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The Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) honored a member of the Florida delegation with its new “Legislator of the Year” award. The award “recognizes efforts...
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Florida Attorney General Sues Discord Over Alleged Failure to Protect Children From Online Predators
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has filed a lawsuit against Discord, accusing the popular online communication platform of misleading families about...
Florida Government & Politics
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday that the state will invest $1 million in tourism recovery efforts across Northwest Florida following...
Florida Legal News
Fort Myers is a vibrant Southwest Florida community where busy roads, tourism, commuting, and everyday travel keep traffic moving throughout the area. When a...
Business / Economy News
In Punta Gorda this past weekend, Gov. Ron DeSantis was joined by fishing captains from southwest Florida to show his support for the industry...
Florida Education News
At the end of last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis and Education Commissioner Manny Diaz joined Lee County Schools Superintendent Dr. Christopher Bernier to announce...
Business / Economy News
Last week, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, in a coalition with 19 other state attorneys general, filed comments before the U.S. Department of Transportation...
Florida Government & Politics
Last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the Florida Disaster Fund awarded $2 million to four first responder organizations which have had members impacted by...
Florida Crime News
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued a reminder that Florida’s price gouging laws are still in effect. Following the declaration of a state of...
Election News
Republican Scott Franklin edged then U.S. Rep. Ross Spano, R-Fla., and then defeated Democrat Alan Cohn in 2020 to claim a seat in Congress–and...
Florida Government & Politics
A few years ago, while visiting the National Hurricane Center, I asked the staff to describe a worst-case weather scenario for Florida. They described...
Business / Economy News
This week, Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) hosted a roundtable with more than a dozen Southwest Florida businesses....
Business / Economy News
This week, from his perch on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., called for $33 billion to help Florida recover...
Election News
Two weeks ago, Hurricane Ian made landfall as a powerful Category 4 storm on Florida’s southwestern coast, destroying many homes and businesses and dislocating...
Florida Government & Politics
This week, as part of $110 million going to “improve health care facilities in rural towns across the nation,” the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
Election News
On Thursday, the Everglades Trust (Trust) announced its endorsements of candidates running for the Florida Legislature for the 2022 general election. “The Trust is...
Florida Education News
Students have returned to school, but district leaders in many states are grappling with how to get them there. In Colorado, a shortage of...
Election News
Since being first elected to Congress in 2008, U.S. Rep. Bill Posey, R-Fla., has not faced much in the way of challenges to being...
Election News
Less than a month until the midterm elections, Republican consultants are telling their candidates to make education one of their top issues. “If I’m...
Business / Economy News
Florida is the place to be. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than a quarter of a million people relocated to the...
Florida Government & Politics
In Fort Myers on Tuesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that temporary repairs to the Sanibel Causeway will allow a one-time convoy of power restoration...
Florida Government & Politics
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced that low-income Florida residents recovering from Hurricane Ian could be eligible for assistance from the USDA’s...
Florida Hurricanes
On Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis awarded an initial $2.5 million to businesses through the Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program. This program was...
Florida Government & Politics
Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade at the start of the summer, most of the polling data showed that voters viewed...
Business / Economy News
While Florida is recovering from Hurricane Ian, it is also marking the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Michael devastating parts of the Panhandle and the...
Political News
This week, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Nikki Fried called on Gov. Ron DeSantis to pardon those convicted of simple marijuana possession...
Election News
One of the most prominent figures in South Florida politics, U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., should be able to continue his long career on...
Florida Government & Politics
Last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that a fourth Florida Licensing on Wheels (FLOW) location, operated by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and...
Business / Economy News
With her first term in Congress wrapping up, U.S. Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., helped launch the Aquaculture Caucus last week. Cammack joined U.S. Reps....
Florida Education News
Last week, at the request of Gov. Ron DeSantis, the Florida Department of Education provided flexibility to school districts and public charter schools impacted...
Business / Economy News
Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) announced this week that they have coordinated with private sector partners to reopen...
Florida Government & Politics
This week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it will send $300,000 to the Florida Department of Health. The funds...
Election News
U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., looks ready to bow out of the U.S. Senate to become the next president of the University of Florida...
Florida Government & Politics
This week, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., toured the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Miami to thank service members for their life-saving work and...
Florida Hurricanes
This week, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the opening of the first Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) for Floridians impacted by Hurricane Ian at the Lakes...