by Brian Burgess | Dec 31, 2022
The Capitolist’s 2022 Reader’s Choice Story of the Year: Hurricane Ian’s far-reaching impact Our readers have spoken, and more than 34 percent say that Hurricane Ian’s far-reaching impact on Florida should be the 2022 Story of the Year. The...
by Brian Burgess | Dec 23, 2022
With Christmas just two days away, we bring you a sneak peak at what some of Florida’s prominent political figures asked Santa to bring them… Governor Ron DeSantis – Dear Santa, please bring me more coupons for a free Chick-Fil-A sandwich. Charlie...
by Brian Burgess | Dec 15, 2022
With just over two weeks left before we ring a new year, The Capitolist’s newsroom is already planning on a look back at the year that was 2022. But we want to hear from you, our readers, on what you think was the most important news story of the last 12...
by Julio Fuentes | Dec 14, 2022
There’s a reason the First Amendment was first on the list of unalienable rights America’s founders endowed us with. The freedom to worship, speak, publish, gather, and protest how we want is the foundation of our democracy. Social media platforms, which...
by Vivian Young | Dec 13, 2022
As Floridians from across parts of the state continue to recover from Hurricane Ian, Florida’s policy leaders face many challenging issues as they try to prepare the state for major storms in the coming years. As we saw after Ian, Floridians bonded together to help...
by Brian Burgess | Dec 4, 2022
Ron DeSantis isn’t warm and fuzzy enough to be president. He’s awkward. Plodding. An oddball. Neither fun nor friendly. He’s dour. He can’t improvise. He’s not somebody you’d want to have a beer with. So goes the...