Category: State & National News

Early voting in Florida started Monday, Oct. 21 and continues through Saturday, Nov. 2. Unlike Election Day, when you have to vote at your assigned…

Early voting starts today. Here are our recommendations for the state amendments and a local referendum. The Florida Legislature voted to put four amendments to…

U.S. District Judge Mark Walker temporarily barred the DeSantis administration from intimidating and coercing television stations that air ads in support of the proposed Amendment…

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A political committee leading efforts to pass a ballot proposal on abortion rights filed a…

For more than 100 years, the League of Women Voters (LWV) has fought to protect voters’ rights and expand access for the excluded. This weekend,…

LWVFL, SPLC File Emergency Motion to Extend Voter Registration as Floridians Face Back-to-Back Hurricanes TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, the League of Women Voters of Florida…

I’ve read various reports on Tropical Storm Milton. This will impact Tampa, St. Pete and Orlando. The storm will rapidly strengthen by Tuesday and may…

Pensacola Energy’s John Scanlon offers tips for natural gas customers for before, during and after a storm. And the full show: Rick talks with Sena…

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Rescue and recovery efforts were underway Friday morning in North Florida’s Big Bend region and…

Teams from Escambia County Emergency Operations and the Sheriff’s Office have headed to Madison County to help with recovery efforts. Madison County is east of…

At 10:10 p.m. CDT, Hurricane Helene made landfall near Perry, Fla., as a Category 4 storm with 140-mph winds. About 80% of the residents in…

Helene is in the Gulf of Mexico and has been upgraded to a hurricane. It’s expected to make landfall in the big Bend area of…