by Capitolist Staff | Jan 22, 2026
Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia on Wednesday criticized Nassau County’s budget growth as “excessive, wasteful spending,” arguing the county could cut property taxes without reducing essential services. In a statement issued in Fernandina Beach,...
by Capitolist Staff | Jan 21, 2026
Florida lawmakers advanced a proposal Wednesday that would create an “Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights” and impose new consumer disclosure and parental-consent requirements for certain AI chatbots used by minors. The Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee voted...
by Capitolist Staff | Jan 21, 2026
Wells Fargo is relocating the headquarters of its wealth management business to West Palm Beach, bringing more than 50 senior executives to South Florida. The bank’s wealth management CEO, Barry Sommers, told Bloomberg this week that the division has agreed to lease...
by Capitolist Staff | Jan 20, 2026
Florida lawmakers advanced legislation Tuesday that would tighten oversight of large-scale data centers and other high-demand electricity users, unanimously approving a proposal aimed at increasing public transparency, protecting utility ratepayers and strengthening...
by The Center Square | Jan 20, 2026
Florida’s economy and population are projected to continue growing in 2026, but not at the rate they did immediately following the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new report. The state is expected to add 2.4 million people by 2034 as it returns to more “normal”...
by Capitolist Staff | Jan 20, 2026
Florida’s rising storm and flood risk is now an economic reality, and a new Florida Council of 100 report calls for faster recovery, tougher building standards, and stronger incentives to expand resilience investment statewide. The report, Resilience Reimagined:...
