Florida is setting an unapologetic pro-freedom, pro-parental rights, child-focused example in education for other states to follow.

"If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy."

~James Madison~       

RNC Takes on Google for Spamming Republican Emails

The Republican National Committee says Google is suppressing get-out-the-vote and fundraising emails by sending millions of GOP election emails to users’ Gmail spam folders, with party leadership threatening to explore legal options to "put an end" to what they call a "clear pattern of bias." 

According to RNC officials, emails being sent by the RNC to Republican subscribers who use Gmail accounts in the final days of each month are being sent to spam folders. An RNC official told Fox News Digital that since Sept. 28, Gmail has "suppressed" more than 22 million RNC emails—358,000 of which were GOTV emails.

On Sept. 28, Gmail spammed more than 3.1 million RNC emails. The next day, Gmail spammed more than 9.8 million RNC emails, and on Sept. 30, Gmail spammed more than 9.97 million RNC mails. Citing a new study, Republicans claim that Google has cost GOP candidates $2 Billion since 2019.

The RNC says Gmail is spamming its GOTV and fundraising emails at the end of each month. The RNC provided Fox News with data showing that party emails go from "strong inbox delivery— 90-100%" down to 0% at the end of the month.

"Every single month, like clockwork, Google suppresses important GOTV and fundraising emails at the end of the month, with zero explanation nor commitment from Google to resolve this issue," RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel told Fox News.

"We are less than 40 days out from Election Day, and important GOTV emails to our opted-in voters in states that have already started early voting are being systematically sent to spam."

"Enough is enough," she said. "Big Tech bias is undermining the democratic process and the RNC is exploring our legal options to put an end to this clear pattern of bias." 

Republican Party officials told Fox News that Google’s "disproportionate suppression of Republican emails constitutes an illegal corporate contribution to Democrat candidates."  RNC officials are now urging the Federal Election Commission to launch a formal investigation into Google’s practices.

Republicans have pointed to a non-partisan study by researchers at North Carolina State University which found that Gmail allows the vast majority of emails from the Democratic Party to land in the user's inbox while more than two-thirds of messages from conservative candidates are marked as spam. 

Gmail "retained the majority of left-wing candidate emails in inbox (< 10.12% marked as spam) while sent the majority of right-wing candidate emails to the spam folder (up to 77.2% marked as spam)," the study found. 

During the 2020 election cycle, an RNC official said the study found that Gmail routed Republican emails to spam at a rate approximately 820% higher than similar Democrat fundraising appeals.

Donate to the Florida Disaster Fund

To contribute, please visit www.FloridaDisasterFund.org or text DISASTER to 20222.

GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS

Governor Urges Debris Removal Companies to Hire Locally

On Friday, recognizing the monumental effort that debris removal will be in Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis is urging all companies who support debris removal, including those involved in debris hauling, monitoring and solid-waste management, to hire displaced and employment-seeking Floridians, locally. Many Floridians in Southwest Florida have had their businesses and livelihoods impacted by the storm and are looking for work – the private sector can help them get back on their feet by hiring locally for the length of recovery, which will support the local economy for at least the next six months.

Governor DeSantis also highlighted workforce recovery resources that have been made available to help Floridians whose jobs and businesses were impacted by Hurricane Ian through both CareerSource Florida and The Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO). Available resources in impacted areas include:

• Small Business Emergency Bridge Loans
• Disaster Unemployment Assistance and Waiver of Work Search Requirements
• Mobile CareerSource Centers across the impacted areas, including at Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs)
• Business Damage Assessment Survey
• Disaster Recovery Jobs Portal

Florida has also applied for the Disaster Recovery Dislocated Worker Grant Program. More details will become available as soon as the federal government approves the application. View a list of available resources at floridajobs.org/ianrecovery.

Disaster Unemployment Assistance

DEO has made Disaster Unemployment Assistance available to Florida businesses and residents in FEMA disaster-declared counties. Additionally, DEO has temporarily waived requirements for work search reporting, Employ Florida registration and the waiting week for benefits to expedite relief to Floridians who lost jobs due to Hurricane Ian.

Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program

Governor DeSantis activated the Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program, administered by DEO, making $50 million available to help businesses repair and reopen. At least $10 million of the loan program is dedicated to helping agricultural businesses that have been impacted by Hurricane Ian.

Through October 6, 1,881 businesses have already responded to the Business Damage Assessment Survey, and DEO has received 331 completed applications for Small Business Emergency Bridge Loans.

Workforce Assistance

The CareerSource Florida network has deployed mobile career centers from across the state to storm-affected areas to assist Floridians with employment and business services. These mobile units, directed by local workforce development board and DEO teams, have computers, internet service and skilled staff to help people apply for disaster recovery programs and grants as well as new employment opportunities. Mobile units are currently supporting CareerSource Flagler Volusia’s operations and CareerSource Southwest Florida has a mobile unit in the Walmart parking lot on Tamiami Trail East in Naples. Others will be online shortly where needed. Find your nearest career center at careersourceflorida.com/career-services/your-local-team.

Dislocated Worker Grant Program – Pending Federal Approval

Florida has also applied for the U.S. Department of Labor Disaster Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grant program. This grant, administered by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), primarily provides disaster relief employment in the form of temporary jobs to Floridians who were impacted by Hurricane Ian.

Disaster relief employment includes cleanup activities and humanitarian assistance. These activities may involve:

• Restoration and repair of public buildings and lands, including tree removal, stump grinding, beach cleanup, replanting, traffic sign replacement and sidewalk repair;
• Debris removal and repairs to homes owned by low-income individuals to remove and mitigate damage that impacts the homes’ safety;
• Humanitarian assistance, including staffing of food banks, distribution centers and agencies providing clothing and other supplies;
• Assisting individuals affected by the storm with accessing resources; or
• Assisting businesses access resources.

First Lady Announces Partnership with Tervis to Raise Funds for Hurricane Ian Recovery

First Lady Casey DeSantis has announced an exciting partnership with Tervis, the drinkware company known for its famous Tervis tumblers, to launch a new tumbler created to help Floridians recovering from Hurricane Ian by raising money for the Florida Disaster Fund. Tervis, a family owned, and operated business headquartered in North Venice, Florida, was directly impacted by Hurricane Ian. Together, First Lady DeSantis, Volunteer Florida and Tervis have created a design with Florida imagery for the new tumbler product. With every sale of this tumbler, all proceeds will go to the Florida Disaster Fund. Products will be available for purchase today on the Tervis website HERE and will soon be available in stores for purchase.

“I am grateful for the opportunity to work with Tervis to support the Florida Disaster Fund and help Floridians in need. This partnership is uniquely special because as Tervis rebuilds its own team in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, they’re also helping other Floridians recover – such kindness is what Florida is all about,” said First Lady Casey DeSantis. “The newly-designed tumbler signifies the strength of our state, and the Governor and I are tremendously grateful for Tervis’ partnership with this effort.”

“Witnessing the aftermath of Hurricane Ian has been devastating to the Tervis family, as it has greatly impacted us all,” said Rogan Donelly, Tervis President & CEO. “But what has truly been inspiring is seeing how this hardship has united an entire region. People helping others out in any way they can, even if they themselves have experienced loss, is admirable. That is what motivated us to launch an initiative to raise funds for the recovery efforts for all Floridians.”

 Floridians are Generous

In one week, the Florida Disaster Fund raised nearly $40 million. First Lady DeSantis has spearheaded efforts to encourage private partners to donate financially, and Volunteer Florida will use donated funds to directly aid individuals and communities in their recovery efforts. The State of Florida is proud to partner with Tervis, a company that is using all means necessary to aid their community.

The Florida Disaster Fund is the State of Florida’s official private fund established to provide financial assistance to our communities as they respond to and recover from times of emergency or disaster.

To contribute, please visit www.FloridaDisasterFund.org, text DISASTER to 20222, or send a check to the address below.

Checks should be made payable to the Volunteer Florida Foundation and should include “Florida Disaster Fund” in the memo line.

Volunteer Florida Foundation

Attention: Florida Disaster Fund

1545 Raymond Diehl Road Suite 250

Tallahassee, FL 32308

Election Impact of Hurricane Ian

Hurricane Ian slammed into a highly populated and heavily Republican region, potentially impacting voter turnout in part of the state that’s critical for the reelection bids of Gov. Ron DeSantis and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio.

