Republican gubernatorial candidate Representative Byron Donalds (FL-19) has continued to shift his opinion on artificial intelligence, now vowing to support local control over the construction and approval of these hyperscale data centers. This comes after his opponent, Democratic nominee David Jolly, criticized his previous support and financial ties to the centers, which have become increasingly […]
A week after Democrat Michelle DeJesus's decision to drop out of the Florida House District 38 race, citing family issues, a new candidate launched his campaign for the Orlando area seat. Attorney and Central Florida native Nik Dean launched his campaign for the seat Monday, after DeJesus announced her withdrawal from the race. “Helping people […]
The Florida Democratic Party is calling on Senator Ashley Moody (R-Florida) to denounce racist attacks on Representative Angie Nixon (D-Florida) by far-right commentator Laura Loomer. Loomer posted a clip from her podcast on X Aug. 28, calling out Rep. Nixon, among others, and saying they were all "ghetto black b****es," to which Rep. Nixon responded, […]
Governor Ron DeSantis backed the new ballot language for the amendment to increase the homestead exemption for property taxes in an X post Saturday. Supporters of high property taxes sued over the language of the ballot summary for Amendment 3, the measure to increase homestead exemptions for homeowners. A judge ordered it to be re-written […]
Florida has long been considered a solidly red state, with a long track record of sitting Republican governors . The last time a Democrat occupied the governor's mansion was 1999 when Gov. Buddy McKay was governor. Governor Ron DeSantis won the position for the first time in 2018 with 49.6% of the vote, beating out […]
Governor Ron DeSantis announced the official rollout of the Coalition for Operational Readiness in Education, or CORE, at Florida International University Wednesday afternoon. According to the press release announcing the rollout, "CORE, a first-of-its-kind statewide initiative, will strengthen and modernize the emergency management industry through strategic partnerships with colleges, universities, training institutes, government agencies, and […]
Democratic nominee for Florida governor David Jolly said he would issue an immediate moratorium on data centers in Florida if elected governor in November. He criticized Republican nominee and Rep. Byron Donalds for his support for data centers in the past. Voters are speaking up. As Governor, I'll issue an immediate moratorium on data centers. […]
Attorney General James Uthmeier recently announced two lawsuits against the operators of several popular online gambling sites for what he says is illegal gambling. He alleged the "sweepstakes" online casinos, operated by Stake and VGW, exploit loopholes in Florida's laws by using a dual-currency system where players can buy coin packages that can be cashed […]
In a scathing X post over the weekend, Representative Randy Fine, R-Florida, called state Representative and Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate Angie Nixon (D-Jacksonville) a "full-blown communist" before calling her "uniquely stupid." Rep. Nixon gained attention after protesting the mid-decade redrawing of Florida's using congressional maps with a megaphone on the House floor in April, […]
In an X post Thursday, Republican nominee for Governor and current state Representative Byron Donalds accused Democratic gubernatorial nominee David Jolly of being a "Trojan Horse" for the Democratic socialists. In the X post, Rep. Donalds reposted a Fox News Hannity Show clip during which Jolly implies he will campaign with Democratic candidate for U.S. […]
Oliver Gilbert, a Miami-Dade County Commissioner, won the Democratic primary for Florida's 24th Congressional District seat Tuesday by just two percentage points. If he wins in the November general election, which is likely considering the district is blue, he will replace retiring Democratic Representative Frederica Wilson, who endorsed Gilbert as her replacement. Gilbert also previously […]
Former CBS Miami TV anchor Eliott Rodriguez won tonight's Democratic primary for Florida's 27th congressional district by a slim margin – 53.5% to 46.5%, with 72% of the votes in. Rodriguez faced off against former local prosecutor Robin Peguero in the primary and will now move on to challenge Republican incumbent U.S. Representative Maria Elvira […]
Just hours before Florida voters head to the polls to vote in the primary election for statewide offices, Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins, who is running for governor to replace term-limited Governor Ron DeSantis, announced who will be his second-in-command if he wins. Just after 6 p.m. Monday night, Lt. Gov. Collins announced that Kevin Guthrie […]
