Alex Sink, a former Florida chief financial officer and the Democratic nominee for governor in 2010, endorsed David Jolly’s gubernatorial campaign Monday as the former congressman continues to build support for his 2026 bid. Sink, who served as CFO from 2007 to 2011,...

Polk State College has named Florida Education Commissioner Anastasios “Stasi” Kamoutsas as its sixth president on Thursday, approving the state Education Commissioner for the position in a unanimous vote. Kamoutsas was recommended last month as the sole finalist by...

Belinda Keiser, vice chancellor of Keiser University and a longtime Republican civic figure, launched her campaign for Florida’s 22nd Congressional District, her campaign announced on Thursday. Keiser is running as a Republican in the newly redrawn district, which her...

Southeastern Legal Foundation (SLF) is urging the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to rescind a federal vessel-speed rule that limits certain boats traveling along parts of the Atlantic coast. The nonprofit legal organization filed a public comment June 2...

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has filed the first state-led lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO alleging the company knowingly released and aggressively marketed ChatGPT to the public—including to children—while concealing serious risks, suppressing internal...

Voters in Florida on Tuesday were provided a constitutional amendment on property taxes for the Nov. 3 ballot. The measure passed the House of Representatives 75-26 and the Senate 30-9. The constitutional amendment needs 60% in favor to pass. Florida voters have...

Florida consumer sentiment in May declined for the third consecutive month, as inflation, higher energy costs and a softening labor market weighed on household confidence, according to a University of Florida (UF) economic survey released Tuesday. The state’s consumer...

Florida TaxWatch on Monday urged lawmakers to slow consideration of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ proposed property tax overhaul, warning that the plan could shift costs to businesses and other non-homestead property owners while creating new fiscal pressures for the state. The...

Florida gas prices fell sharply last week, dropping 32 cents per gallon as lower oil prices helped ease pressure at the pump, according to AAA. The statewide average for regular unleaded gasoline was $4.07 per gallon on Sunday, down from $4.39 a week earlier. Prices...

Lawmakers in Florida passed the state budget on Friday along with $272.2 million in state and local tax cuts. After failing to agree on a budget during the regular session, legislators returned to Tallahassee in a special session this month to finish the job. The...

A plan to phase out property taxes for Florida homeowners will be hashed out in a special session next week. Lawmakers will convene Monday to discuss a proposal put forth by Gov. Ron DeSantis that would exempt the first $250,000 of a homestead’s value and create a...

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday called Florida lawmakers back to Tallahassee for a special session next week to consider a proposed constitutional amendment that would reduce property taxes for homeowners and begin a process toward eliminating taxes on homesteaded...

Rising food costs are pushing Floridians into debt, new poll results show. Nearly 50% of respondents said their debt has increased in the past year due to the cost of food, according to the poll conducted by Aspect Strategic on behalf of No Kid Hungry Florida....

Florida lawmakers on Tuesday filed the state’s general appropriations act for the 2026-27 fiscal year, advancing a $114.5 billion spending plan that legislative leaders said reduces overall spending while increasing funding for schools, health care, and...

Plans for the Tampa Bay Rays’ new stadium received a green light from county officials last week after some residents spoke out against using taxpayer money to help fund construction. The Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners voted 5-2 to approve a memorandum of...

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday announced a $600 million expansion of Blue Origin’s Rocket Park campus at Cape Canaveral Spaceport, a project expected to create 500 aerospace jobs on Florida’s Space Coast. The expansion will include an estimated 830,000-square-foot...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) expects the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season to be below normal, though the agency said there remains a 35% chance of a near-normal season and a 10% chance of above-normal activity. NOAA expects 8 to 14 named...

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday appointed state Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka to serve as Lee County supervisor of elections, filling a vacancy created by the retirement of longtime Supervisor Tommy Doyle. Persons-Mulicka, a Fort Myers Republican, has represented House...

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott is asking Florida’s university system chancellor to review University of Florida contracting and presidential search practices after the school recommended Dr. Stuart Bell as the sole finalist to become its next president. In a May 20 letter to...