Calling the state attorney had neglected his duty, Governor Ron DeSantis suspended State Attorney Andrew Warren of the 13th Judicial Circuit after Warren pledged not to prosecute women receiving an abortion from…
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Bruce ‘Bags’ Bagwell announced the new Gray Angel
The Blue Angels Association has named its new Gray Angel; Bruce Bagwell, (#7 ’55-57), the oldest living Blue Angel officer from the earliest team. “Bags” served as #7/Narrator from 1955-1957, flying the…
Board to weigh blocking treatments for transgender youths
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Board of Medicine is slated Friday to consider a proposal by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to bar physicians from providing…
Century officially rural [podcast]
State Rep. Michelle Salzman yesterday announced the designation of the Town of Century as a Rural Community. This yearlong project in partnership with Mayor Ben Boutwell, First Place Partners, FloridaWest and the…
FPL funding fake news called ‘chilling’
The Times-Union, Orlando Sentinel and Miami Herald have uncovered Florida Power & Light’s efforts to undermine media in the state to further its political agenda. The utility’s alleged dirty tricks ranged from…
Peggy Schiller explains lawsuit to disqualify Jones [podcast]
Earlier this month, Peggy Schiller filed a lawsuit to disqualify her opponent Rebekah Jones in the Democratic primary for Congress – District 1. She asserts that Jones failed to be a registered…
Lincoln Project takes aim at Matt Gaetz
This morning, The Lincoln Project released an ad attacking U.S. Rep. Gaetz over a comment he made during the Turning Point Action Summit that “the women with the least likelihood of getting…
State takes aim at workplace training lawsuit
By Jim Saunders,The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Disputing that restrictions on race-related workplace training violate the First Amendment, the state is asking a federal judge to toss out a challenge…
Crist, Fried duke it out in debate
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — With both claiming to be Florida Democrats’ best bet to defeat Gov. Ron DeSantis in November, U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist and Agriculture…
By the numbers: Florida’s youngest, oldest counties
Florida residents had a median age of 42.7 in 2021, but median ages varied widely in counties. Here is a rundown by county: — Leon County: 32.1 — Alachua County: 32.8 —…
FPL says Supreme Court should uphold rates
By Jim Saunders,The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida Power & Light on Wednesday urged the state Supreme Court to reject challenges to a settlement that increased electric rates, arguing the…
DeSantis brings out gold cards
During the last election cycle, I joked about the Donald Trump campaign giving me not one, but two gold cards. Gov. Ron DeSantis is following the same playbook. For $20, I can…