Policy
Policy
Florida will soon have a new state Emergency Operations Center
The new facility in Tallahassee will provide space for up to 1,000 people.
Personality
Personality
The legal woes of Miami's elected officials continue to mount
The city's leaders are embroiled in a cavalcade of legal crises.
Politics
Politics
Like father, like son? As possibility of Matt Gaetz for Florida governor builds, Don Gaetz eyes return to state Senate
The pair's respective political heft could create a Gaetz ‘dream team’ in the governor’s mansion and at the state Capitol.
First Read
First Read
Moms for Liberty offers 'revolutionary' school board candidate campaign kit
The kit, which is available only to members, draws on "lessons learned during the 2022 election cycle."
Policy
Policy
Broward schools employees will soon be getting bigger paychecks, thanks to tax referendum
The additional money, referred to as 'supplementals,' should begin showing up in employees’ paychecks next month.
Policy
Policy
School book battles continue in Florida
At issue: Did a local school board violate First Amendment and equal-protection rights in removing 10 books from school-library shelves and restricting access to more than 150 others?
Policy
Policy
Florida bar exam results bounce back to previous pass rate
The results for the July exam were released by the Florida Supreme Court.
First Read
First Read
Who's on 'first': the Legislature or Gov. DeSantis? Daniel Perez knows
On a line in his speech that the Legislature is the 'first branch of government,' Perez said: 'I'm sorry to disappoint you, but it is not a message to the governor.'
Policy
Policy
House GOP proposes to punt shutdown for 1 month while slashing agency spending
Stopgap funding measure raises immediate doubts of whether it can pass the House or meaningfully reduce odds of an appropriations lapse in less than two weeks.
Policy
Policy
State of Florida defends its immigration law
The legislation spurred heavy debate before it was approved this spring by the Republican-controlled Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Opinion
Opinion
Bill Cotterell: Impeachment overkill is catching on in Washington
Lately, the desire to get even has cheapened what should be a grave, historic process reserved for truly evil or incompetent public officers, our Capitol Columnist writes.
Personality
Personality
Read Florida House Speaker-designate Daniel Perez's acceptance speech
'The problem with government isn’t just that it does too much, but that we aren’t very good at doing the things that really matter,' he said.
Personality
Personality
Miami now has a banned books club founded by a 16-year-old
One of the unintended consequences of banning books is sometimes it can make people want to read them more.
Policy
Policy
Legislation seeks to prevent abortion charges against mothers in Florida
A new law would prohibit abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, except in cases where the life of the mother is at risk.
Politics
Politics
Five things to know about future Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez
The Miami-Dade state representative will be formally designated for the top leadership position in a Monday morning ceremony.
Podcast
Podcast
Episode 58: John Stemberger Speaks about Abortion
As the Florida Supreme Court weighs a high-profile case that could have wide-ranging implications for women’s reproductive rights, Florida Family Policy Council President John Stemberger joins the show to discuss the state's abortion restrictions
Policy
Policy
Strained juvenile justice systems, including Florida's, to get relief
Community-based crisis intervention services are diverting adolescents with mental and behavioral health issues from the criminal justice system, which is unequipped to meet their needs.
Politics
Politics
FDLE: Miami city commissioner charged with money laundering, official misconduct and more
The charges stem from various alleged schemes by Diaz de la Portilla and his attorney, including campaign contributions they received for his brother that went unreported and personal expenditures Diaz de la Portilla made using contributions.
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