Category: State & National News
Weaponizing religion
In this week’s issue, Jeremy reports on the FlashPoint Live event held in Brownsville last week and its connection to Christian nationalism – Selling Snake…
Pillow talk about Christian Nationalism
By Jeremy Morrison MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell — a Trump-era caricature growing even more cartoonish in hindsight — has largely been relegated to the political…
Fried running for Dem party chair
From The News Service of Florida: After losing a campaign last year for governor, former state Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried has launched a bid to…
First Amendment Foundation opposes call to weaken free speech
FAF OPPOSES CALLS TO WEAKEN FREE SPEECH AND PRESS LAW For Immediate Release: Jan. 23, 2023 Contact: Bobby Block, bblock@floridafaf.org The First Amendment Foundation views…
Podcast: NAS Whiting Field – Best Small Base in Southeast Region, 2nd in the Navy
Commander, Navy Region Southeast, Rear Adm. Wesley McCall, announced in a November message that Naval Air Station Whiting Field was the region’s top pick in…
Fight over dogs in bars
From the News Service of Florida: Bars in Tampa and Orlando are challenging the Florida Department of Health over decisions to block dogs from being…
Andrade endorses White for State Senate
Sen. Doug Broxson will term out of office in 2024. Several potential candidates have been mentioned, but former State Rep. Frank White appears to be…
DeSantis delivers budget plan
Here are the highlights from Gov. Ron DeSantis’ press release: Sale Tax Exemptions A permanent sales tax exemption for baby and toddler necessities A permanent…
Trump asks Woodward and his publisher for $50 million
I reported earlier this morning on former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against Bob Woodward, Simon & Schuster and Paramount that he filed in federal court…
Florida Chamber tied to funding ‘ghost’ candidates
The Orlando Sentinel reports today that an affiliate of the Florida Chamber of Commerce indirectly provided the funding for a secretive political committee that didn’t…
Trump files lawsuit in Pensacola
Former President Donald Trump is using journalist Bob Woodward in federal court in Pensacola. The lawsuit filed. on Monday, alleges that an audiobook published using…
Florida Legislature recap for the week ended Jan. 27
What happens in Tallahassee matters, I’ve recapped some of the highlights with the help of the News Service of Florida. Voucher Expansion Moving The House…
Biden administration issues fact sheet on student debt relief
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration released new data showing the number of people in each state who applied for student debt relief or were automatically eligible…
Mental Health focus
This week, Inweekly delves deeper into mental health care, not just locally but statewide. Escambia County isn’t the only county trying to figure how to…
Podcast: Mass shootings – a challenge for law enforcement
Less than one month into 2023, the United States has totaled 36 mass shootings, according to the Gun Violence Archive. The mass shooting of this…
By the numbers: Specialty Licenses
From the News Service of Florida: Florida motorists had more than 1.99 million specialty license plates as of last week. Here are the 10 most-popular…
House proposes major voucher expansion
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Calling it a move toward “universal choice,” House Speaker Paul Renner on Thursday announced a…
DeSantis targets prescription drug ‘middlemen’
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Calling for “long overdue reforms,” Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday outlined proposed legislation that would…
By the Numbers: Concealed Weapons Licenses
More than 2.62 million people had Florida concealed-weapons licenses at the end of 2022. Here are the 20 counties with the most license-holders: — Miami-Dade…
Impact of Gaetz holdout beginning to show
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Longboat Key) lost the race for the powerful House Ways and Means Committee chairmanship to Rep. Jason Smith of Missouri. No…
