3+ week, 5+ day ago   (290+ words) Democrats spent more than half a million dollars to flip a Republican seat on the Jacksonville City Council in a Special Election for a truncated term, and on Tuesday they pulled it off in a potential preview of next year’s…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (632+ words) Florida’s LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus is hosting its 2026 Summer Conference this weekend in Orlando, bringing together candidates, elected officials, activists and party organizers from across the state for three days of speeches, policy panels and grassroots organizing. The event, which runs…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (420+ words) The LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, a national organization dedicated to electing LGBTQ+ people to public office, is endorsing the Miami Gardens Democrat in the race for Florida’s 24th Congressional District, citing his “record of leadership delivering for people and taking on tough…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (514+ words) Pinellas County Commissioner Chris Latvala says his push for a Faith and Family Month proclamation was not intended as a slight to LGBTQ+ residents, even as the county declined to issue a separate Pride Month proclamation this year. The proclamation…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (255+ words) Sen. Clay Yarborough wants to know more about how the city of Jacksonville plans to celebrate its LGBTQ+ community next week, but representatives of Mayor Donna Deegan say there is nothing to elicit concern. In a letter, the Senator wondered…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (182+ words) Republican gubernatorial hopeful Paul Renner wants to make parental rights laws permanent, and is pushing for a constitutional amendment to make that happen. The proposed Florida Parental Rights Constitutional Amendment, which would need 60% approval from voters, would declare it a…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (328+ words) Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri is endorsing Kathleen Peters for re-election to the Pinellas County Commission. Peters, a Republican, is seeking her second re-election to the dais after first securing a spot in 2018. She faces a Democratic challenger, David Glenn…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (397+ words) Former Congresswoman and anti-gun violence advocate Gabrielle Giffords is endorsing Democrat Samuel Vilchez Santiago in his House District 43 race. “As Donald Trump and his gun lobby allies have created chaos in Washington, it has never been more important that state…...

8+ mon, 4+ week ago   (784+ words) Nathan Bruemmer describes his first weeks as the LGBTQ+ Liaison for the City of St. Petersburg as “a baptism by fire.” St. Pete Mayor Ken Welch appointed Bruemmer to the role on Dec. 1. He said the work is ultimately about…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (360+ words) Tampa Pride announced on social media that it was taking “a one-year hiatus” from its annual Pride Festival and Diversity Parade, citing “current political and economic climate.” The group posted a letter dated Aug. 1 to Carrie West, the group’s former…...