Casey DeSantis Showcases Manatee Rescue and Rehabilitation Partnership With SeaWorld
This week, Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis and Madison and Mason DeSantis visited SeaWorld Orlando, an acute care rehabilitation facility that provides life-saving medical...
Florida Congressional Rep Wants Commerce Secretary to Help Travel and Tourism Industries
Last week, U.S. Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Fla., showcased the “Travel and Tourism Act” that he brought out earlier in the month.
The bill “would require...
Gas Prices in Florida Shoot Up After OPEC Cuts Production
A new report from AAA shows gas prices in Florida rose dramatically last week.
After falling to $3.17 a gallon--the lowest average in the state...
Florida Dominates List of Best Family-Friendly Destinations for the Summer
The best family-friendly destinations for the summer in the U.S. have been revealed and Florida dominates the list.
The Family Vacation Guide has put together...
Florida Legislature Approves DeSantis’ Proposal to Eliminate Disney’s Reedy Creek Improvement District
This week, during a special session in Tallahassee, the Florida Legislature passed a proposal backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to end the Reedy Creek...
Darren Soto Leads Bipartisan Letter Calling on State Department to Restore Visa Processing Appointments
Last week, a member of the Florida delegation led a congressional effort to have the U.S. State Department restore visa processing appointments and lower...
Florida’s Senators Resume the Push to Let Canadians Stay Longer in the U.S.
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., first brought out the “Canadian Snowbirds Act” back in September 2019 with U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., R-Fla., cosponsoring it. The bill would add two extra months to the 182 days that retired Canadians who are 50 and older can stay in the United States each year.
Record Number of Americans, Floridians Plan to Travel on Independence Day
The number of expected travelers is the highest that AAA has found in its almost two decades of conducting this survey.
AAA Urges Floridians to Make Early Travel Bookings for the Holiday Season
Floridians have begun making their travel plans for the holiday season. According to a AAA Travel survey released last week, almost half (48 percent)...
Francis Rooney Wants White House to Declare Emergency on Red Tide, Toxic Algae
Rooney, the vice chairman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee despite serving in his first term in Congress, sent a letter to President Donald Trump on Monday, urging him to declare a formal State of Emergency for Florida.
Tampa Bay Congressional Reps Want FAA to Replace Tampa International Airport’s Air Traffic Control...
U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., led the bipartisan Tampa Bay congressional delegation in urging Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Steve Dickson to include Tampa...
Record High Number of Tourists Visited Florida in First Quarter of 2019
“The record-breaking success of Florida’s visitation is the result of the hard work of our state’s entire tourism industry,” said former state Sen. Dana Young.
