Good Friday morning. The challenge of affordable housing — and the lack of obvious solutions — hung over a number of panel discussions at Florida TaxWatch’s annual meeting. In the [...]
Florida Gators backup quarterback was released from jail on an $80,000 bond Thursday, hours after his first court appearance in a case involving five felony counts of possessing and distributing [...]
Zephyrhills Republican Sen. Danny Burgess has again filed legislation to help safeguard children from the perils of social media. On Thursday, Burgess filed Senate Bill 52, which would require public [...]
Welcome back to Diagnosis, a vertical that focuses on the crossroads of health care policy and politics. Nearly 900,000 Floridians have signed up for health insurance under the federal health [...]
The Adams Street stalwarts at The Mayernick Group have reported earning around $755,000 for their advocacy efforts at the Capitol during the third quarter of 2022. Florida Politics estimates how [...]
Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to dodge questions about former President Donald Trump amid rampant 2024 speculation. Asked Thursday by a reporter in Key Biscayne how he felt about Trump, a “resident” of [...]
Had redistricting not shifted Florida’s 13th Congressional District north, looping in more GOP voters and turning it red, Democrat Eric Lynn would have defeated Republican Anna Paulina Luna, according to [...]
With Paul Renner now in as House Speaker and Speaker-designate Daniel Perez taking the lead on campaigns, the Republican House Majority has published their early roster of players set to [...]
Pasco County Schools says it has reversed its decision to deny a mother’s request to give a Hanukkah presentation to her son’s fifth grade class after reporters contacted the district [...]
It’s been 16 years since Florida allowed captive breeding of diamondback terrapins, and despite intense lobbying by people involved in the reptile industry, that door remains shut. “Overseas market demand [...]
New rules drawn up to protect North Atlantic right whales in their southern calving grounds picked up opposition from charter boat captains, port operations and now the Florida Fish and [...]
Procedural concerns have delayed any resignation or termination by Sarasota County’s Superintendent. But a tense, late-night meeting made clear Brennan Asplen’s time with the district will be short. “I have [...]
Emboldened House Democrats are poised to usher in a new generation of leaders with U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries becoming the first Black American to head a major political party in Congress [...]
Most people use the words mobile and manufactured homes interchangeably, when in fact, there is a significant distinction. Mobile homes were built before 1976 and did not adhere to any [...]
Gov. Ron DeSantis isn’t going to let the Walt Disney Company come in from the cold anytime soon if comments Tuesday evening are any indication. Presented with regretful comments from Disney [...]
Boutique lobbying and consulting firm Oak Strategies is expanding into the Panhandle with the addition of former Rep. Jayer Williamson. Oak Strategies is the firm founded by former Rep. Travis [...]
Today, as the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit board launched an investigation into management, board members discussed removing the CEO while a legal team probes allegations of a toxic workplace at [...]
There won’t be any more virtual participation at Nassau County Board of County Commissioners meetings, meaning those looking to speak out must now appear in person. “In order to actually [...]
House Republicans are promising aggressive oversight of the Joe Biden administration once they assume the majority next year, with a particular focus on the business dealings of presidential son Hunter [...]
Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican lawmakers on the campaign trail repeatedly pointed to sky-high inflation as a scourge pinching Floridians’ pocketbooks, arguing it’s spurred mainly by indulgent spending by President [...]
The Southern Group earned $6.18 million in lobbying pay last quarter and may have earned more than any other firm in the state. Based on median estimates, the 30-member lobbying [...]
Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot For the next three weeks, Rep. Anna V. Eskamani will host her Team Anna Toy [...]
Gov. Ron DeSantis is continuing his trend of announcing his second term agency heads on social media by announcing that Department of Children and Families (DCF) Secretary Shevaun Harris is [...]
Gov. Ron DeSantis can’t run for a third term as Governor. But his campaign committee has raised around $1.8 million after the cutoff for political contributions that could be spent [...]
Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is in the fight of his political life, grinding through the promises and proposals, cajoling and deal-making necessary to win over reluctant colleagues whose support he [...]
