1+ day, 4+ 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…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (724+ words) Christopher Chestnut says his mother Cynthia Chestnut’s endorsement of Republican Byron Donalds isn’t about “kickbacks,” and that he’s endorsing the Republican over Democrat David Jolly in the Governor’s race also. “We’re not the sellouts. We’re being sold out,” he said…...

2+ day, 4+ 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…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (745+ words) Gov. Ron DeSantis grew up playing Nintendo in the 1980s, when he estimates the goriest video game on the market was “Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!” Home consoles offer far more graphic and explicit content these days, perhaps none as notoriously as the…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (726+ words) — First Shot — 🎂 Happy milestone birthday to Katie Ballard, Mother of Dragons, Raiser of Political Funds Extraordinaire, Fiercest Friend and a Determined Foe. Attorney General James Uthmeier’s campaign is releasing its first television ad of the 2026 cycle, a 30-second spot titled…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (944+ words) — First Shot — Ed. note — Peter and Drew are locked in on an AI project that we believe will change the way Florida political news is covered. They’re going heads-down Thursday to bring it across the finish line, so there will…...

5+ day, 5+ 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…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1009+ words) Red Hills Strategies is expanding with the addition of Megan Lee as a director and Lauryn Klostreich as a project coordinator. Lee joins the Tallahassee-based communications firm after seven years in the Gov. Ron DeSantis administration, including serving as Deputy…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (828+ words) — First Shot — Florida’s representatives at the Republican Midterm Convention now know exactly when they will take the stage. The Republican National Committee released the full speaking order and time blocks Tuesday for the two-day gathering, which begins Wednesday at the…...

5+ day, 20+ hour 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…...