Florida’s vacation rental laws might alter as a result of a proposed bill

Real estate rental property – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Kristi Blokhin As legislators attempt to regulate thousands of rental houses throughout Florida this month, the adage “we live where the vacation” is becoming more relevant. A bill to preempt local governments and give the state control over vacation rentals, including advertising, registration, parking, and

Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis declares his presidential candidacy will be suspended

Ron DeSantis addresses a crowd while President Donald Trump watches at a rally in Tampa, Florida, on July 31, 2018 – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by jctabb Just before the New Hampshire primary and almost a week after coming in second in the Iowa caucus, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced the suspension of his 2024

Democrats’ startling election victory causes “earthquake” in Florida

Florida Democrats win election in state house (Not pictured) Florida Senate – Courtesy: Shutterstock — Cheri Alguire On Tuesday, Florida Democrat Tom Keen defeated Republican opponent Erika Booth in the state house, flipping District 35 by 11,390 votes to 10,800. Booth announced her loss in the special election brought about by former Republican representative for

Marco Rubio is the second senator from Florida to support Trump over DeSantis

Senator Marco Rubio — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Crush Rush Sen. Marco Rubio, a Republican from Florida, backed former President Trump on Sunday, rejecting Ron DeSantis, the governor of his state, in the 2024 presidential contest. “When Trump was in WH I achieved major policies I had worked on for years (like expanded Child Tax Credit

Florida abortion legislation surpasses 863K signatures en route to the 2024 ballot

Protestors in favor of abortion rights – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Stephanie Kenner Supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment to guarantee abortion rights are moving closer to gathering the necessary number of signatures, with just one month to go.  863,876 valid signatures on the petition for the proposition were shown on the Florida Division

New laws in Florida that will take effect on January 1, 2024

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signs new laws — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Hunter Crenian The Florida Legislature adopted many bills, and Governor Ron DeSantis signed them into law. Among these are amendments to current laws about bail and pretrial release. Another law transfers Department of Children and Families (DCF) child protection investigations from seven sheriff’s offices. 

Trump refers to DeSantis as Florida’s “absentee governor”

Ron DeSantis addresses a crowd while President Donald Trump watches at a rally in Tampa, Florida, on July 31, 2018 – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by jctabb Early on Wednesday morning, former president Trump attacked Ron DeSantis, a fellow GOP presidential contender for 2024, calling him an “absentee” governor. “Ron DeSanctimonious has become an Absentee

Ron DeSantis receives harsh criticism for his Florida announcement

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by YES Market Media Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida has come under fire for allegedly appropriating an investment scheme that resulted from a measure that President Joe Biden approved. The presidential candidate DeSantis announced on Tuesday that he will be giving $28 million through the Florida

Florida’s plea to reinstate the anti-drag law is denied by the court

Anti-drag law denied by the court – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Hunter Crenian Florida’s plea to temporarily enforce a statute that makes it a criminal to allow children to drag acts was denied by a split Supreme Court on Thursday. As long as a Florida restaurant challenges the law,

Disney boasts $40 billion economic impact in Florida as it challenges DeSantis in court

Walt Disney World sign at Orlando airport – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Adam McCullough As it fights Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his appointees over their takeover of the district that oversees the entertainment company’s huge theme park resort in central Florida, Disney released a study estimating its economic effect in the state at