1+ day, 26+ min ago   (455+ words) “We are waist-deep in the quicksand and we are still sinking,” Carol Marbin Miller, deputy investigations editor of The Miami Herald, said in a phone interview. “Miami is the biggest city in Florida,” Marbin Miller said. “Florida is a crucial…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (502+ words) Florida universities deserve a “D” for their free expression policies and attitudes, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) announced in its annual 2027 College Free Speech Rankings. The nationwide average is a “D-“, an improvement from last year’s “F…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (688+ words) Florida’s Public Service Commission has rejected a rule change that would have raised power bills statewide, handing consumer advocates a win after a yearslong fight over the provision. The 4-1 vote against proposing the amendment to the Florida Administrative Code followed…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (194+ words) A GoFundMe drive has been launched to support the 23 unionized journalists McClatchy laid off at the Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald and Bradenton Herald. Miami Herald reporter Alex Harris organized the fundraiser, which says the proceeds will help her laid-off…...

1+ day, 16+ 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…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (490+ words) Hialeah Republican Rep. Alex Rizo’s bid for the Senate now carries the blessing of the man poised to lead it and the chamber’s top designator of health and human services dollars. Senate President-designate Jim Boyd and Sen. Jay Trumbull are…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (377+ words) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has ordered flags across the state to be lowered to half-staff Friday as the country marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. DeSantis issued a memorandum Thursday directing U.S. and Florida flags at all state and local…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (372+ words) Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia is picking up a key endorsement in his campaign as the incumbent for the office in the Nov. 3 General Election. The Florida State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is throwing its support behind Ingoglia. The Chamber…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (809+ words) Miami-Dade County’s newspaper of record, the Miami Herald, has cut 30 staff positions in a move current and former employees call a “devastating” blow to local journalism and accountability reporting. The layoffs, first flagged by political consultant Fernand Amandi on X,…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (618+ words) Ryan Elijah told a reporter this week he doesn’t dispute that Joe Biden won the 2020 Presidential Election. But he said at Republican Primary debate weeks ago he does not believe Biden got more votes than Donald Trump in that race....