DAVID JOLLY LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR
David Jolly is running for governor of Florida, promising a campaign that will reach all corners of the state and seek votes from people who don’t traditionally support Democrats. The central theme of the campaign, which he is launching Thursday, is relieving the strain from the high cost of living in the state. “Affordability, affordability, affordability. That is the No. 1 issue,” he said. “We are in the midst of a generational affordability crisis that’s impacting every voter and every community, from every walk of life, from every socioeconomic group, and I don’t believe Republicans are offering solutions for that,” Jolly said in an interview during which he described his campaign and platform.
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Miami Herald - 07/21/25
Politics & Elections
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Florida Phoenix - 10/02/25 - ACLU of Florida sues Gov. DeSantis over Special Election inaction … again
Florida Politics - 09/30/25 - Byron Donalds, Paul Renner both hold edge — barely — over David Jolly in poll from James Madison Institute
Florida Politics - 09/29/25 - The GOP must stop stalling in the case of U.S. Rep. Cory Mills
Orlando Sentinel- 09/29/25 - Voter registration a priority for Florida Democrats
Palm Beach Post - 09/25/25 - At delegation meeting, citizens speak out strongly against mid-decade congressional redistricting
Florida Phoenix - 09/25/25 - Ex-congressman says he’s running for Byron Donalds’ seat to be invited to fundraisers and galas
Florida's Voice - 09/24/25 - Issue #254: The Excuse Florida Republicans will use to Redraw Districts
MCI Maps - 09/23/25 - Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings eyes bid for governor
Orlando Sentinel - 09/22/25 - From the battlefield to the Legislature: Paul Renner spotlights a life of service
Florida Politics - 09/16/25 - Amid rumors of governor bid, Jerry Demings strikes back over CFO’s claims
Florida Politics - 09/16/25 - Redistricting push from DeSantis and Trump creates uncertainty for Fla congressional candidates
Orlando Sentinel - 09/15/25 - Renner: Brewing ‘civil war’ between Trump, DeSantis Republicans could clear his path to victory
Florida Phoenix - 09/12/25 - Attack on Black people is attack on democracy
Defender Network - 09/12/25 - Florida law upheld: Noncitizens can't gather petitions, federal appeals judges say
USA Today News Network - 09/11/25 - Poll shows most Florida voters, including plurality of Republicans, don’t want a mid-decade redistricting
Florida Politics - 09/11/25 - House establishes redistricting committee; Senate remains without one
Florida Phoenix - 09/10/25 - Trumpworld wooing candidate to run against DeSantis’ handpicked attorney general
Miami Herald - 09/08/25 - Byron Donalds skirts campaign finance laws in dual bids for Congress, Governor
Florida Trident - 09/08/25 - Florida wildlife agency accused of scrubbing online criticism in possible free speech breach
Florida Politics - 09/08/25 - House Democrats move to punish GOP Rep. Cory Mills in censure escalation
Politico - 09/05/25 - Daniel Perez political committees give $1M boost to Byron Donalds’ campaign for Governor
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Florida Politics - 09/04/25 - Paul Renner, former Florida House speaker, announces run for governor
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Florida's Voice - 08/26/25 - DeSantis’ attack on this Florida congressional district could have sweeping implications
Sun-Sentinel - 08/25/25 - ‘Incredible honor’: RNC formally elects Joe Gruters as Chair
Florida Politics - 08/25/25 - Florida election law dealt blow as judge rules noncitizen petition ban unconstitutional
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Florida Politics - 08/21/25 - Conservative think tank praises Florida election reforms, including easing vote-by-mail access
Florida Politics - 08/20/25 - Federal judges unanimously uphold Senate map, rejecting allegations about Tampa Bay district
Florida Politics - 08/20/25 - Campaign groups urge judge to further limit new restrictions on getting measures on Florida’s ballot
Associated Press - 08/13/25 - State Sen. Jay Collins is Florida’s new lieutenant governor
Associated Press - 08/13/25 - Florida attorney general urges census fix after Trump directive, citing 2020 undercount
