March 1, 2024 Former felon’s criminal history caught up with him when he voted, and he’s not alone Two men in Florida, including this one, were recently charged with voting illegally since they’re former felons who apparently didn’t have that right restored.
January 9, 2024 Trump supporter who voted with dead father’s ballot sentenced to jail, fighting back with civil suits The man convicted of voting with his late father’s ballot in the 2020 presidential election has been sentenced to jail but not before filing civil suits.
January 8, 2024 Got jury duty? Florida could join other states letting new moms be excused New moms in Florida may be able to get out of jury duty if a new proposal in the legislature passes. It already got unanimous committee votes.
December 13, 2023 House condemns university presidents for tolerating antisemitism on campuses, votes by party differed The House of Representatives passed a resolution condemning the presidents of three of the nation’s most prestigious universities for their testimony on antisemitism on their campuses.
December 11, 2023 Florida man convicted of voting with his late father’s ballot in 2020 presidential election A Florida man was convicted of voting with his late father’s ballot in 2020 and his lawyer, a former state representative, immediately filed for a new trial.
November 27, 2023 Lawmaker wants to ban Florida, a former slave state, from paying reparations to descendants of slaves A lawmaker in Florida wants to make sure no government money in the former Confederate state goes to pay reparations to the descendants of slaves.
November 21, 2023 Florida couple sentenced to prison for throwing a chair, spitting at cops and other Jan. 6 Capitol riot crimes A husband and wife in Florida are headed to federal prison for crimes they committed after they headed to Washington and participated in the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
November 9, 2023 Want to be a lawyer but have trouble taking tests? The requirements are changing in some states It used to be that students would graduate law school and pass a bar exam in order to practice, but times are changing in a number of states.
October 21, 2023 Israel to increase attacks on Hamas-controlled Gaza ‘in the next stages of the war’ The Associated Press is reporting Israel plans to increase strikes on Gaza very shortly. The news service quoted an Israeli military spokesperson who said the strikes would begin Saturday.
October 9, 2023 Florida attorney general fighting possible amendment to ensure abortion rights Florida’s attorney general took her first step to block a proposed constitutional amendment that would ensure abortion rights in the Sunshine State.
October 4, 2023 New poll has Haley over DeSantis among Republicans in New Hampshire, but Trump far ahead of both There’s a bit of a shakeup in the Republican presidential race. Nikki Haley has jumped way ahead of Ron DeSantis in a poll of likely Republican primary voters in New Hampshire.
October 3, 2023 Trump trial: Limited gag order for disparaging judge’s principal law clerk on social media Donald Trump and lawyers for both sides met with the judge in his civil business fraud trial and Trump deleted a disparaging social media post from the morning about the judge’s principal law clerk.
October 2, 2023 Day 1 of Trump’s New York fraud trial: ‘We did nothing wrong … There’s no case here’ Former President Donald Trump spent Monday in a New York courtroom as his fraud trial began and, in the end, the defendant claimed a victory because of something the judge mentioned.
April 20, 2023 My Pillow CEO ordered to pay millions to expert who exposed his election claims as fraud First, he was proven wrong. Then, he was ordered to pay $5 million to the guy who outsmarted him. It’s the latest loss for My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell.
April 10, 2023 Where Google says people have the strongest feelings about the indicted Donald Trump Donald Trump may bash the media but he really loves being the subject of discussion, so it seems everyone has an opinion about him.
March 8, 2023 As DeSantis reshapes education in Florida, school districts struggle to find new leaders One school district’s struggle to find a new superintendent could be a sign of the times in Florida.
March 7, 2023 ‘Boy Meets World’ actor Ben Savage trying to move from sitcom to Congress A former child star wants to leave “La La Land” to work in the nation’s capital. Actor Ben Savage has made it official he’s running for Congress.
March 6, 2023 Florida rep files bills ‘requiring bloggers to register,’ helping politicians sue media The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution says the government can’t abridge the freedom of speech or of the press, but a state senator in Florida submitted a bill that could do exactly that.
March 1, 2023 Florida GOP senator introduces ‘The Ultimate Cancel Act’ to kill state Democratic Party The Democratic Party is all but dead in Florida — no Democrat holds a statewide office — and now a state senator who was chairman of the Florida Republican Party is trying to kill it entirely.
January 6, 2023 House adjourns until Friday night after 4 days, 13 votes on who should be next speaker Friday marked the fourth day of the House of Representatives in session without a speaker and the votes started to go Kevin McCarthy’s way — until members decided to adjourn.
January 5, 2023 Congressional deadlock: 3 days, 11 votes, and still no Speaker of the House Congress may have gone back in session on Tuesday but there’s nothing going on in the House of Representatives except nominating, discussing, voting, and repeating.
December 30, 2022 Trailblazing journalist Barbara Walters, 1st female network anchor, has died Trailblazing television news broadcaster Barbara Walters has died at the age of 93 Friday, according to ABC News, her home of more than 40 years.
December 8, 2022 Election lawsuit tries to get West Palm Beach mayoral challenger tossed from March ballot West Palm Beach Mayor Keith James is running for a second term and filed a complaint to get opponent Rodney Mayo off the ballot.
November 16, 2022 DeSantis: ‘We just finished this election. People just need to chill out a bit…’ Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he is awarding money to victims of Hurricane Ian and to three colleges for workforce education, but he ended his remarks with a quick political note.
November 7, 2022 Help or hurt? Trump calls Florida’s governor ‘DeSanctimonious’ in early 2024 competition Two big-name Republicans from Florida have visited another state with high offices up for grabs in Tuesday’s midterm elections, and one resorted to a disparaging nickname about the other.
October 24, 2022 DeSantis, Crist shake hands after name calling, sparks flying in Fla. gubernatorial debate The name-calling started early in the only debate between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who’s running for reelection, and Charlie Crist, who wants to unseat him in two weeks.
August 18, 2022 20 convicted felons arrested again for illegally voting in Florida, DeSantis says Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced 20 convicted felons have been charged with illegal voting and the majority are from Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties.
August 12, 2022 ‘Now, the gloves are off’: DeSantis press secretary joins his reelection campaign Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ controversial press secretary will be working for his reelection campaign, rather than for the state.
June 16, 2022 Gov. DeSantis launches 9th Python Challenge in the Everglades Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced registration for the 9th annual Python Challenge is beginning, at a news conference in the Everglades, west of Miami.
June 9, 2022 Beyond the U.S. Capitol doors – window, in one case – and the Florida rioters’ sentences Authorities say many of the Jan. 6 riot suspects ended up in handcuffs after friends and coworkers turned them in. Many also appeared in social media photos of the spectacle.
April 4, 2022 New York City using billboards to take shot at Florida, DeSantis over school controversy With a set of five billboards, New York City is taking on Florida and the subject matter is the controversial school law Gov. Ron DeSantis signed last week.
March 11, 2022 DeSantis roundtable against Venezuela turns anti-Facebook, anti-Fauci Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a roundtable to rally against the U.S. buying oil from Venezuela, but election law, social media and Covid-19 got a lot of air time, as well.