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Abortion is expected to be on the ballot in Arizona and Florida in November, but the issue is not shaping up to be the boost President Biden needs to win the two states, according to a new poll. Voters in both states overwhelmingly support abortion access but are still favoring former President Donald Trump over Biden 52% to 47% in Arizona and 54% to 45% in Florida, per a CBS/YouGov survey. Democrats have typically been able to pummel Republicans over the hot-button issue. In Florida in April, the state’s supreme court upheld a six-week abortion ban that went into effect...

Florida governor Ron DeSantis slashed more than $32m in art and culture grants from next year’s state budget, effectively eliminating most of the state’s financial resources available for the arts. The legislature had already approved the funds in the form of two grants: $26m for one that supports cultural and museum programming, and $6m for another for building projects. The cuts are a small part of the nearly $1bn in line items that DeSantis vetoed before signing the budget last week, but art and cultural institutions across Florida say losing those grants will pose an immense challenge. “It’s a huge...

Governor Ron DeSantis’ crackdown on illegal immigrants seems to be paying off in more ways than one, according to a recent report. The governor’s multi-pronged effort to reduce illegal immigration in Florida has resulted in a significant reduction in the number of taxpayer dollars going to fund healthcare for those residing in the country illegally. The governor signed a law last year requiring hospitals that accept Medicaid to ask patients about their legal immigration status when they seek treatment. The legislation does not compel patients to answer the question, but immigrant rights groups argued that it would discourage them from...

A judge in Florida is starting to take apart the secrecy operation that Ron DeSantis and his DC Bush clan constructed during their block Trump operation. DeSantis moved from Congress to the Florida Governor position in 2018; the intent was always to run for President in 2024 and take apart the Trump constructs returning the Republican apparatus to traditional corporate controls. Part of their lengthy approach was to import some of the Washington DC silo/secrecy functions and overlay them into Florida state politics. Arguably, Florida had the strongest public record transparency laws in the country, known collectively as “the sunshine...

James O'Keefe released his latest undercover report yesterday, this one featuring a senior VP at Disney who spilled the beans on the company's DEI hiring practices. Michael Giordano went on a date arranged though an online service and got a lot more than he bargained for. His date was working for O'Keefe and prompted him with questions about what DEI looks like behind the scenes. Giordana said he'd personally applied for many jobs during his 11 years at the company and has seen more diverse candidates with less experience get the promotions. He says one of his friends in HR...

Senior Vice President at The Walt Disney Company details discriminatory hiring practices: "Nobody else is going to tell you this, but they're not considering any white males for the job," says Michael Giordano, a Vice President of Business affairs, "there’s no way we’re hiring a white male.” Giordano reveals Disney uses "code words and buzzwords" to avoid legal action and even mentions a candidate being rejected for not looking black enough. Giordano also admits Disney gives bonuses to executives for practicing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), agreeing that "diversity helps with financial incentives." Giordano further claims he’s been denied promotions...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (WPEC) — A cook at Red Lobster in Florida was accused of returning to work hours after his shift ended with a gun to rob the casual dining restaurant. The Broward County man was sent home around 6:30 p.m. on April 14 because the Red Lobster, which is already reportedly on the corporate list of locations to close, was not busy, the West Palm Beach Police Department said. He allegedly returned masked and armed around 11 p.m., after the restaurant had closed. Authorities in Florida say Ta ‘Shambae Saleme Greene, a cook at Red Lobster, is...

The Department of Health last week sent a blast email boosting the budget. Florida has more than 700,000 medical marijuana patients and Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis — who is battling a proposal to allow recreational use of marijuana — wants them all to know what a great job he’s doing. The Department of Health last week sent a blast email to its medical marijuana patient list boasting that DeSantis signed the state budget. The email praised a cancer research program promoted by first lady Casey DeSantis, listed health issues like HIV, hepatitis and syphilis that are in the spending plan...

A South Florida public school employee who faces firing because she allowed her [son who pretends to be a girl] to play girls high school volleyball assailed those who outed her child, saying Tuesday that the ensuing investigation destroyed the [boy's] life. Jessica Norton said her [son] was thriving at Monarch High School in Coconut Creek before an anonymous tipster notified a Broward County school board member in November

Six administrators faced three-day suspensions related to a [boy] playing girls sports, but they all got cleared following a superintendent change in Broward schools. What caused new Superintendent Howard Hepburn to overrule a recommendation by his predecessor, Peter Licata, remains unclear. The reversal came after complaints by employee groups, who argued the discipline was unjust and political. A lawyer for some of the administrators even

Three Florida residents pleaded guilty on Friday to charges connected to attacks on pregnancy resource centers, including in Winter Park, between May and July 2022. The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Caleb Freestone, Amber Smith-Stewart and Annarella Rivera chose to target pro-life reproductive health facilities that provided patients with resources and counseling on abortion alternatives. Authorities said the defendants vandalized the buildings with threatening messages. Freestone, Smith-Stewart and Rivera pleaded guilty to conspiring to injure, oppress, threaten or intimidate employees of the targeted pregnancy resource centers. By pleading guilty, the defendants admitted to participating in attacks during nighttime hours, while...

