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Governor Ron DeSantis Visits Davie To Sign Legislation Protecting Florida’s Natural Resources

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Seminole Tribe Chairman Marcellus Osceola address the crowd

Governor Ron DeSantis was in Davie this morning to sign legislation protecting the Florida Everglades and Lake Okeechobee. Governor DeSantis was accompanied by Seminole Tribe Chairman Marcellus Osceola and angler Scott Martin. Championed by Florida Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, the new law uses money from the Seminole gaming compact to pay for programs which protect Florida’s natural resources.

Governor Ron DeSantis

Other prominent guests at the bill signing ceremony included “Alligator Ron” Bergeron, State Representative Chip LaMarca, and Broward County School Board Members Torey Alston, Brenda Fam and Daniel Foganholi.

Scott Martin, son of Roland Martin, discusses issues on Lake Okeechobee
From left, Broward School Board Members Daniel Foganholi, Brenda Fam and Torey Alston

Seminole Tribe Spending $10 Million To Urge Broward Early Voters To “Think Before You Ink”

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Standing Up For Florida

The Standing Up For Florida political committee wants early voters in Broward to “think before you ink.” While volunteers for the brand new political committee were greatly outnumbered by campaign workers for Democrat candidates in the US Congress CD 20 race, Standing Up For Florida has $10 million dollars in the bank.

State elections records show Standing Up For Florida was formed last month. The committee is based in Tallahassee, but its chairman, Rick Asnani of Cornerstone Solutions, is based in Palm Beach. Asnani is no stranger to Broward politics.

In 2013, REDBROWARD reported on Asnani’s role in the reauthorization of the Children’s Services Council.

Just days after their formation, Standing Up For Florida picked up a $10 million dollar contribution from the Seminole Tribe of Florida.

A handout from a “Think Before You Ink” volunteer urges Florida voters to reject two measures on the November 2022 ballot “that could change our constitution forever to allow out of control gambling in our state.” The handout claims out of state gambling companies would profit from these ballot measures.

Think Before You Ink warns Florida would turn into another Las Vegas which would “hurt Florida’s family-friendly image.”