There’s now a Florida gubernatorial poll that has Casey DeSantis in a tie with Byron Donalds

Donalds soars to a 15-point lead over the First Lady of Florida, though, when the poll is narrowed down to Republican voters who voted in the last GOP primary election.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix July 24, 2025August 7, 2025

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DeSantis and Ingoglia’s DOGE crackdown targets Gainsville, Broward

The DOGEing begins next week.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix July 22, 2025August 18, 2025

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Report: Florida-born stand-your-ground laws linked to higher homicide rates across US

Homicides with white shooters and Black victims were ruled justifiable four times more often than when roles were reversed.

by Amanda Hernández and Florida Phoenix July 22, 2025July 26, 2025

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Report: Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ law runs up the country’s deficit by $3.4T and throws 10 million off health insurance

by Jennifer Shutt and Florida Phoenix July 22, 2025August 8, 2025

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Florida farmers to receive $675 million in federal block grant for hurricane relief

Florida producers have suffered more than $3 billion in losses from Hurricanes Idalia in 2023 plus Debby, Helene, and Milton in 2024, Simpson said.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix July 22, 2025July 28, 2025

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Environmental groups face more delays in lawsuit against ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Everglades construction

It has been nearly a month since the groups sued the Trump and DeSantis administrations and Miami-Dade County

by Jackie Llanos and Florida Phoenix July 22, 2025July 25, 2025

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Hernando County Republican Blaise Ingoglia sworn in as Florida CFO

The DeSantis pick is expected to face a Trump-favored Sarasota Republican in the 2026 Republican primary.

by Jim Turner and News Service of Florida July 22, 2025August 5, 2025

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As his administration fights off legal battle, DeSantis defends construction at Everglades detention center

Florida has a $37 million contract that includes funding for permanent and temporary fencing and roadway construction, according to a copy of the contract obtained by NOTUS before state officials seemingly deleted dozens of contracts from a database.

by Jackie Llanos and Florida Phoenix July 21, 2025July 27, 2025

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Court won’t reconsider case of Florida student who wanted to use pronouns their parents didn’t support

The Littlejohns’ child asked to go by a male name and use they and them pronouns.

by Jim Saunders and News Service of Florida July 21, 2025August 8, 2025

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Top Democrats say funding cut for public broadcasting is ‘stealing from the American people’

The U.S. House cleared legislation just after midnight Friday that will cancel $9 billion in previously approved spending.

by Jennifer Shutt and Florida Phoenix July 21, 2025August 24, 2025

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Florida AG enforces new chemtrail law after suggesting ‘weather modification’ contributed to Texas floods

He also dismissed the notion that cloud seeding was a culprit.

by Jim Turner and News Service of Florida July 18, 2025July 25, 2025

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Immigrants held at Florida Everglades’ detention center are suing the Trump and DeSantis administrations

This class action from the detainees and their attorneys adds to the mounting legal opposition to the detention center, where people started arriving two weeks ago after a speedy eight-day construction at an old airstrip.

by Jackie Llanos and Florida Phoenix July 18, 2025August 7, 2025

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Florida Supreme Court upholds DeSantis-supported congressional district maps

The Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, League of Women Voters of Florida, Equal Ground Education Fund, Florida Rising Together, and individual voters brought the lawsuit and blasted the court’s decision Thursday.

by Christine Sexton and Florida Phoenix July 18, 2025July 25, 2025

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With CFO pick, DeSantis snubs Sarasota’s Trump-backed Sen. Joe Gruters

Blaise Ingoglia was always the inside pick for the governor to fill the position.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix July 17, 2025July 29, 2025

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Florida Republican introduces immigration legislation that would protect Dreamers

Certain others would get legal status under the ‘Dignity Act.’

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix July 17, 2025July 28, 2025

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Florida’s new education commissioner quotes Book of Psalms in fiery speech to board

Anastasios Kamoutsas also claims that the state has ‘removed indoctrination from instruction.’

by Christine Sexton and Florida Phoenix July 17, 2025August 26, 2025

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In the face of ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ Central Florida’s Planned Parenthood clinics ‘don’t plan on going anywhere’

Planned Parenthood has one clinic location each in Orlando, Kissimmee and Lakeland, two facilities in Tampa, and 12 other locations throughout Florida.

by McKenna Schueler July 15, 2025August 10, 2025

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Trump-approved Rep. Byron Donalds leads all Florida Republicans in 2026 poll on governor’s race

In a four-way contest Donalds leads Casey DeSantis by eight points.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix July 15, 2025July 22, 2025

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An open primary for Florida Democrats? Nikki Fried’s staff is collecting data on that proposal right now

The party is looking for ways to break through to voters in a state that’s become a GOP stronghold.

by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix July 14, 2025August 2, 2025

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‘This isn’t a field trip — it’s oversight’: After being denied entry, Florida lawmakers get access to Everglades detention facility

Lawmakers will be allowed entrance from 11 am to 12:30 pm. on Saturday.

by Jackie Llanos and Florida Phoenix July 10, 2025July 16, 2025

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There’s now a Florida gubernatorial poll that has Casey DeSantis in a tie with Byron Donalds

DeSantis and Ingoglia’s DOGE crackdown targets Gainsville, Broward

Report: Florida-born stand-your-ground laws linked to higher homicide rates across US

Report: Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ law runs up the country’s deficit by $3.4T and throws 10 million off health insurance

Florida farmers to receive $675 million in federal block grant for hurricane relief

Environmental groups face more delays in lawsuit against ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Everglades construction

Hernando County Republican Blaise Ingoglia sworn in as Florida CFO

As his administration fights off legal battle, DeSantis defends construction at Everglades detention center

Court won’t reconsider case of Florida student who wanted to use pronouns their parents didn’t support

Top Democrats say funding cut for public broadcasting is ‘stealing from the American people’

Florida AG enforces new chemtrail law after suggesting ‘weather modification’ contributed to Texas floods

Immigrants held at Florida Everglades’ detention center are suing the Trump and DeSantis administrations

Florida Supreme Court upholds DeSantis-supported congressional district maps

With CFO pick, DeSantis snubs Sarasota’s Trump-backed Sen. Joe Gruters

Florida Republican introduces immigration legislation that would protect Dreamers

Florida’s new education commissioner quotes Book of Psalms in fiery speech to board

In the face of ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ Central Florida’s Planned Parenthood clinics ‘don’t plan on going anywhere’

Trump-approved Rep. Byron Donalds leads all Florida Republicans in 2026 poll on governor’s race

An open primary for Florida Democrats? Nikki Fried’s staff is collecting data on that proposal right now

‘This isn’t a field trip — it’s oversight’: After being denied entry, Florida lawmakers get access to Everglades detention facility

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