A former college student who randomly killed a Florida couple in their garage six years ago and then chewed on one victim’s face finally goes on trial Monday, with a [...]
Disney’s board wanted Bob Iger to return as CEO after losing faith in Bob Chapek’s creative leadership abilities and growing more worried about bad employee morale, Deutsche Bank analysts said [...]
For the second time in 2022, a football game in Jacksonville was used as a platform for an offensive message. Ahead of the Jaguars’ Sunday afternoon tilt against the Baltimore [...]
My dear friend — and friend to journalists across Florida — Florence Snyder lost her beloved feline familiar, Willie, who went on to his just reward last week. For “12, [...]
Environmental groups are once again at odds with politicians and fishermen in New England in the wake of a decision by high-end retail giant Whole Foods to stop selling Maine [...]
‘Tis the season once again! It’s time for the tradition of gathering together, with joy for some, stress for others, plenty of turkeys and, of course, a good fight (or [...]
As a little girl growing up in Houston, Anna Diop devoured rerun after rerun of a particular TV program because her mother was crazy about it. That show, Diop says [...]
Some movies, mostly to do with how they’re marketed, keep the audience guessing as to what the hell it is, exactly, right up until the moment the lights go down [...]
A record 282 art galleries will descend on the Miami Beach Convention Center for the 20th anniversary of Art Basel Miami Beach, returning Dec. 1-3. But here’s the brutal truth: [...]
Stay up to date with South Florida dining news:Crema Gourmet Espresso Bar, Fort LauderdaleThis all-day breakfast coffeehouse debuted Nov. 21 on Las Olas Boulevard, shuffling into the space once occupied [...]
Seminoles are favored to top its perennial rival.Florida (6-5) at No. 16 Florida State (8-3), 7:30 p.m. EST Friday (ABC) FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK COLLEGE LINE: Florida State by 9 1/2. Series [...]
Before Election Day, anxiety mounted over potential chaos at the polls. Election officials warned about poll watchers who had been steeped in conspiracy theories falsely claiming that then-President Donald Trump did not actually lose the [...]
New Twitter owner Elon Musk said Thursday that he is granting “amnesty” for suspended accounts, which online safety experts predict will spur a rise in harassment, hate speech and misinformation. [...]
The co-owner of the Colorado Springs gay nightclub where a shooter turned a drag queen’s birthday celebration into a massacre said he thinks the shooting that killed five people and injured 17 [...]
If you aren’t a fan of flying insects, and the vastness of them in Florida, you have a friend in the humble bat. The Florida bonneted bat is as the [...]
When President Joe Biden speaks about the “scourge” of gun violence, his go-to answer is to zero in on semi-automatic weapons. America has heard it hundreds of times, including this week after [...]
Shoppers returned to familiar holiday shopping patterns but were weighed down by inflation this Black Friday after two seasons marked by pandemic worries and supply issues. Due to elevated prices [...]
Online holiday shopping presents pitfalls that in-person shopping doesn’t, so if you’re going to navigate Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday with keyboard strokes, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried’s [...]
It is still “Hamilton.”The bona fide Broadway box office phenomenon is playing the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale through Dec 11. And if a smidge of [...]
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” premieres next month on Netflix. Meantime, it’s playing for just a few days in a few hundred theaters nationwide, despite the theatrical success of [...]
Here we are at Thanksgiving, also known as Black Friday Eve, when even the joyful prospect of turkey dinner, family reunions and a nationally televised Dallas Cowboys loss cannot distract [...]
Gov. Ron DeSantis named a Republican candidate for House District 119 to the Miami-Dade County Commission to replace a Commissioner accused of accepting money in exchange for changing a county [...]
Gov. Ron DeSantis cannot be compelled to testify in the federal case that suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren is making to be reinstated, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. [...]
In early November, Hays Culbreth’s mother sent a poll to a few family members. She said she could only afford to make two sides for their group of 15 this [...]
For families who settled for smaller gatherings and remote blessings during the height of the pandemic, this Thanksgiving looks like the return of the big bash. More folks are getting [...]