Trump taps Gaetz for Attorney General, Rubio for Secretary of State
November 14, 2024
Tallahassee – U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Panhandle Republican who in recent years has become a national political lightning rod, was picked Wednesday by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as U.S. att…
Decisions loom after Rubio, Waltz picks
November 13, 2024
Tallahassee – When he returns from a trade mission to Italy, Gov. Ron DeSantis likely will face decisions about picking a successor to U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and setting a special election to replace…
New house, senate leaders start moving forward
November 8, 2024
Tallahassee – Incoming House Speaker Daniel Perez on Thursday rolled out changes to House committees, while saying lawmakers have “spent taxpayer funds excessively and indiscriminately in the last fe…
Could amendment failure boost medical pot?
November 7, 2024
Tallahassee – Nearly 56 percent of Florida voters supported a measure that would have allowed recreational use of marijuana for adults, but that wasn’t enough to push the proposed constitutional amen…
GOP flexes muscles in legislative races
November 6, 2024
Tallahassee – In a show of Republican strength in Florida, incumbent Corey Simon on Tuesday handily defeated Democratic challenger Daryl Parks in what was considered the only competitive state Senate…
FSU gets go-ahead in ACC lawsuit
November 5, 2024
Tallahassee – An appellate-court panel on Monday unanimously allowed Florida State University to proceed with a lawsuit against the Atlantic Coast Conference, in the latest twist in a two-state legal…
5 big issues to watch Tuesday
November 4, 2024
Tallahassee – After months of voters getting bombarded with television ads and mail pieces, Tuesday is Election Day.
Supreme Court tees up disabled firefighter case
November 1, 2024
Tallahassee – With the Biden administration, labor unions and AARP weighing in, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in January in a dispute about whether the city of Sanford violated the Ameri…
Amendment 3 backers, DeSantis square off
October 31, 2024
Tallahassee – Florida next week could join two dozen states that allow recreational use of marijuana, after a nine-figure campaign bankrolled by the state’s largest medical-marijuana operator amid in…
Voters weigh party labels in school board races
October 30, 2024
Tallahassee – When Florida voters went to the polls in 1998, they passed a constitutional amendment that made a series of election-related changes, including requiring nonpartisan races for county sc…
















