by Capitolist Staff | Aug 4, 2025
Fred Karlinsky, a longtime insurance lobbyist and policy advisor, was presented with the Mark Trafton Distinguished Service Award during the Florida Insurance Council’s summer meeting Thursday in Orlando. The award, considered the council’s highest recognition, is...
by Capitolist Staff | Aug 3, 2025
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott on Friday endorsed Rep. Byron Donalds in Florida’s 2026 gubernatorial race, adding another high-profile Republican backing for the Naples congressman as he seeks to succeed Gov. Ron DeSantis. Sen. Scott, who served two terms as governor before...
by Capitolist Staff | Aug 3, 2025
The Republican Party of Florida on Saturday named Susie Wiles, Chief of Staff to President Donald Trump, as its 2025 Statesman of the Year during the Red Florida Dinner in Orlando, recognizing her decades of work in Florida and national Republican politics. Wiles has...
by The Center Square | Jul 31, 2025
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier and the Orange County mayor and commissioners are at a standoff over county officials working with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention efforts through ICE’s 287(g) program. Florida leads the country with greatest...
by Raymond Johnson | Jul 31, 2025
As a small businessman with many friends in small businesses, we have to watch every dollar that flows in and out of our businesses. Unfortunately, that dollar seems to have become a lot less valuable over the last couple of years. Right now, most of us Floridians...
by Capitolist Staff | Jul 30, 2025
Florida rents climbed nearly 40 percent over the past four years despite a surge in apartment construction, according to a statewide report released Wednesday by the University of Florida’s (UF) Shimberg Center for Housing Studies. The 2025 Statewide Rental Market...
