Florida TURNING BLUE…GOP tries to BLOCK THE VOTE

Climate change poses health risks. But it’s hard to fight when state policy ignores it.

As recently as 2008, climate change was a bipartisan concern in Florida. But DeSantis, who unsuccessfully sought the GOP presidential nomination this year, embodies his party’s current dismissive attitude toward climate change — a stance shared by his predecessor in the Florida governor’s office, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott.....MORE

The Florida GOP on Permission Slips for Black History Month

Florida GOP now has more than 900,000 more registered voters than Democrats

The Republican Party of Florida ended April with 5,247,165 registered voters, while the Florida Democratic Party had 4,340,614, according to data posted Friday on the state Division of Elections website.....Read More

No. 5 on the list of Tampa Bay’s Most Powerful Politicians: Kathy Castor

Five U.S. House members directly serve Tampa Bay in Congress, and four are part of the GOP majority. Yet, members of Florida Politics’ panel of political insiders chose U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor as the most powerful federal official in the region.....Read More

The Florida GOP on Monkeys with Herpes

The Florida GOP on Illegal Super PAC Activity

Rick Scott begins Senate leadership campaign with Donald Trump’s blessing, Democratic objections

Florida’s junior Senator is making another bid for the top job in the Republican Caucus.

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott announced his pursuit of the GOP Leadership position Wednesday, offering yet another option for the post-Mitch McConnell era, citing a need for “dramatic change” in an upper chamber that often doesn’t align with House Republicans’ priorities.

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The Florida GOP: If Trump is Convicted

The Florida GOP on Self-Defense from Bears on Crack

Ready To Vote Florida?

The Florida GOP might of taken you 

Off the roll

Make sure you are ready. 

Do it now while you enjoy this fine song by the late MJ.

The Florida GOP on Ending Medical Licensing

The Florida GOP on Renaming Sanibel Causeway to Ron DeSantis Causeway

Back the blue: Legislature declaws civilian review boards for police

The measure shields law enforcement from external complaints.

The House has agreed to Senate language on a bill that will bring an end to civilian review boards probing allegations of misconduct in Florida once Gov. Ron DeSantis signs off.

On party lines, the House voted up the Senate amended version of GOP Rep. Wyman Duggan’s measure (HB 601) which stipulates that while a Sheriff has a right to establish and appoint their own advisory board to counsel on policies and procedure, those boards have limited authority.

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The Florida GOP on How DeSantis Failed to Woo Remington

The Florida GOP Clarifies What School Vouchers Can Buy

The Florida GOP Responds to Low Morale at the Happiest Place on Earth

The Florida GOP Welcomes Our New Party Chair!

The Florida GOP still supports Moms For Liberty

DeSantis and Florida GOP targeting kids with cuts to food, healthcare and work protections

“DeSantis and conservative/Trumpian/MAGA public officials” are “disassembling Florida’s social service safety net,” according to an op-ed by Barrington Salmon at the Florida Phoenix.

They are “refusing to allocate money or enough of it for school lunch programs to feed hungry children; rejecting no-strings-attached federal government dollars to expand Medicaid that would allow the state to enroll 1.4 million people; not prioritizing access to quality healthcare; continuing to siphon off money from traditional public schools to give to church-affiliated and private schools, and passing punishing draconian laws to further alienate and marginalize gay, transgender and LGBTQ children and teens,” Salmon writes.

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