BIG updates on my fight to fix the roads, divest our retirement system from Russian assets, and MORE below from our second-to-last week in the Capitol this legislative session.

🚧 An update on my continuing mission to fix these damn roads 🚧:

The 301/Bloomingdale/Progress Blvd are on track to be completed and the last phase that includes road closures is underway! This work on the Progress Blvd side of the intersection and things are ahead of schedule; total project completion date is no later than 4/1. 

As part of the bipartisan infrastructure deal, we're getting started on reconstruction of the Big Bend/I-75 interchange!!! In fact, we've secured the funding to rebuild and improve all the interchanges along I-75 from Big Bend to HWY-60 so stay tuned, we're getting to work.

Improvements on this design-build project include:

🚧 Adding a new northbound I-75 entrance and southbound exit ramp from westbound Big Bend Road

🚧 Adding a left-turn lane onto westbound Big Bend Road

🚧 Extending the southbound I-75 exit ramp lane approaching Big Bend Road and adding dual right-turn lanes to westbound Big Bend Road

🚧 Adding a triple right-turn lane controlled by a signal from the southbound I-75 exit ramp to eastbound Big Bend Road

🚧 Adding signalized dual left-turn movements from westbound Big Bend Road to southbound I-75 and eastbound Big Bend Road to northbound I-75

🚧 Widening Big Bend Road between Covington Garden Drive and Simmons Loop from a 4-lane divided road to 6 lanes featuring enhanced pedestrian, bicycle, and bus facilities

🚧 Rebuilding the Old Big Bend Road and Big Bend Road bridges

With just one week left in this year's legislative session, the days are getting long, but thankfully there's plenty of snacks and coffee on the House Floor!!!

I made the headline of every major newspaper across the state this week when House Republicans blocked my amendment to divest Florida's estimated 300 million dollar holding in Russia. Don't worry though, I'm not done fighting this one!

Read the story here

Ok, onto a sweeter subject, and I can't say I wasn't bribed a bit on this one, but I did vote to make strawberry shortcake the official state dessert!!!

Did I just admit to eating a strawberry shortcake AND an ice cream sandwich on the House Floor??? Yes, I did that. Please don't forward this to my wife!!! 😉

Finally, not that Florida needs more SNL mockery... But we did deserve this one with our dumb "Don't Say Gay" bill. Watch and laugh at our expense: