23+ hour, 27+ min ago   (333+ words) Trump made the unusual pitch at the party’s midterm convention in Dallas last week, promising a “Trump Dividend” if voters keep the GOP in power on Capitol Hill. The president later told CBS News Texas that he did not think…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (557+ words) For decades, conservatives have warned Americans about the dangers of big government: too much federal power, too many government databases, too much Washington interference in matters better left to the states. Now a Republican administration is pushing for greater federal…...

3+ day, 6+ min ago   (538+ words) This September 15 marks an important day, as it is both National Voter Registration Day and the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month. Of the nearly 13.5 million active eligible voters in Florida, almost 2.5 million are Latino. Florida has put severe limitations…...

4+ day, 22+ min ago   (654+ words) By DAVID A. LIEB and LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Associated Press Hoskins announced the change in a statement following Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision, following weeks of legal wrangling. The decision appears to clear the way for the state to use a map…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (503+ words) These are not partisan foibles. The vast majority of elected Republicans (and Democrats) across Florida are honorable people who take their oath to honor the state constitution and statutes seriously. They deserve better representation. The other two statewide races on…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (264+ words) — Lyn Fallucca, Mount Dora The political advertising by conservative Byron Donalds, running for governor, is extremely quizzical. In his flood of political ads, he now depicts a poor Black single mother and family that he implies will benefit from his…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (773+ words) The Democrat in the race to be Florida’s next governor thinks hotel taxes can be spent differently— so the massive source of money can pay for more than just tourism marketing and promotion, and local communities can have more latitude…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (571+ words) All Florida children deserve quality preschools. Five-year-old children in kindergarten also deserve a year filled with creative and fun pre-academic/early academic learning, language development and social experiences rather than trying to master the academic skills once reserved for 6 and…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (800+ words) “That’s not going to happen,” he said, waving the phone away. “Hang up on them.” Now, the woman he dismissed, Helena Foulkes, is challenging him to a rematch. And McKee is desperate to avoid not only becoming the first U....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (660+ words) TALLAHASSEE — A blistering grand jury report describing how top DeSantis administration officials diverted $10 million from a Medicaid settlement into Republican political activities is also notable for something that got just a brief mention — Florida was shortchanged by almost $1 million. State…...