Nov 6, 2024 · Election 2024; Politics & Law; Republican Anna Paulina Luna wins re-election, defeats Democratic challenger Whitney Fox She has become a national star among Republicans who love Trump, and she is the cover girl of the latest Maxim magazine

Dec 5, 2024 · The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office has admitted in a settlement agreement made public on Wednesday that its policy of keeping a list of people considered likely to commit future crimes and sending deputies to their homes violated the U.S. Constitution. As part of the settlement, the office will pay $105,000 to four Pasco County residents […]

Nov 21, 2024 · Nearly a year after the Biden administration gave Florida the green light to become the first state to import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada — a longtime goal of politicians across the political spectrum, including President-elect Donald Trump — the program has yet to begin. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hailed the FDA’s approval of his plan in […]

Dec 6, 2024 · Nearly 30,000 Floridians have installed solar power this year, bringing the number of installations to over 253,000 according to a new report. The state as a whole has installed 3.1 gigawatts (GW) of solar-generation capacity through the first three quarters of this year, nearly matching the state’s record-setting amount of 3.2 GW installed last year. […]

Oct 17, 2024 · Update: A federal judge temporarily barred the DeSantis administration from intimidating and coercing television stations that air ads in support of the proposed Amendment 4, which would bar government interference in abortion. The ruling stops Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo as the head of the Florida Department of Health from acting against broadcasters the department has […]

Rick Scott. Republican • Incumbent Scott has served in the U.S. Senate since 2019. Before being elected to Congress, Scott served as Florida's governor from 2011 to 2019.

Nov 14, 2024 · Florida Medicaid managed care plans — the coverage offered to millions of the state’s low-income residents — scored in the middle on industry report cards assessing the quality of care people receive. The National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) released in September its 2024 report cards that rank commercial, …

Nov 12, 2024 · That provision allows law enforcement to ask a judge to temporarily bar dangerous individuals from possessing or purchasing a firearm. Following mass shootings in the summer of 2019, Scott wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post declaring that he supported a national version of a red-flag law, as well.. It’s that provision (among others) that has led gun rights activists to argue that, at the ...

Dec 9, 2024 · Florida Senate Republican Blaise Ingoglia says he’s contemplating filing legislation next year that would provide tax exemptions for homeowners who modernize their homes to make them more resistant to storms. Speaking during the 2024 Florida Chamber of Commerce’s annual insurance conference in Orlando last week, the incoming chair of the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee […]

Nov 21, 2024 · WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday evening he plans to nominate former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi as his newest pick for U.S. attorney general. Trump’s announcement came just hours after another Floridian, former Congressman Matt Gaetz, withdrew as Trump’s expected nominee for the country’s top law enforcement job. Gaetz was tapped to be nominated […]