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Gov. Ron DeSantis is taking the high road amid “incoming fire” from former President Donald Trump, while suggesting that Florida offers a “blueprint” for how Republicans can win in the modern [...]

Sex toys were sold by drag queens at the event.Republican officials in Sarasota are expressing outrage that sex toys were publicly sold at Venice Pride. Jack Brill, acting Chair of [...]

Veteran lobbyist Cynthia Henderson has joined Converge Public Strategies as a partner and co-chair of the firm’s Tallahassee-based Florida state government relations practice. Henderson brings over 20 years of advocacy [...]

The group approved agreements to move forward with two mystery projects designed to bring 150 jobs to Florida.The board of Space Florida, the state’s agency dedicated to boosting the aerospace [...]

Anthony Sabatini doesn’t want House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy ascending to House Speaker. And while the Howey-in-the-Hills Republican has no say whatsoever after losing his own race for Congress, he’s [...]

Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist is donating the remaining cash in his campaign coffers to 20 progressive organizations across the Sunshine State that back causes such as gun reform, [...]

Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used across various organizations in the Sunshine State. In Gainesville, AI helps predict the next COVID-19 variant. In Ft. Myers, it provided evidence to prove a man’s [...]

Good Monday morning. Dan McFaul has been named the managing partner of Ballard Partners’ Washington, D.C. office. “Dan’s extraordinary reputation in D.C. makes him the ideal choice to lead our [...]

McFaul has been a partner in the firm’s Washington office since 2017.Dan McFaul has been named the managing partner in Ballard Partners’ Washington, D.C. office. “Dan’s extraordinary reputation in D.C. [...]

The brick-and-mortar will open in December 2022 or early 2023.A Tallahassee-based Veteran-owned business, GroundOps Roastery + Bakehouse, hasn’t even opened its brick-and-mortar doors yet, and is already making mouths water [...]

The Big Bend’s new State Senator, Corey Simon, says Republicans in other states should follow the Florida GOP’s playbook to replicate their success. Simon is part of a new class [...]

Democrats kept control of the Senate on Saturday, repelling Republican efforts to retake the chamber and making it harder for them to thwart President Joe Biden’s agenda. The fate of [...]

Heading into this year’s midterms, voting rights groups were concerned that restrictions in Republican-leaning states triggered by false claims surrounding the 2020 election might jeopardize access to the ballot box [...]

Before we dive into the post-election edition of Winners and Losers, I have some personal news to share. This is my final regular commentary for Florida Politics. After 6 ½ [...]

When the Broadway national tour of “On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan” comes to West Palm Beach, the cast will include three South Floridians.The jukebox musical [...]

Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce CEO Daniel Davis expanded his fundraising advantage last month in the 2023 mayoral race. The bulk of Davis’ October fundraising went to his campaign account. He raised [...]

Anti-abortion activists plan to rally at the Florida Capitol when the Legislature gathers there on Nov. 22 to reorganize following the Midterm Elections and demand that lawmakers take up new [...]

Are you ready for a disaster? When I was growing up, I read books like Alas Babylon (story in Florida), Warday and Out of the Ashes — all with a theme [...]

While Deerfield Beach voters on Election Day rejected a ballot question that would have loosened City Commission term limits, Wilton Manors voters agreed to add term limits to their city [...]

Supermajority It’s now official. Republicans control a supermajority of both the Florida House and Senate for the first time in a decade. With 28 Senators and 84 House members, Republicans [...]

A new political group is looking to promote minority leaders within the conservative movement. Organizers announced the launch Friday of the Perspective PAC, based out of Tallahassee. “The conservative movement [...]

A second Florida Senator seems willing to consider life in the GOP caucus after Mitch McConnell’s leadership. Fresh off a decisive win Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio tweeted Friday that the [...]

Miami-Dade Commissioners on Tuesday will decide whether to OK a massive development and lease agreement with Royal Caribbean Cruises that is projected to net the county $2.8 billion over half [...]

What now? The elections are over, but the maneuvering for power in a new Congress has only just begun. While Election Day did not produce the size of Republican majority [...]

Neither Democratic nor Republican politicians on the scene at the vote-counting for Gov. Ron DeSantis’ 2018 victory are buying the former President’s claims that the feds got DeSantis over the [...]