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The Florida Board of Governors effectively suspended Florida Atlantic University’s search for a new president. The move comes days after a search committee announced three finalists but unexpectedly did not include [...]

Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to explain away disappointing polling numbers, blaming the “corporate media” and Mexico’s President Andrés López Obrador this time. During a Thursday night interview on Fox News Tonight, [...]

Ron DeSantis is standing by attacks on former President Donald Trump, which include an ad DeSantis’ campaign highlighted that claimed Trump was too committed to LGBTQ+ rights. “Yeah look, I think identifying [...]

It’s three years until the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, but festivities are already starting. The anniversary push will formally launch July 4 with an event during a Major [...]

A key spokesperson for the Never Back Down super PAC warns that there is trouble afoot for the Ron DeSantis campaign, with the presidential contender “way behind,” though the race is [...]

Through history, the Fourth of July has been a day for some presidents to declare their independence from the public. They’ve bailed to the beach, the mountains, the golf course, [...]

It’s three years until the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, but festivities are already starting.2026 will be here before we know it, and with that year comes the 250th [...]

Permanent alimony is no more in Florida. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation (SB 1416) that overhauls divorce law in Florida. The most notable change eliminates the possibility of divorced couples [...]

Ron DeSantis says he can handle running for President and being Governor of Florida at the same time, but he’s just sleeping less. During a friendly Fox News interview with Jesse Watters, the Governor [...]

The St. Cloud Republican plans to start in July as president of South Florida State College.State Rep. Fred Hawkins announced Friday will be his last day in the House. The [...]

Bill would have expanded eligibility for criminal record expungement to those who have been excluded because of juvenile records.Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have expanded who [...]

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation to extend telehealth renewals on medical marijuana and ensure more Black farmers participate in the industry. The bill (HB 387) had bipartisan support in the [...]

Donald Trump issued familiar denunciations of Ron DeSantis in Michigan Sunday. Addressing the Oakland County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner, Trump took the Florida Governor to task for plummeting in [...]

The group that promotes film production in Florida has a new president. Film Florida announced at its annual meeting this week that Sandy Lighterman, the film commissioner for Broward County, [...]

Ads can't use the term 'recall' to refer to a product that hasn't been recalled, among other restrictions.Law firms in Florida won’t be able to create and show advertisements presented [...]

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot U.S. Sen. Rick Scott on Thursday poured water on a recent report claiming he was [...]

A federal judge has invalidated a rule and law barring Florida from having Medicaid pay for gender-affirming care provided to transgender individuals. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle on Wednesday concluded [...]

Several new sports legends are entering the state’s official hall of fame. The Florida Sports Hall of Fame’s 2023 class includes eight members representing six different sports, including an eight-time [...]

The too often ignored reality for Florida’s education system: If you start behind, it’s hard to catch up. Indeed, fully half of children entering kindergarten in Florida today are deemed [...]

Political leaders in Central Florida mourned the loss of a community leader. The Rev. Dr. Randolph Bracy Jr. died at age 78, announced New Covenant Baptist Church of Orlando. That’s [...]

Leave it to Gov. Ron DeSantis to find common ground between Nevada and Florida. “We are both areas that receive a lot of disgruntled Californians,” DeSantis said. Saturday at the Basque [...]

Manatee County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh has submitted her resignation and will leave office at the end of July. The Lakewood Ranch Republican sent a notice to her colleagues on the [...]

Were Democrats hit harder when it came to vetoes on local spending? Many felt a sting after Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Office published some $511 million in line items nixed from [...]

The longest-serving Sheriff in Palm Beach County history raised more than $100,000 in the first 30 days of his bid to keep serving in the role even longer, his campaign [...]

A U.S. Senator and a CNN journalist don’t see eye to eye on the “spectacle” involving former President Donald Trump. After Trump’s court appearance in Miami Tuesday, the former President was [...]