7am-7pm, and the outcome of this special election will determine not only who fills Senator Thompson’s vacant seat but who represents the community’s interests…

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Congresswoman Maxine Waters Delivers Fiery Speech at 25th Annual KJLH Women’s Health Expo

“We have to be out there in the streets,” she declared. “We need to make our voices heard and show that we won’t stand silently by while they take away…

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