18+ hour, 49+ min ago   (306+ words) Rep. Wyman Duggan is expected to run for Jacksonville Mayor, and he just got a big contribution from the company of a local CEO who would like to see Democrat Donna Deegan lose next year. First Coast Energy, the Jacksonville…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1741+ words) With just over 50 days until a pivotal election, a new political battlefront is emerging in Florida’s most populous county. Is it a new affordability issue or a controversial immigration plan? Is it a war of choice we’re being gaslit by…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (622+ words) Two Democratic Cabinet hopefuls are spending the weekend working South Florida’s union halls and church pews, trying to build momentum in a pair of uphill statewide contests. Annette Taddeo, the Democratic nominee for CFO, will meet with labor leaders in…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (553+ words) The honeymoon was in Fort Lauderdale because plane tickets cost too much. Dinner was drive-through chili, with rice added to stretch it. Byron Donalds is running on it. “When we got married, we worked two jobs each, and we were…...

6+ day, 28+ min ago   (336+ words) A South Florida chapter of North America’s largest electrical union has chosen a side in the General Election clash for Florida’s 28th Congressional District, and it’s going with the challenger. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 349, is endorsing retired…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (283+ words) Attorney General James Uthmeier says Democratic State Attorney Jack Campbell “weaponized the judicial system to bring a politically motivated case against the (Ron) DeSantis administration” and “abused his office” by letting the Hope Florida grand jury report find its way…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (358+ words) The first significant tranche of money has arrived in support of Amendment 3, which would increase the homestead property tax exemption to $250,000. The Florida Realtors contributed $10 million to their own Vote Yes on 3 political committee last week, meaning that a proposal…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (572+ words) The future of the national GOP is rooted in “bold colors,” not “pale pastels,” according to a former and perhaps future presidential candidate from the Free State of Florida. Gov. Ron DeSantis says Republicans need to counter-message Democratic socialism by…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (261+ words) Cynthia Moore Chestnut, a Gainesville Democrat who once wanted to lead the Florida Democratic Party, is facing criticism for supporting Republican Byron Donalds’ bid for Governor. Sen. LaVon Bracy Davis called out Moore Chestnut’s endorsement on social media. “People will…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1173+ words) For the first time since entering the race for St. Petersburg Mayor, former Gov. Charlie Crist is posting majority support among city voters, with a commanding 25-point lead over incumbent Mayor Ken Welch. A St. Pete Polls survey taken Monday…...