12+ hour, 17+ min ago   (246+ words) The University of North Florida (UNF) is getting a grant to help pay for artificial intelligence (AI) utilization in updating research software code. The Sloan Foundation is providing the Jacksonville-based school $105,000 to fund AI assistance in the School of Computing....

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (201+ words) In late Friday night social media posts, President Donald Trump called on the Smithsonian to install a colossal statue of George Washington outside the National Museum of American History and a special exhibit honoring the nation’s first president. Trump asked…...

1+ day, 16+ 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, 7+ 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…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (644+ words) Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly focused on needs of the disabled community during a stop in Venice. But some immediately criticized a failure to accommodate the disabled people attending the event. Olivia Keller, a prominent disabled advocate, was among those…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (601+ words) President Donald Trump pledged to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party’s sagging fortunes in November. The dubious promise would likely cost more…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (368+ words) U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna revved up the Republican National Convention with a call for an insider trading ban in Congress. “The American people elected a Republican Congress to fix Washington, not to profit off it or to tolerate its corruption,…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (317+ words) Congressional candidate Sydney Gruters won’t attend an unprecedented Republican National Convention ahead of the Midterms. That’s despite her husband, Joe Gruters, organizing it. “I’m staying local,” Sydney Gruters said. The Sarasota Republican is running to succeed retiring U.S. Rep....

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (864+ words) Political conventions play a huge role in political outreach in presidential years. Now, Republican National Committee Chair Joe Gruters hopes an event in Dallas reshapes the political climate in 2026. The 2026 Republican National Convention, scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, will gather…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (391+ words) U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody is on a mission to make sure President Donald Trump’s administration knows Florida should be the launchpad for the new Space Academy. The White House announced late last month that Trump wants to establish the academy “to…...