The Libertarian Party of Florida’s Executive Committee approved a motion over the weekend calling for the Libertarian National Committee to investigate allegations concerning the validity of votes cast for the presidential ticket during the party’s recent national convention. The resolution, first shared via X on Sunday, urges the LNC to investigate claims that the presidential and vice-presidential nominations at the party’s recent national convention may have been compromised by ineligible votes. While the party states that it remains committed to supporting its 2024 presidential ticket and will place it on the ballot, the resolution highlights concerns about potential legal and...

In the first time it has issued such a decision, a federal appeals court Wednesday cleared the way for a lawsuit against a Miami-Dade County police officer who fatally shot a resident's American bulldog. A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned key parts of a district judge's decision that dismissed a lawsuit filed by resident Sylvan Plowright after the shooting of his dog, Niles. The appeals court said Plowright can pursue civil claims against Officer Sergio Cordova for unreasonable seizure of property under the U.S. Constitution's Fourth Amendment and intentional infliction of emotional distress. While...

Garland landed in the hot seat—and let’s just say he didn’t exactly shine. When pressed about the elaborate lawfare scheme he and the regime have orchestrated, Garland crumbled. This issue cuts to the core of Biden’s tyrannical overreach, and it’s not only targeting President Trump. It’s bigger than that: Bannon, Navarro, Jeffrey Clark, John Eastman, the January 6 political prisoners, and Douglass Mackey—who was hit with a felony conviction just for posting an anti-Hillary meme—are all caught in this lawless, unjust dragnet.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Data this weekend indicates a low potential for a tropical depression or storm to form and track due west into the east coast of Florida or southeast Georgia by late Wednesday into Thursday. Such an event would be "extremely rare" for June, said FOX 35 Storm Team Meteorologist Noah Bergren. "Historically, only three storms have made landfall from the east in June," he added. "The most recent was Tropical Storm Danny in 2021, which hit South Carolina."

Republican Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna claimed Thursday on Fox News Capitol Hill lawmakers are “hearing” President Joe Biden won’t be the Democratic nominee come this November. Luna appeared on “Jesse Watters Primetime” to discuss the recent meeting GOP lawmakers had with former President Donald Trump on Thursday morning. Fox host Jesse Watters asked Luna about the policies discussed in the closed door meeting, to which Luna revealed some of Trump’s ideas on foreign affairs. “I think the number one issue that he has is, especially a concern for what’s happening right now with Russia, obviously.” Luna said. “There’s the...

EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., is vowing to force a vote on Attorney General Merrick Garland's arrest if the Department of Justice (DOJ) fails to act on a criminal contempt resolution backed by House GOP leaders. Luna told Fox News Digital on Tuesday evening that she would plan to force a vote on her "inherent contempt" resolution against Garland after the full House of Representatives weighs the Biden official's fate with a separate measure. "As of right now, we fully intend to bring it," Luna revealed. "I don't really have much faith in the Department of Justice. And I...

Republican Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna stated Wednesday that President Joe Biden is in “big, big trouble” as “more evidence” piles up, and predicted there will be a “vote on impeachment” during the 118th Congress. Luna discussed the “evidence” that she and her fellow Republican colleagues on the committee have brought forward on “Jesse Watters Primetime.” “I’ve been championing this for a while, you know, what we’re seeing coming out now, especially with those screenshots of those checks. It’s very interesting. The more evidence we come out with, the more they want to change the terms and, frankly, Federal Code...

A missing family of four including kids ages 5 and 6 are feared dead after Florida cops found human remains on the property of a man now facing a murder charge. Rory Atwood, 25, is facing a first-degree murder charge. The human remains have yet to be identified, but Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco said at a Saturday press conference that deputies believe they belong to the missing family, identified as Rain Mancini, 26, and Phillip Zilliot II, 25, and their children 6-year-old Karma Zilliot and 5-year-old Phillip Zilliot III.

The deceptive constitutional Amendment 4 dealing with abortion was back in the news this week. In the state of Florida, all ballot initiatives must have a financial impact statement to properly inform voters of the cost to the state and the taxpayers. Monday, Circuit judge John Cooper issues his ruling stating that outdated information in the financial impact statement “renders it inaccurate, ambiguous, misleading, unclear and confusing.” “In the irony of all ironies, this judge is actually describing Amendment 4 itself” Amendment 4 is purposely vague, deceptive, and misleading. it’s a shame the 4 male Supreme Court justices did not...