Posted inNews & Views St. Pete says it will ‘fully cooperate’ with Florida DOGE audit DEI programs are in the crosshairs. by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix August 4, 2025August 27, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Liberal demonstrators interrupt Ron DeSantis, James Uthmeier, during ‘Florida Freedom Forum’ Depite weilding more power than ever, Florida’s GOP warned supporters about getting complacent. by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix August 4, 2025August 15, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Texas and other states could copy DeSantis’ redistricting plan, group warns A voter’s advocacy group warned of the redistricting “domino effect.” by Jim Saunders and News Service of Florida July 29, 2025August 3, 2025
Posted inNews & Views A crosswalk made me gay Tampa Bay leaders plan to bow to DeSantis and Trump. They still have a choice. by Selene San Felice July 29, 2025September 1, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Florida AG Uthmeier opens ‘climate cartel’ investigation He called the disclosure and standards organizations “grifts.” by Florida Phoenix July 28, 2025September 1, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Trump wants Sarasota’s Joe Grueters to be the next RNC chairman The president wants current RNC Chair, Michael Whatley, to run for an open U.S. Senate seat. by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix July 28, 2025August 29, 2025
Posted inNews & Views 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
Posted inNews & Views 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
Posted inNews & Views Hillsborough Rep. Susan Valdés has no regrets about defecting to Republican party ‘The thing is, unfortunately, the Democratic Party left me a long time ago,’ she said. by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix July 21, 2025August 21, 2025
Posted inNews & Views 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
Posted inNews & Views 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
Posted inNews & Views At forum, Hillsborough Republicans are spared questions about immigration and the rift between DeSantis and fellow GOP lawmakers They also didn’t touch the topic of Hope Florida. by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix July 9, 2025July 23, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Florida Sen. Rick Scott was ‘surprised’ by spending in ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ but he still voted for it anyway The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released a calculation Sunday showing the bill would add $3.25 trillion to deficits over 10 years. by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix July 2, 2025August 3, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Tampa Bay congress members lead Florida Republican support of Big Beautiful Bill Vern Buchanan, Anna Paulina Luna and Laurel Lee urged Congress to pass the bill on behalf of Floridians. Eight Florida House Republicans did not sign the letter. by Mitch Perry and Florida Phoenix June 30, 2025August 1, 2025
Posted inNews & Views 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
Posted inNews & Views 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
Posted inNews & Views ‘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
Posted inNews & Views 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
Posted inNews & Views Florida sheriff with ‘zero tolerance’ for street racing caught speeding in his lambo The video is part of a bigger beef with several allegations of corruption. by Bob Norman and The Florida Trident June 23, 2025August 4, 2025
Posted inNews & Views One Big, Beautiful Bill’s changes for Obamacare could be ugly for Florida More than 4.7 million Floridians are covered through a federal marketplace plan. by Christine Sexton and Florida Phoenix June 20, 2025July 10, 2025