Forrest Saunders

@AngieNixon @DouglasSoule @goni_lessan @AGJamesUthmeier @GovRonDeSantis Statement from the @FlaDems

@AngieNixon @DouglasSoule @goni_lessan @AGJamesUthmeier .@GovRonDeSantis’ chief of staff here:

"I would love for the governor to come holla at ya girl" Rep. @AngieNixon (D), recently reprimanded in the FL House for using a bullhorn during the vote on new congressional map, is staging a sit-in at @GovRonDeSantis’ office. Says she's here until she gets a chat with gov.

Confirmed with Nixon’s aide that she was arrested and she has been at least charged with trespassing.

Only real ones know: @JasonDelgadoX

Rep. Frederica Wilson D-FL missed all 10 votes on Wednesday in the House. Wilson has now missed 43 straight votes - she last voted on April 17. Wilson's X account this week sent out photos of a Service Academy day - but pictures from the same event were posted last October

Florida’s @Sen_Hooper says he has submitted his formal resignation to Gov. Ron DeSantis, effective Nov. 3, 2026. Hooper, who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, says he is stepping down after 16 years in the Legislature to retire and support new leadership.

The @FLSERT Dir. @KevinGuthrieFL on Alligator Alcatraz's potential closure: "We have not received anything in writing. We have received zero communication formally saying, 'Hey, this is the path going forward.'"

Latest from the @NYTimes nytimes.com/2026/05/12/us/…

New statement from @FLSERT on future of Alligator Alcatraz… “As Governor DeSantis stated last week, the South Florida detention facility was always intended to serve as a temporary facility to support ongoing illegal immigration enforcement and detention operations.” “If federal operational needs evolve and the Department of Homeland Security implements alternative plans for the South Florida detention facility, the state will pivot accordingly.” - Stephanie Hartman FDEM Director of Comms

New - 2028 presidential poll 🔴 Rubio 45% 🔴 Vance 30% 🔴 DeSantis 11% Atlasintel #A - RV - 5/7

JUST IN: Inflation is now eating up all wage gains for the first time in about three years. This is painful for Americans and a true financial squeeze. CPI Inflation in past year: 3.8% Wage gains: in past year: 3.6%

And here we go: There is a Friday hearing on motion for a temporary injunction to block the new congressional maps in Florida scheduled to go before Judge Joshua Hawkes. (Changed to correct judge)

Seven years with the @EWScrippsCo — and I still can’t spel.

JUST IN: Good news. The US economy added a strong 115,000 jobs in April (and March was revised higher to 185,000!) The unemployment rate stayed at 4.3%. Hiring was strong in healthcare (about 1/3 of job gains in April), retail and transportation/warehouse. The bad news = Inflation is about to eat up wage gains. Wage growth: 3.6% in past year --> That’s likely to be eaten up by April inflation of ~4% #jobs

The @nytimes is reporting AA's days might be numbered: "The DeSantis administration has been spending more than $1 million a day to run the center, which is in a swampy, isolated area between Miami and Naples." nytimes.com/2026/05/07/us/…

Lawyers for @EqualGroundFL have requested a temporary injunction blocking Florida's new congressional map, citing a clear violation of the partisan intent language from Fair Districts.