Category: Florida

Florida Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas is the sole finalist to lead Polk State College. Makes him the third commissioner to get a presidency.

By Gray Rohrer and Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida Lawmakers convened a special session Tuesday to resolve a $1.4 billion difference between the…

Free speech watchdog FIRE gives PSC until May 18 to restore funding for a student magazine blocked over LGBTQ content—or face a First Amendment lawsuit

Florida Chamber grades NW Florida lawmakers: Boyles & Andrade earn A’s, Gaetz gets a B, Salzman pulls a C. See how your reps scored on business votes.

By Gary Rohrer, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE – Florida lawmakers approved a major redrawing of the state’s 28 congressional districts Wednesday, a move…

See you in court.’ Democrats, voting rights groups, and editorial boards are lighting up over DeSantis’s ‘Dummymander’—and lawsuits are already being promised.

DeSantis wants Florida’s congressional map redrawn—race-neutral, controversial, and heading for a legislative vote THIS WEEK. Here’s what’s in the proposal.

Florida had 2.1M electricity shutoffs in 2024—nearly double the national rate. A new federal report reveals the Sunshine State’s staggering utility crisis.

Jolly for Governor plants its first regional office on Pensacola’s iconic Palafox Street—echoing the grassroots spirit of Florida’s “Walkin’ Lawton.”

Ani DiFranco hits Vinyl Music Hall, a teen playwright debuts Mothman in love, and the Children’s Trust rewrites the rules after a scandal. Read Inweekly.

Former U.S. Rep. David Jolly stopped by Inweekly’s office to lay out his case for why he’s the Democrat best positioned to flip Florida’s governorship….

Senate President Doubles Down on Faith and Rural Focus Florida Senate President Ben Albritton made clear Tuesday that his final session leading the chamber will…

State Representative Alex Andrade is taking aim at Florida’s public records problem with HB 436, legislation designed to compel government agencies to comply in good…

—Frustration Mounts Over Missing Student ID Numbers in Cross-Check System— Last week, Florida House PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee members expressed growing frustration as they grilled state…

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier insinuates that the drag show scheduled at the Saenger Theatre is somehow religious persecution and religious discrimination in his letter…

The blog set another traffic record, breaking the August record by 10%. Inside the Plan to Redevelop Grand Hotel George Hawthorne wants to transform the…

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has sent a letter to the Pensacola City Council requesting that the board cancel a drag show scheduled at the…

During a press conference yesterday, Gov. Ron DeSantis sharply criticized the Florida House’s approach to reducing or eliminating property taxes. He also explained why his…

Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed former state senator Doug Broxson, R-Gulf Breeze, to the Board of Governors of the State University System. A respected leader…

Late Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis tweeted on X, criticizing the Florida House’s proposed constitutional amendment to cut property taxes. He wrote, “Placing more than one…