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House District 45 may be home to the happiest place on earth, but the political discourse hardly leaves that impression. The race to represent the purple Magic Kingdom district has [...]

Former President Donald Trump took a break from attacking Gov. Ron DeSantis Sunday during a rally in the Governor’s home state, but questions remain about how long this armistice holds. Less [...]

Former President Barack Obama is endorsing Democrat Eric Lynn as he seeks to take Florida’s 13th Congressional District. Obama announced his endorsement in a video, praising Lynn’s work during his [...]

Florida House Democratic Leader-designate Fentrice Driskell can likely head into her re-election bid with confidence, as she faces Republican newcomer Lisette Bonano for North Tampa House District 67 — an overwhelmingly [...]

First-term Democratic Rep. Andrew Learned is in for a tough race against challenger Danny Alvarez, as the pair compete for the new House District 69. The new district closely resembles that [...]

When the dust clears from Tuesday’s Midterm Election, the most scrutinized numbers in Florida probably won’t center on the candidates. Polls suggest many of those races will be one-sided in [...]

Local business owner Jen McDonald and former education administrator Karen Gonzalez Pittman are battling it out in one of the most competitive — and perhaps unpredictable — districts in Tampa Bay: [...]

“Special guest” U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is at the top of a line-up of Republicans from every corner of the state coming to Miami Sunday for President Donald Trump’s official blessing. [...]

Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to litigate his case against Martha’s Vineyard, contending the community “virtue signaled” and thus earned them recent migrant flights paid for by the state of Florida. During [...]

When Leon County Commissioner Jimbo Jackson died in May from complications from COVID-19 at the age of 55, it left his District 2 seat open and attracted a crowded field [...]

On the eve of Tuesday’s midterm election, several hundred Franklin County Republicans gathered Friday evening in a hangar at the Apalachicola Regional Airport to welcome the top of the statewide [...]

Today, as her campaign to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio enters its final stretch, Democratic U.S. Rep. Val Demings will be in Tampa and Orlando — calling it her [...]

U.S. Rep. Val Demings has her eyes on a Senate seat. But the Congresswoman made clear she wants a Democrat succeeding her in the House. Days out from the General [...]

Legal challenges to the state’s $15 an hour minimum wage for “direct care” employees are mounting. The Florida Ambulance Association, Florida Assisted Living Association (FALA) and Home Care Association of Florida [...]

Florida’s medical doctors could have to follow dueling rules when it comes to gender-affirming care after the state’s two medical boards voted to adopt different standard-of-care policies. At a joint [...]

Two first-time candidates for public office — Republican Alexis Calatayud and Democrat Janelle Perez — are competing for the open Senate District 38 seat representing a sizable swath of southeast [...]

Attorney General Ashley Moody appears to have every possible advantage over her Democratic challenger as Election Day approaches. Moody, who bills herself as the state’s “top cop,” has been endorsed by [...]

Workers in Central Florida’s tourism industry are pushing to raise their minimum wage to at least $18 an hour, arguing that rising rents and inflation have cut into their ability [...]

Nearly three-quarters of U.S. voters say the country is on the “wrong track,” according to a new poll from the Conservative Energy Network. The annual national survey from CEN, a coalition [...]

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Former President Donald Trump is out with the lineup of speakers for his Get Out [...]

Marco Rubio is rallying with both Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump during the closing stretch of the presidential campaign. And he’s not picking a favorite between the two. In a Thursday [...]

A large union coalition of Disney World workers is fighting to raise the minimum wage from $15 to $18 an hour in the first year of a new contract with [...]

In her bid to represent District 2 on the Miami-Dade County Commission, Marleine Bastien is leaning on her more than four decades of nonprofit and social work. That, plus the [...]

Another pollster has Gov. Ron DeSantis up by double digits on Democrat Charlie Crist. But Victory Insights found Florida Republicans split on whether he or Donald Trump should be the [...]

Lobbying firm Corcoran Partners is adding Samantha Greer to its advocacy team. Greer comes to the firm with experience in K-20 education, juvenile and criminal justice, insurance, and regulatory issues. [...]