The powerful Category 4 hurricane has greatly impacted Southwest Florida, with the most significant damage in four deep red coastal counties — Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee and Collier.

These four counties have a combined 1.3 million voters, including 582,743 Republicans, 321,706 Democrats and 371,390 no party or minor party voters.

The region’s strong Republican numbers makes it essential to the GOP’s playbook for winning statewide races in Florida. Republicans need to have big margins of victory in this part of the state to offset losses in Democratic-leaning areas, something the GOP has been highly successful at over the years.

DeSantis carried three of the four counties by double digits in 2018. He won Collier by 30 percentage points, Charlotte by 26, Lee by 22 and Sarasota by 9. Recent statewide polls show he and Rubio with significant leads over their Democratic challengers, former Gov. Charlie Crist and Congresswoman Val Demings.

The Governor is weighing what kind of emergency elections accommodations to make for this region, a move that could impact his own chances for reelection. Whatever he does, will likely be highly scrutinized after the legislature has spent the last two years tightening voting rules.

ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHLEY MOODY

This week, the AG sent Consumer Protection investigators to Lee County to help those who might be encountering recovery-related scams or price gouging in the wake of Hurricane Ian.

Ian destroyed homes and displaced thousands of Floridians. Rebuilding in some of the hardest hit areas will likely take years and will attract workers from across Florida and beyond. With repair demands so high, often qualified contracts can be booked up for months—paving the way for bad actors and scammers to take advantage of the situation.

That is why it is so important that the investigators are on the scene to help Floridians who believe they have encountered a scam.

Investigators are helping consumers file complaints and report suspicious activity, such as:

• Contractor scams for property damage;
• Fraudulent tree-removal operations;
• Fake disaster-relief programs not associated with the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and
• High-priced tests of water mains and personal wells.

Additionally, the Price Gouging Hotline remains active statewide. Anyone that suspects price gouging, or a storm-related scam, can contact the AG's office by using the No Scam app, visiting MyFloridaLegal.com or calling 1(866) 9NO-SCAM.

Rebuilding will take time, patience and working together, but Floridians are resilient, and will get through this challenging time.

SENATOR MARCO RUBIO

New Video: Demings Asks Floridians Not to Believe Their Own Eyes on Biden's Border Crisis

The Rubio for Senate campaign released the following video today after Val Demings ridiculously claimed, “we do not have an open border.”

“The border is wide open, and yet Val Demings has not only refused to secure it, she’s also blocked efforts to do so on her path to please Nancy Pelosi and Washington Democrats. Demings is asking Floridians not to believe their own eyes, but they won’t be fooled,” said Elizabeth Gregory, communications director for Marco Rubio for Senate. 

Click HERE to watch. 

Val Demings has a history of voting for open borders and against keeping Americans safe from drug trafficking, human trafficking, and gang violence. 

Demings voted for:

·   Amnesty for millions of illegal immigrants, saying it would “make our immigration system fair” despite giving an unfair advantage to those who came here illegally.

·   Sending pandemic stimulus checks to illegal immigrants.

·   Giving illegal immigrants the right to vote.

·   Funding to sanctuary cities.

·   A pathway to citizenship for gang members. 

·  The Biden Administration’s move to end Title 42, which gives border patrol the ability to turn away illegal immigrants.

Demings opposes:

·  The border wall, calling it “an absurd waste of money.”

·  Providing border agents with much-needed resources to do their jobs.

·  President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the border, calling the border crisis “nothing new” and a “seasonal thing.”

·  Informing ICE when an illegal immigrant attempts to purchase a gun.

Electric Vehicles are Exploding in Florida  

• A number of EVs have caught fire in Florida in the wake of Hurricane Ian. 
• The storm's damaging floods have corroded batteries in electric vehicles, putting them at risk of explosive fire. 
• 'There’s a ton of EVs disabled from Ian. As those batteries corrode, fires start,' David Patronis, Florida's fire marshal, said.
• Florida is the second-largest EV market in the U.S. with at least 95,000 registered cars.

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