14+ hour, 6+ min ago   (306+ words) Rep. Wyman Duggan is expected to run for Jacksonville Mayor, and he just got a big contribution from the company of a local CEO who would like to see Democrat Donna Deegan lose next year. First Coast Energy, the Jacksonville…...

1+ day, 2+ hour 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…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (217+ words) Congressional Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries is throwing his weight behind two former House colleagues in the race for Florida Governor and Lt. Governor, endorsing the David Jolly-Gwen Graham ticket. “I proudly and strongly support David and Gwen, am fully behind…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (290+ words) Donors have a clear preference in the race for Governor. Republican nominee Byron Donalds is spending heavily, but continues to hold a strong fundraising lead over Democrat David Jolly in the remaining weeks before the first vote-by-mail ballots are sent…...

2+ day, 43+ min ago   (278+ words) U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody is on track to be elected in 2026, according to a survey taken this week by Quantus Insights. The Plant City Republican leads her Democratic challenger, Rep. Angie Nixon of Jacksonville, 50% to 43%. According to this data set, Nixon…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (622+ words) Two Democratic Cabinet hopefuls are spending the weekend working South Florida’s union halls and church pews, trying to build momentum in a pair of uphill statewide contests. Annette Taddeo, the Democratic nominee for CFO, will meet with labor leaders in…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (313+ words) Rep. Alex Rizo just landed the endorsement of the man who controls when his election will happen. Term-limited Gov. Ron DeSantis endorsed Rizo, a Hialeah Republican, for Senate District 39, which will be filled through a Special Election that DeSantis hasn’t…...

3+ day, 13+ 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…...

3+ day, 13+ 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…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (387+ words) Pinellas County Commissioners will debate the future of automated license plate readers next month as a proposal to pull Flock technology from county roads comes into play. Commissioner Vince Nowicki has proposed putting an end to county contracts, subscriptions and…...