by Brian Burgess | Sep 26, 2025
Fathers, families, and community advocates from across Florida gathered in Tampa Bay this month for the 2025 Affirming Fatherhood Conference, an annual event aimed at celebrating and strengthening the role of fathers in family and community life. Hosted by REACHUP,...
by Capitolist Staff | Sep 25, 2025
Florida’s economy, one of the nation’s fastest growing since the pandemic, is expected to shift into a slower gear as the state returns to what analysts describe as “pre-pandemic growth rates.” A Florida TaxWatch report released Thursday projects real gross domestic...
by The Center Square | Sep 25, 2025
A land transfer proposal for the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library is to be considered next week when Florida’s Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund convenes. Second-term Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said he favors conveying a 2.63-acre parcel...
by Capitolist Staff | Sep 24, 2025
Gov. Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis on Wednesday announced $60 million in new funding for cancer research through the Florida Cancer Innovation Fund, an initiative established under the Casey DeSantis Cancer Research Program. The announcement was made at...
by The Center Square | Sep 24, 2025
Jacksonville, recently criticized by Florida’s chief financial officer for excessive spending, early Wednesday approved a $2 billion budget which includes a small decrease in property taxes. The drop, cutting property tax proceeds by only about $13.5 million annually,...
by Capitolist Staff | Sep 18, 2025
Florida’s property insurance market is adding two more carriers, with Stand Insurance Exchange of Tallahassee and Praxis Reciprocal Exchange of Tampa being approved to write homeowners and related policies, bringing the number of new entrants since the reforms to 17....
