The GOP supermajority legislature was the first to deny a Republican governor a special session since they took control in the 1990s.

Less than two weeks after President Donald Trump took office, fear and panic has spread through immigrant communities across the Tallahassee area.

The governor wasn’t able to convince lawmakers to back all his ideas on illegal immigration. But Trump’s grip got tighter than ever.

Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed to channel “huge sums” of money to candidates in next year’s GOP gubernatorial and legislative primary elections.

Why would you put a department impacted by immigration in charge of immigration?” one Florida GOP member asked during a conference call Thursday.

If you are not willing to come out now and oppose this swampy piece of legislation, you are not going to get elected governor in this state,” DeSantis says of the legislative

Republican voters in several Florida counties head to the polls on Tuesday, where they will select GOP nominees to fill seats that were held by former Reps. Michael Waltz and Matt Gaetz.

Both Republicans will now advance to the April 1 special election, where they are expected to be heavy favorites in the solid GOP districts.

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At Capital Tiger Bay, Pizzo urges Democrats to focus on vital issues, takes aim at GOP infighting and calls out political gamesmanship in Tallahassee.

After defying Governor DeSantis’ call for a special session, Republican lawmakers have a math problem when it comes to overriding his veto.