Florida Politics reports Rep. Matt Gaetz has bought several web domains using his GOP primary challenger Aaron Dimmock’s name. Gaetz is using the sites to publicize Dimmock’s record of supporting diversity, equity…
Category: Florida
Man who set up DeSantis-Trump brunch date in trouble
Former President Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met Sunday in Miami to patch up their differences. The Washington Post reported the meeting was set up by a longtime Trump friend and…
Daily Outtakes: Gaetz gets an opponent
Last Friday, Aaron Dimmock, the director of executive development for the UWF Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis and Overholtz Center for Leadership, jumped in the GOP primary to take on Rep. Matt Gaetz. Dimmock…
Daily Outtakes: 10-24 record (updated)
Note: After reviewing the bills again, I missed a bill that Andrade had passed by both chambers and the laid on the table was done to replace it with the Senate version…
DeSantis sends troops to control spring breakers
At a press conference in Miami Beach, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he would deploy 140 state troopers and 24 Quick Response FHP Troopers to popular spring break destinations, such as Miami Beach,…
National history group opposes Florida bills
The American Historical Association has sent a letter to members of the Florida House of Representatives and Senate opposing HB 1291/SB 1372, asserting that if passed, the bill would threaten the integrity…
Real News 2/22/24
The House Appropriations Committee and the Senate Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations Committee have approved HB 21 and SB 24, which would create a compensation program for those who were abused between…
Daily Outtakes: Salzman wanders off the mental health ‘roadmap’
State Rep. Michelle Salzman is reconvening the Mental Health Task Force of Northwest Florida for an invitation-only meeting for “brainstorming, designing and planning for a potential long-term treatment facility in Region One…
Daily Outtakes: DeSantis Demotes, Polls Fall
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has demoted Genera Peck and replaced her with his chief of staff, James Uthmeier, as his polling numbers continue to plummet. Peck guided his gubernatorial campaign against ex-GOP…
Campaign advice for DeSantis
Gov. Ron DeSantis is rebooting his presidential campaign, and he’s receiving advice from friends and critics. Pro-DeSantis political pundit Javier Manjarres has chimed in with a post on his website, The Floridian….
Local Dems respond to new Black history curriculum
Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Board of Education are taking fire for the new African American history curriculum for Florida public schools. The Escambia Democratic Party repudiates the new curriculum that…
Are the consequences unintended or intended
Outtakes (May 25, 2025) The laws passed by the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature and signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis have consequences. Are they unintended or intended? The words in the bills are one…