President Donald J. Trump will be speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) which will be held in Orlando, FL from February 24-27. President Trump made the announcement via video and will be joined by Gov. Ron DeSantis and Fmr. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Countless members of congress, governors and mediaContinue Reading
Democrat U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, currently campaigning for governor in 2022, creating his own coalition of parents to support his campaign and take aim at “toxic politicization of our schools” and attack Gov. Ron DeSantis. The group is called Parents for Crist, according to the former Republican Governor yesterday duringContinue Reading
The latest Florida Chamber statewide poll shows a majority (50:41) of likely Florida voters believe Florida is headed in the right direction, while at the same time nearly three-quarters of voters believe the country is on the wrong track. Only three of Florida’s ten media markets believe Florida is onContinue Reading
Democratic Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is running against Ron DeSantis and reached out to supporters to fight against the “immoral” and “illegal” HR 5, anti-abortion bill which is in the Florida Senate. “When Roe v. Wade was decided almost 50 years ago, women in this country were guaranteed the right toContinue Reading
On Friday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced securing 15,000 doses of Regeneron have been secured for the people of Florida and will be immediately utilized to support new monoclonal antibody sites. Earlier this week, Governor DeSantis highlighted the importance of these lifesaving therapeutics and called on the Biden Administration toContinue Reading
On Friday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced a new long-acting COVID-19 monoclonal antibody therapy from AstraZeneca will be available for moderately to severely immunocompromised individuals, such as cancer patients and transplant recipients, at numerous health care provider locations in Florida, upon allocation from the federal government. “This monoclonal is aContinue Reading
On Thursday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation that will protect Floridians from losing their jobs due to COVID-19 vaccine mandates and protect parents’ rights to make healthcare decisions for students. The bills were passed through a Special Session of the Florida Legislature and are effective upon the Governor’s signature.Continue Reading
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is now challenging Ron DeSantis in 2022 and is making headlines for her stance and statements against oil drilling. This week Fried wrote to leaders of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and the U.S. Department of the Interior’s National Park Service (NPS) urging rejection of TrendContinue Reading
This morning, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled a bobblehead of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. The bobblehead features the Sunshine State’s 46th governor, a Republican who assumed office on January 8th, 2019. A former U.S. Representative for Florida’s Sixth District, DeSantis is a decorated U.S. Navy veteran who received the Bronze StarContinue Reading
The latest Florida Chamber statewide poll shows likely Florida voters believe Florida is headed in the right direction, while recent public polls show less than a third of voters believe the country is headed in the right direction. “Florida is moving in the right direction and we need to keepContinue Reading
On today’s episode of Let’s Talk!, host of The Captain’s America Third Watch based out of Tampa, Capt. Matt Bruce joined me to discuss the show and to get his views on several political issues. The Captain’s America Third Watch Watch the video: Or listen to the podcast:Continue Reading
On Friday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the Tampa area gained the most private sector jobs of all metro areas in the state adding 84,600 new private-sector jobs over the year, a 7.2% increase. Tampa’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.9% in September, down from 6.0% reported in September 2020. TheContinue Reading
The nomination of Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo, MD, PhD as Florida Surgeon General by Governor Ron DeSantis has caused an uproar with doctors in the Twitter blue check and non-blue check universe and one is because of his medical specialty. Just a little background on Dr. Ladapo’s medical credentials: Dr.Continue Reading
The Eighth Judicial Circuit Court has granted a temporary injunction that prevents the city of Gainesville from forcing government employees to get the COVID shots. A lawsuit was filed by Jeff Childers Law, LLC, on behalf of many employees and contractors against Gainesville on August 26 after city officials imposed a shot mandate. TheContinue Reading
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis today called on the Biden Administration to restore Florida’s monoclonal antibody supply. In a nationwide address on September 9th, President Biden announced that he would “increase the average pace of shipment across the country of free monoclonal antibody treatments by another 50 percent.” Despite this welcomeContinue Reading
In the era of COVID misinformation, a group called DEFEND THE SCIENCE is circulating a press release attacking Governor Ron DeSantis and his appointment General Surgeon appointment Joseph Ladapo, for pushing “dangerous misinformation in the media, supported people taking poison to treat COVID-19, and called masks a ‘distraction’ to the position.”Continue Reading
Florida became a national model to relaunching our economy in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is largely attributed to the leadership of Governor Ron DeSantis to follow the facts and not the fear to reopen Florida safe and smart, while protecting our most vulnerable populations. Governor DeSantis will addressContinue Reading
Last week, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued a proclamation recognizing September as Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month. “We are honored that Governor DeSantis has issued the proclamation for Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month,” said Olivia Hoblit, President and Founder of the Trinity Love Hoblit Foundation. “Compared to other conditions like cardiac arrestContinue Reading
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and his leadership in the battle against COVID-19 has led the State of Florida to open 25 state-run monoclonal antibody treatment sites. The success of this program has prompted Florida Safety Net Hospital Alliance CEO Justin Senior to say, “We strongly support Governor DeSantis’ efforts to raiseContinue Reading
Gov. Ron DeSantis openly defied President Joe Biden’s attack on Florida on Wednesday, saying he would “stand in the way” of any federal COVID-19 restrictions that would hurt businesses, try to force shutdowns or just “single out” the Sunshine State. During a press conference in Panama City, DeSantis responded to aContinue Reading
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was joined by Florida parents, students, elected officials and community leaders as he called for a stop to school mask mandates, reinforcing that every parent should have the right to choose what is best for their child. “The federal government has no right to tell parents thatContinue Reading
