Sen. Lori Berman’s top legislative priority seeks not only a change in the law protecting children, but also a change in society’s understanding of domestic violence. The Delray Beach Democrat [...]

Lawmakers show their true priorities not by what they say but through the policies they propose each year. For Democratic Sen. Shevrin Jones of Miami Gardens, his goal is to [...]

Gov. Ron DeSantis hasn’t formally announced his entry in the 2024 presidential field, but he just made a move that may signal he’s ready to make the plunge. And it [...]

A newly filed bill in the Florida Senate puts further guardrails on what can happen during a public health emergency. SB 1618, filed Friday by Sen. Clay Yarborough, makes several key [...]

Ron DeSantis no-showed the Conservative Political Action Conference, but Donald Trump ensured he was not forgotten in his absence, even if he didn’t mention him onstage by name. Trump, who had [...]

A Democratic Senator from Kissimmee has filed a bill that could legalize recreational marijuana. Sen. Victor Torres‘ SB 1576 would make adult use cannabis legal for those at least 21 years [...]

U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz may have replaced Ron DeSantis in Congress, but that doesn’t mean he backs the Governor’s expected run for the White House. During a Saturday morning segment on the [...]

'Snuff' and chewing gum would be included in this designation.Bills filed Friday by Republicans in the House and the Senate would define hemp extract as food. SB 1676 and HB [...]

This year, some of the headlines seem to be taken right out of the intro to a science fiction Hollywood thriller. What is going on with the unidentified aerial phenomenon [...]

You could argue that a real return to “normal” after the COVID-19 pandemic is when people have a chance to go on vacation but choose not to, as opposed to [...]

The Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee has filed a slew of bills that would claim territory in classrooms, performance venues and health care facilities in the new front involving [...]

It’s been less than three years since COVID-19 upended the world, but Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert is already struggling to remember who oversaw America’s first-year handling of the pandemic. [...]

The hotel tax is like a pulse of Orlando’s tourism industry. In good times, the 6% surcharge on overnight stays swells up to tens of millions of dollars each month. [...]

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd is perhaps Florida’s most well-known Sheriff. For some, he’s beloved for his tough-on-crime politics. For others, he’s notorious for the very same reason. But in [...]

Good Friday morning. Some incumbents on Tampa City Council may be in trouble if results from a fresh St. Pete Polls survey hold up after the March 7 municipal election. [...]

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Attorney General Ashley Moody wants more authority to crack down on illegal immigration and she’s [...]

Rollerdromes aren't skating by with insurers, and need to shift the burden of risk.Skating rink safety is moving one step closer to becoming the problem of the patron and not [...]

Rick Scott’s 23-minute speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference doubled down on the ‘unpardonable sin’ of 2022’s failed GOP leadership challenge. The Florida Senator said he’s set to become [...]

As state Sen. Darryl Rouson tallies 15 years in Tallahassee, the St. Petersburg Democrat continues to deliver for Pinellas County. The lawmaker has navigated a sometimes challenging course from activist [...]

Landing in the No. 13 spot is an impressive feat for state Rep. Fentrice Driskell, whose name didn’t even show up in the also-rans in last year’s ranking. On the [...]

Education management consulting firm Strategos Group is announcing its fourth major hire of the year. The new addition is former Arkansas Secretary of Education Johnny Key, who joins as a partner in [...]

Some Democrats are fretting about four more years of Joe Biden, and a Florida Senator says that they should. On Wednesday’s Evening Edit on the Fox Business Network, U.S. Sen. [...]

A Maryland man was seen dropping antisemitic flyers around Palm Beach County, but that wasn’t anything more than a littering citation  — until he refused to show his identification to [...]

Primrose resigned as FEC Chair last week in preparation for the run.Former Florida Elections Commission (FEC) Chair Nick Primrose has formally filed paperwork to run for the House District 18 seat. “Florida [...]

Adding additional fuel to the ongoing fiery battle over gas stoves, two Republican lawmakers are proposing legislation protecting access to the open-flame appliances.  Sen. Jay Collins and Rep. James Buchanan [...]

