The Trump administration wants to wipe out Gov. Ron DeSantis’s tight hold over Florida Republican politics during the upcoming 2026 elections, ensuring President Donald Trump’s pick, Byron Donalds, has White House favorites…
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Daily Outtakes: Rotary Fought to End Polio
This week, Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo publicly stated their intention to end all state vaccine mandates, including those required for school attendance—such as polio vaccination. Framed by…
Former Florida House Speaker Announces Gubernatorial Campaign
Former Florida House Speaker Paul Renner officially launched his campaign for Governor of Florida, filing paperwork to seek the state’s top executive office as the Ron DeSantis era comes to a close….
Space Command moves to Huntsville, Pensacola once tried to get it
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 of a place called Huntsville, Alabama, forever…
Top News Stories—August 2025
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 years. Thank you. Here are the most-read…
FPL Takes Aim at Foes’ Rate Proposal
Florida Power & Light strongly opposes a competing rate proposal from consumer advocacy groups, setting up a showdown at upcoming regulatory hearings that will determine how much FPL customers pay over the…
Scott Yenor and DeSantis Closer Than Reported Earlier
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 for helping to “conceive and implement” Florida…
Trending Stories – Monday, Aug. 26, 2026
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 the home of Escambia County Clerk Pam…
DeSantis Whines About Census He Refused to Help
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 Bureau Chief: @MaryEllenKlas: If Florida had an…
Trending News—Friday, Aug. 22, 2025
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 resigning over “disputed expenses” in May and…
DeSantis gives Santa Rosa $1M for Whiting Aviation Park project
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 Block Grant (CDBG) program, which funds public…
Throwing the Book? Or Political Stunt
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 of India who, while driving a semi-tractor-trailer…
Pensacola Company Pays Heavy Price for COVID-19 Pesticide Scheme
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 South Palafox Street address, was sentenced for…
Daily Outtakes: How Far Will DeSantis Go to Win
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, revealing what appears to be a last-minute…
Top Reads: Week Ended Aug. 16, 2025
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 which we broke on this blog before…
Salzman to DOGE: ‘Bro, come on out to Pensacola…We’ll take you to Wahoos game…Check out the books’
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 conference, he refused to speculate why the…
Albritton: ‘Everybody Breathe’ on Property Taxes
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 the effects of potential property-tax cuts —…
Daily Outtakes: Medicaid Settlement Includes $$$ for Hope Florida AFTER EOG meeting
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) to settle claims that its pharmacy benefits…
Why did DOGE target Pensacola?
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 Gov. Ron DeSantis to uncover governmental…
FPL Rate Case Put on Hold
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — State regulators Monday paused a closely watched case about increasing Florida Power & Light’s base electric rates after the utility and numerous…
