10+ hour, 11+ min 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…...

10+ hour, 42+ min 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…...

3+ day, 22+ 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…...

4+ day, 11+ 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…...

4+ day, 22+ 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…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (322+ words) Republican gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds is deriding Democrat David Jolly for being unable or unwilling to face the press and the people of Florida. “We’re doing two, three events a day all across Florida. You really can’t find David Jolly....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (261+ words) Cynthia Moore Chestnut, a Gainesville Democrat who once wanted to lead the Florida Democratic Party, is facing criticism for supporting Republican Byron Donalds’ bid for Governor. Sen. LaVon Bracy Davis called out Moore Chestnut’s endorsement on social media. “People will…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (714+ words) The final days of Summer are here. Labor Day Weekend marks the unofficial end of Summer, the last hurrah before the Fall. It’s a time for barbecues and beers, to spend a few days floating in the pool or relaxing…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (319+ words) The provisional good news continues for Democrat David Jolly’s gubernatorial campaign, albeit with the caveat that he can step up his fundraising. Inside Elections moves the race against Republican Byron Donalds from “solid Republican” to “likely Republican,” putting Jolly “in…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1173+ words) For the first time since entering the race for St. Petersburg Mayor, former Gov. Charlie Crist is posting majority support among city voters, with a commanding 25-point lead over incumbent Mayor Ken Welch. A St. Pete Polls survey taken Monday…...