Though Gov. Ron DeSantis‘ new book is a best seller on at least one chart, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) is dissing it anyway. The DNC War Room is firing shots at [...]

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said it is keeping tabs on bird deaths [...]

As Gov. Ron DeSantis‘ media tour continues, he’s getting more emboldened in response to Donald Trump‘s disses. On Tuesday evening’s Watters World on the Fox News Channel, the Florida Governor contended that [...]

Another Florida prosecutor is in Republican politicians’ sights — and the target of “soft on crime” questions — in the wake of last week’s killing spree at the hands of [...]

Former President Donald Trump is not backing down from a discredited claim about George Soros and Ron DeSantis. On Truth Social, Trump redoubled a dubious assertion about Soros backing DeSantis for President, as [...]

The University of Florida’s (UF) southern expansion has hit a roadblock. In 2021, the gears started turning for UF to build a tech-focused campus in downtown West Palm Beach. Local [...]

Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to justify his moves to check the power of Disney, dismissing criticism from the Right that he went too far. During an appearance on Fox & Friends, [...]

Gov. Ron DeSantis has promised to sign hypothetical legislation that rolls back abortion rights even further than the 15-week limit approved last year. Still, though, Sen. Lori Berman is going [...]

Public relations and media pro Sabina Covo is headed to the Miami City Commission after defeating 12 other candidates Monday in a Special Election for the District 2 seat. With [...]

Candidates for Jacksonville Mayor addressed a forum hosted by the local NAACP Monday night. Democrats Donna Deegan and Audrey Gibson, No Party Affiliation candidate Omega Allen, and write in candidate Brian [...]

'I am deeply honored to have the support of these organizations and their members.'With voting underway, three of the top LGBTQ organizations in the state are endorsing Tampa Mayor Jane [...]

The next time it could be you who is in the wrong place at the wrong time in the presence of a large truck.Florida Trucking Association’s Alix Miller would have [...]

Republican presidential contenders typically fight for prime speaking slots at the Conservative Political Action Conference. But as conservative activists gather in suburban Washington this week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will be courting [...]

Swanson previously served as Deputy Digital Director for Gov. DeSantis’s re-election campaign.Global bipartisan public strategy firm Mercury has hired political communications strategist Skylar Swansonas a Vice President in its Florida office. “We [...]

America’s Governor found an analogue to the Great Communicator in describing his battles with corporate media. During an interview Sunday night on the Fox News Channel‘s “Life, Liberty, and Levin,” [...]

A Clearwater woman struck and crushed by a school bus more than four years ago could receive the remaining $2.8 million she reached in a settlement with the Pinellas County [...]

Vince Lago is coasting into a second two-year term as Coral Gables Mayor after no one filed to run against him. That leaves just two races on the ballot for [...]

As the 2024 campaign season begins, political players are looking in the mirror and deciding whether they see an American President staring back. It was no different for Jimmy Carter [...]

Gov. Ron DeSantis may be the pride of Dunedin, but when it came to surviving the liberal crucibles of Yale and Harvard Law School, so-called “Rust Belt” values were what got [...]

Some people choose to have weddings in “ironic” settings like Las Vegas. And then there’s Ron DeSantis, whose “ironic” wedding was at Walt Disney World. The Governor and First Lady Casey [...]

The Florida Democratic Party has elected former Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried as its new State Chair. Fried defeated former state Sen. Annette Taddeo and former Progressive Caucus Carolina Ampudia for [...]

Battle for public safety support continues on the right flank of the Jacksonville mayoral race.The back and forth continues between the two leading Republican fundraisers in the race for Jacksonville [...]

A Central Florida Republican believes that roller skaters are just going around in circles if they want to blame the rink for injuries incurred. Rep. Susan Plasencia filed on Friday HB 1129, [...]

A U.S. delegation met with Cuban counterparts January in Havana.As the Joe Biden administration attempts to thaw the chilly relationship the U.S. has with Cuba, a Florida Senator is raising concerns [...]

'Self-Determined: The Secret History of Education Freedom' makes the case for school choice.Jacksonville’s Ritz Theatre is hosting an exhibit on what is called “educational freedom” through the end of the [...]