1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (478+ words) Warning: This is a column about pearl clutching. I’m the one doing it. Like so many others, I hold Sept. 11 as a sacred day. My family is from the City. I lived in New York. I remember Sept. 12, when this…...

1+ day, 6+ 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, 4+ hour ago   (278+ words) U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody is on track to be elected in 2026, according to a survey taken this week by Quantus Insights. The Plant City Republican leads her Democratic challenger, Rep. Angie Nixon of Jacksonville, 50% to 43%. According to this data set, Nixon…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1687+ words) Name, image and likeness have been a game-changer in college sports. Some argue it was about time NCAA athletes got some cash in their pockets — not in the SMU way, of course. But whether you agree or not, NIL is…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (226+ words) After Democratic Gainesville Commissioner Cynthia Chestnut decided to rebuke her party and back Republican Byron Donalds in the Governor’s race, Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly is rolling out a coalition of Black former and current elected officials to vouch for…...

2+ day, 6+ 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…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (287+ words) Individuals affected by natural disasters could soon enjoy tax relief courtesy of a law championed by Florida lawmakers. President Donald Trump just signed the Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief Certainty Act (HR 5366). That’s a law that was sponsored by…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (490+ words) Hialeah Republican Rep. Alex Rizo’s bid for the Senate now carries the blessing of the man poised to lead it and the chamber’s top designator of health and human services dollars. Senate President-designate Jim Boyd and Sen. Jay Trumbull are…...

5+ day, 23+ 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…...

6+ day, 1+ 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…...