U.S. Senate pick expected by January
November 18, 2024
Tallahassee – Gov. Ron DeSantis likely will select a successor to U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio by the start of 2025 as Rubio prepares to serve as secretary of state in the Trump administration, DeSantis s…
Moody alleges FEMA violated civil rights
November 15, 2024
Tallahassee – Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has filed a lawsuit alleging that the Federal Emergency Management Agency violated the civil rights of supporters of President-elect Donald Trump…
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. a…
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 replac…
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 …
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 am…
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 Sena…
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 leg…
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 Ame…