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Former Department of Economic Opportunity Secretary Dane Eagle is joining the team at government affairs firm Ballard Partners. Eagle spent the past two years leading DEO, which houses programs such [...]

The state Representative missed the inauguration, and won't be able to Chair a committee Wednesday.Rep. Spencer Roach underwent surgery Tuesday evening after a medical emergency. After a difficult day traveling [...]

After losing by nearly 10 points in November’s special election for Jacksonville Sheriff, Democrat Lakesha Burton is back for another try for the office in 2023. Burton filed Tuesday to run [...]

After a scan of their face, customers can print out dietary supplements to help address problem areas.Neutrogena and the 3D supplement company Nourished are debuting new products at this year’s [...]

Proclaiming that Florida carries the nation’s torch of freedom, Gov. Ron DeSantis implored the state during his inauguration address. After being sworn in for his second term Tuesday morning, the Republican [...]

The company's monitors can even detect dirty diapers.Chillax is showing up at CES 2023 with a set of new baby monitors that bring AI and machine learning technology to the [...]

With a tip of the hat for LobbyTools, here are the latest movements — on and off — the Senate legislative merry-go-round. On: The Senate Majority Office added John Spencer Wallace as Press Secretary [...]

Gov. Ron DeSantis, just before the new year, appointed three women to the Florida Commission on the Status of Women. Included in the appointees is Melissa Stone, Cavalry Strategies CEO. [...]

The law implemented a state constitutional amendment that was approved by Florida voters in 2018.A new Florida law is forcing some public officials to choose between their day jobs or [...]

A U.S. national park comprising a cluster of islands in the Florida Keys was closed Monday after 300 migrants made landings there over the weekend. Separately, 160 migrants arrived by [...]

If you use it, you won’t lose it.AirBolt is using CES to unleash the latest addition to its lineup of its high-tech GPS trackers. The AirBolt GPS tracker is described [...]

Housing troubles continue for Florida’s youngest member of the incoming United States Congress. Maxwell Alejandro Frost, a Democrat representing Central Florida’s 10th Congressional District, told a national audience Sunday that [...]

The Legislature will hold two days of committee meetings this week, kicking off the run-up to the 2023 Legislative Session. After last month’s Special Session delayed the start of the [...]

High-powered battery cells have already allowed people to effectively carry computers in their pockets, in the form of cellphones. Now, INOCEL believes it can push the electrification of society a [...]

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot will be asking voters for a second term leading one of the nation’s biggest cities. Republicans will try to take full control of the Virginia Legislature. [...]

Framed by the ongoing fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic to the seismic shift in abortion rights, the past year in Florida contained significant moments in the intersection of health care [...]

The rebates are expected to save commuters $500M.Starting Sunday, drivers who frequently use Florida tolls will begin to tally credits for rebates on those payments as part of a program [...]

The University of Florida’s backup quarterback played his whole season in the shadows of struggling starter Anthony Richardson — and now, it turns out, a sensational child pornography investigation, too. [...]

Every few years, in the world of elections, we are on the lookout for some kind of wave. A blue wave when President Joe Biden took office, or a red [...]

New blood, new storm As members of Florida TaxWatch met in Coral Gables, piles of reports greeted guests outside ballrooms and meeting spaces at The Biltmore. But Executive Vice President [...]

The list includes several first-time Chairmanships at the subcommittee level. It also includes new faces at the core of Majority leadership.In less than two weeks on the job, House Speaker Paul [...]

What does “woke” mean? It’s a question liberals and progressives often would like to ask Republicans, whose ubiquitous use of the term “woke” — a phrase originally used by progressives [...]

The Miami-Dade Commission’s decision to allow construction of a warehouse complex in an area previously protected against commercial development faces a new challenge that could invite Gov. Ron DeSantis to [...]

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and several immigration rights nonprofits are suing Gov. Ron DeSantis and Transportation Secretary Jared Perdue over Florida’s relocation of migrants from San Antonio to [...]

The five-member lobbying team at Strategos Public Affairs earned an estimated $560,000 during the third quarter of 2022. Florida Politics estimates how much firms earn based on the middle number [...]