Category: Florida

Pam Childers delayed tourism council dues for two years. Today DeSantis gave that council $1 million. Read why it matters

Mack praised Okaloosa and Walton for reopening fast. Earlier, a source says, he threatened to send FHP to break down Santa Rosa’s doors.

Santa Rosa parent and attorney says Mack’s FHP door threat gets the law wrong and vows to seek an injunction if the state overrides the school board.

DeSantis’ “Alligator Alcatraz” opened with no federal contract. GAO: Taxpayers paying $249 a bed, 171% above ICE’s median. This is the 2nd federal report blasting the Florida facility!!

Florida Humanities director Dr. Nashid Madyun: Gulf Coast community radio stations are already connected by culture — his pitch: build a story-sharing network.

63% of Florida homeowners say insurance worries them more than property taxes. DeSantis says the market is improving. Most homeowners see no sign of it.

Escambia & Santa Rosa charity care costs jumped $33.5M in 3 years—Baptist’s new hospital absorbed 45% of it. The reason traces back to a Florida policy choice.

Poll: Donalds & Jolly tied at 44-43%, but independents break for Jolly by 12 pts in a sample weighted 42% GOP. What that means for November.

DHS’s own watchdog confirms it: “Alligator Alcatraz” locked detainees in 18-sq-ft metal boxes and never nailed down what rules applied.

Commissioner Lumon May just joined David Jolly’s new Black leaders coalition for governor, so if Pam Childers wants Jolly’s number, she knows who to call.

Florida’s most Instagrammable beach revealed — and Pensacola Beach cracks the state’s top 3! See the full rankings here.

DCF investigated one family 14 times before a child was murdered. Sen. Don Gaetz says it took 4 senators to save Kenley — and it shouldn’t have.

Grand jury: $10M misappropriated. House Dems say impeach AG Uthmeier. DeSantis’ team calls it politics. Here’s what’s really going on.

Team Hofberger’s “poll” isn’t measuring opinion—it’s manipulating it. Same playbook as the library smear. Here’s the pattern.

Meta’s paying $18B for harming kids online—but attorney Ned McWilliams says the fine is a joke. The real fix? New limits on minors’ screen time.

Jolly says Florida would elect a Dem governor tonight — and he’s promising to ban data centers statewide, same fight Escambia’s fighting now.

Leaked grand jury report: DeSantis admin misused $10M in Medicaid settlement cash to fight pot legalization. No charges. Read the money trail.

DeSantis brought $9M for Pensacola’s Port—but the crowd waited through Fauci, ‘woke’ politics and robo-taxis before he got to why it matters.

Weekend listening: Police Chief Winstrom, Pensacola FC’s Witkin, mayoral candidates, the Billings case & ECAT chaos. Catch up on Rick’s Blog Live.

UWF’s Lumpy DeWeese interned in Congress this summer, met Saban and Gingrich, and now he’s back preparing for the Argonauts’ first D1 football season.