There’s now a lawsuit to stop ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ from operating in the Florida Everglades

Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity filed the suit in the U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida.

by Mitch Perry, Jay Waagmeester and Florida Phoenix June 27, 2025July 4, 2025

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Organizers for Florida’s citizen-led amendments prep for ‘surge’ of petition gathering

There will also be an intense focus on collecting signatures this weekend in St. Petersburg.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix June 27, 2025July 2, 2025

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Florida’s slavery memorial, ‘Circle of Chains,’ is now open to the public in Tallahassee

Lawmakers are eying a formal dedication this fall.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix June 27, 2025July 29, 2025

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DeSantis says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ will have ‘zero impact’ on Everglades restoration

Democrats pushing back “don’t want the laws enforced at all” on immigration, he said in Tampa on Wednesday.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix June 25, 2025July 8, 2025

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DeSantis warns of New Yorkers fleeing to Florida if ‘leftist’ Mamdani wins

The New York City Democratic mayoral primary happening Tuesday could impact Palm Beach.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix June 24, 2025July 3, 2025

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‘We overreacted:’ DeSantis signs financial relief law for condo owners after Surfside regulations

He spoke about it in Clearwater last Monday.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix June 23, 2025August 1, 2025

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Free prison phone call funding makes the Florida budget for a second time

DeSantis vetoed the measure last year.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix June 23, 2025June 26, 2025

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St. Pete Rep. Michele Rayner forming law firm with two other House members

She’s still running for Florida Senate next year.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix June 20, 2025July 23, 2025

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Tampa Mayor Jane Castor says local cops should not be engaged in ICE raids

She’s hosting the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Tampa, which votes this week on a resolution against the raids.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix June 20, 2025July 28, 2025

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Florida congressman introduces legislation to make ICE more accountable

Rep. Maxwell Frost argued that ICE agents are abusing the rule of law, skirting due process, and targeting nonviolent working people.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix June 19, 2025June 21, 2025

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Josh Weil is counting on Pinellas voters for his U.S. Senate bid

He’s focused on fixing the Florida Democratic party and funding voter registration in Pinellas and Miami-Dade.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix June 18, 2025July 18, 2025

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Florida TaxWatch calls on DeSantis to veto $8.5M USF complex as ‘budget turkey’

That project would include a new USF Police Department office and the Tampa campus’ Emergency Operations Center.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix June 17, 2025June 26, 2025

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‘He will not be the Republican nominee in 2028’: GOP group wants to build a safe place for Florida ‘Never Trumpers’

Our Republican Legacy held its first national committee meeting last month in Washington. D.C.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix June 17, 2025August 5, 2025

A row of white voting booths with 'VOTE' and American flag graphics inside a busy polling place or election office, with people and camera crew visible in the background.

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Federal trial over Bay area’s allegedly racially-gerrymandered Senate seat wraps in Tampa

A three-judge panel will now consider the arguments.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix June 15, 2025August 5, 2025

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St. Petersburg among more than 70 Florida cities taking part in ‘No Kings’ protests

by Jackie Llanos, Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix June 15, 2025

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Bay area Sen. Danny Burgess avoided testifying in gerrymandering lawsuit by asserting legislative privilege, says ACLU

The trial is expected to conclude on Thursday.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix June 11, 2025July 23, 2025

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Witness in gerrymandering trial says race was a major factor in creation of Tampa Bay’s Senate District 16

SD 16 includes a portion of South St. Petersburg before stretching across Tampa Bay to join a substantial part of Hillsborough County.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix June 11, 2025July 23, 2025

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A trial to determine if Republican legislators gerrymandered Pinellas and Hillsborough is under way

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix June 10, 2025July 29, 2025

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Senate candidate Tamika Lyles says she’s being discriminated against and the Florida Democratic Party is ‘promoting’ another candidate

Lyles’ campaign on Tuesday issued a lengthy statement expressing its anger.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix June 5, 2025August 3, 2025

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Former Republican David Jolly has officially entered the race for Florida governor—as a Democrat

The 52-year-old Pinellas County resident is the first major Democratic candidate to enter the race.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix June 5, 2025July 17, 2025

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