Florida's Voice - 08/12/25 - Slew of Groups Are Filing Appeals of Florida’s New Law Restricting Ballot Initiatives
Flagler Live - 08/12/25 - Florida GOP backs Trump, DeSantis push for new census excluding illegal aliens, redistricting
Florida's Voice - 08/11/25 - GOP Rep. Mills accused of threatening to release nude videos of ex-girlfriend
Politico - 08/06/25 - David Jolly rolls out trove of endorsements from 60 current and former Democratic elected officials
Florida Politics - 08/05/25 - Florida’s GOP Congressmen show little appetite for mid-decade redistricting
Florida Politics - 08/05/25 - Former US Rep. Al Lawson of Tallahassee eyes Florida governor race in 2026
USA Today News Network - 08/04/25 - Demings says he signed ICE pact ‘under protest and extreme duress’
Orlando Sentinel - 08/04/25 - Racially rigged elections, blessed by the courts
Orlando Sentinel - 07/28/25 - Redistricting gamble? DeSantis may push for more GOP-friendly congressional maps
USA Today News Network - 07/21/25 - Florida congressional districts that eliminated a majority-Black seat upheld by state Supreme Court
WCTV - 07/18/25 - Florida files quick appeal of ruling on ballot restrictions
News Service of Florida - 07/15/25 - Fentrice Driskell jumps into SD 16 race to replace Darryl Rouson
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USA Today News Network - 07/14/25 - David Jolly rolls out endorsements from ‘Democratic powerhouses’ Gwen Graham, Donna Shalala, Karen Thurman
Florida Politics - 07/10/25 - Stephanie Murphy declares candidacy for Orange County mayor
Orlando Sentinel - 07/10/25 - Law shielding Florida elected officials’ addresses from public goes into effect
Orlando Sentinel - 07/02/25 - Groups Seek to Halt Ballot Initiatives Law
News Service of Florida - 07/01/25 - Anti-Trump 'No Kings' protests were a great first step. What's next?
Palm Beach Post - 06/26/25 - 'Yeah, I've changed': Former Republican congressman runs as Democrat for governor
Palm Beach Post - 06/12/25 - Former Republican Florida congressman running for governor. Who is David Jolly?
News Chief - 06/06/25 - Jolly launches campaign for Florida governor. Focus is on affordability, broadening Democratic base.
Sun-Sentinel - 06/05/25 - Federal judge refuses to block part of Florida law restricting ballot initiatives
News Service of Florida - 06/05/25 - In Florida and Nationwide, GOP Cracks Down on Direct Democracy
Democracy Docket - 05/23/25 - Florida Direct Democracy Restrictions Challenge
Democracy Docket - 05/23/25 - Who is Byron Donalds? Republican Congressman running to succeed DeSantis as Florida governor
USA Today News Network - 03/28/25 - A rare win for transparency in Florida government
Tampa Bay Times - 03/20/25 - Pregnant pigs, voting rights, marijuana: Legislature looks to add more roadblocks to direct democracy
Orlando Sentinel - 03/17/25 - Civil, voting rights groups condemn DeSantis’ push to restrict ballot initiatives
Florida Phoenix - 03/07/25 - ACLU predicts Florida Republicans will pursue ‘inhumane’ Donald Trump policies at state level
Florida Politics - 02/25/25 - DeSantis represents a clear and present danger to Black Floridians
The Raw Story - 02/24/25 - Recreational marijuana amendment proposed for 2026 ballot
Sun-Sentinel - 01/16/25 - The slow, steady decline in Florida statesmanship
Sun-Sentinel - 01/13/25 - 'Can you hear the dog whistles?' Project 2025's nightmare vision for Black America exposed
The Raw Story - 07/18/24 - Here are the Top 10 Ways Project 2025 Will Harm Black America
The Grio - 07/17/24 - Florida is the Most Dangerous State in the Country if You’re a Black Woman
New York School Talk - 05/28/24 - New racial gerrymandering lawsuit argues Florida treats Latino voters as political monolith
The Tributary - 05/24/24 - How to request public records in Florida
Axios - 03/13/24 - The new Selma? Activists say under DeSantis Florida is 'ground zero' in civil rights fight
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NPR - The Ron DeSantis Assault on Democracy
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Ron's Inbox
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WUSF - 10/06/25 - Ron DeSantis cheers court decision allowing open carry in Florida
Florida Politics - 09/11/25 - Is the Trump-DeSantis rivalry back on? Look out for 2026.
