by The Center Square | May 20, 2026
Fourth of July firework celebrations could be impacted if Florida’s severe drought conditions continue, according to Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Wilton Simpson. The Sunshine State has been experiencing one of the worst wildfire seasons on record,...
by Capitolist Staff | May 20, 2026
David Jolly’s campaign for governor announced this week that it has added three senior advisers as the former congressman continues to build out his Democratic campaign for 2026. The campaign named Joe Trippi, a longtime national Democratic strategist, as senior...
by Ed Brady, President and CEO of Home Builders Institute | May 20, 2026
The AI backlash is real. And it has college graduates booing commencement speakers at any mention of the powerful new technology, as fears of AI-driven mass job losses take hold. On Friday, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt was booed by an audience of disapproving...
by The Center Square | May 19, 2026
Gov. Ron DeSantis is continuing his push to place property tax relief before Florida voters on the November ballot. During a roundtable discussion on property taxes in Brevard County Monday, DeSantis said the issue will take center stage after the legislature...
by Capitolist Staff | May 19, 2026
The University of Florida’s (UF) presidential search committee has unanimously recommended Stuart R. Bell, the former president of the University of Alabama, as the sole finalist to become the institution’s 14th president. The recommendation, announced Monday,...
by The Center Square | May 18, 2026
This month legislators are working to finalize the state budget in which the governor proposed a record amount of funding for public schools amid schools closing permanently across the state. Public school enrollment has been on the decline the last five years. After...
