Category: State & National News

President Donald Trump announced today that U.S. Space Command will be located in Alabama. “The U.S. Space Command headquarters will move to the beautiful locale…

In August, we broke May’s record for most page views by 22.7%. August 2025 was the busiest month for the blog in the past five…

Florida Power & Light strongly opposes a competing rate proposal from consumer advocacy groups, setting up a showdown at upcoming regulatory hearings that will determine…

Former University of West Florida Board of Trustees Chair Scott Yenor spoke at a political meeting in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, last night. He took credit…

Extortion of County Clerk The top read concerned the federal indictment of Justin J. Wright in connection with the fire bombing of a vehicle near…

Florida Politics’ Sunburn newsletter today published a tweet from Mary Ellen Klas, politics and policy columnist for Bloomberg Opinion and the former Miami Herald Capitol…

Auditor General Looks at PLT refund The News Journal finally picked up this story today online. They were given the story of the executive director…

Today, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced more than $38 million in awards to 19 small and rural Florida communities through the Florida Small Cities Community Development…

From the News Service of Florida’s Jim Turner:  Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins was sent to California to help bring back Harjinder Singh, a native…

ServisMed LLC has pleaded guilty to federal charges related to the illegal distribution of unregistered pesticides during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company, which listed a…

Recent public records obtained by State Rep. Alex Andrade have shed new light on a controversial $67 million settlement between Florida and healthcare giant Centene,…

Florida DOGE coming to Pensacola, Tim Kinsella’s resignation and Pensacola Little Theatre’s check to the Escambia Children’s Trust got the most attention this week—all of…

Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves isn’t worried about the Florida Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) coming to review city records next week. At his weekly press…

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Speaking to a hometown crowd, Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, tried to ease concerns about…

From 2021 to 2024, Centene, the state’s largest Medicaid contractor, negotiated with the Florida Attorney General’s office and the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)…

Florida’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will be in Pensacola to audit the City of Pensacola next week, August 18-19. The Florida DOGE was established…

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — State regulators Monday paused a closely watched case about increasing Florida Power & Light’s base…

State Rep. Michelle Salzman’s blindsiding Escambia County Public Schools doesn’t appear to be working well politically on the local level, but we know it was…

(We Don’t) Color on the Dog has grown since we launched it in November 2024, and as we’ve learned how to use the medium to…

State Rep Claims Attorney General James Uthmeier’s Office Gave Illegal Exclusive Access to Documents In a damning podcast interview, Florida State Rep. Alex Andrade leveled…