Tampa Bay Times - 09/11/25 - DeSantis tramples good government in his rush to dominate cities, counties
Orlando Sentinel - 09/04/25 - Security for Gov. DeSantis, family cost nearly $10.7 million last year, reports show
USA Today News Network - 08/27/25 - Ron DeSantis starts turning the screws on voters who rejected him
Seeking Rents - 07/28/25 - Unclean Hands: DeSantis gave company accused of ripping off Hurricane Ian victims $200 million in “emergency” state business
The Trident - 07/25/25 - Gov. Ron Desantis vs. The First Amendment
Hobbservation Point - 06/16/25 - Amid controversy, legislators defund Casey DeSantis’ Hope Florida
Florida Politics - 06/11/25 - US Reps. Castor, Soto call for federal probe into Hope Florida charity money
Tampa Bay Times - 05/19/25 - Hope Florida charity took in $867,000, gave away little in first year
Tampa Bay Times - 04/21/25 - DeSantis officials assigned $10 million to his wife’s charity. Was it legal?
Orlando Sentinel - 04/10/25 - DeSantis’ Hope Florida initiative stalled after fight with legislators
Tampa Bay Times - 03/28/25 - DeSantis disses Donalds, touts First Lady, when asked about 2026 governor race
Florida Phoenix - 02/24/25 - Support of DeSantis policy is disrespectful to Black community
Orlando Sentinel - Ron DeSantis’s Long War on Black Political Power
New York Magazine - On DeSantis' Warpath to the White House, Black Floridians are the Targets
Miami Herald
Energy, Enviro & Ag Action
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Mother Jones - 10/06/25 - Inside Alligator Alcatraz, where detainees’ uniform color is based on criminal history
Associated Press - 10/02/25 - Florida got 160,000 requests to hunt bears, but many applicants plan to sit out
Orlando Sentinel - 09/24/25 - DeSantis’ step toward victory on ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ sets up a funding dilemma for Florida
Associated Press - 09/10/25 - Alligator Alcatraz revival: appeals court pauses order shuttering detention camp
Miami Herald - 09/05/25 - Florida emergency director says zero humans will be detained at Alligator Alcatraz
Florida Times-Union - 09/02/25 - A deceptive bill could strip Floridians of a sustainable future
Orlando Sentinel - 08/25/25 - New lawsuit says Florida lacks authority to operate Everglades detention center
Orlando Sentinel - 08/25/25 - ‘Psychological warfare’: Internal data shows true nature of Alligator Alcatraz
Miami Herald - 08/20/25 - Florida to use shuttered prison as 2nd immigration detention center after ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Politico - 08/18/25 - What makes ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ un-American
Orlando Sentinel - 08/18/25 - Judge orders Florida, federal officials to produce ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ agreements
Orlando Sentinel - 08/05/25 - How Ron DeSantis Is Bending Emergency Powers for a Sprawling Detention Camp
NOTUS - 07/29/25 - ‘A black hole’: Attorneys say they still can’t reach clients in Alligator Alcatraz
Miami Herald - 07/16/25 - Exclusive: Hundreds at Alligator Alcatraz have no criminal charges, Miami Herald learns
Miami Herald - 07/14/25 - Alligator Alcatraz: A legal black hole, hidden in a swamp
Seeking Rents - 07/14/25 - Alligator Alcatraz firm donated to Florida GOP before getting a contract
Tampa Bay times - 07/14/25 - Detainees describe worms in food, sewage near beds inside ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Associated Press - 07/14/25 - Alligator Alcatraz evokes racist trope of ‘gator bait’
Orlando Sentinel - 07/14/25 - Alligator Alcatraz detention center is the making of an environmental crisis
Orlando Sentinel - 07/07/25 - ‘What are they hiding?’ Florida lawmakers shut out of Alligator Alcatraz
Miami Herald - 07/07/25 - Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Everglades prison ignores both environment and history
Florida Phoenix - 06/26/25 - Who can use Florida’s beaches? Depends on where you are.
Politico - 05/27/25 - New database helps show which Florida politicians are owned by which polluters
Florida Phoenix - 10/28/24 - Florida lacks language laws for disaster communications, leaving counties, residents on their own
WLRN - 09/26/24 - After DeSantis scrubs 'climate change' from state law, Florida begins repealing renewable-energy goals
News Service of Florida - 05/23/24 - The obscure but powerful politicians who control Florida’s energy
Tampa Bay Times - 04/18/24
Economy, Budget & Labor's Latest
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Mother Jones - 10/06/25 - What does Florida CFO consider ‘waste’? $6,000 for Orlando poet laureate
Orlando Sentinel - 10/03/25 - 'Waste, fraud and abuse': DeSantis slams these Florida cities over 'excessive' spending
Click Orlando - 10/02/25 - Florida’s minimum wage hits $14 an hour today, but many still struggle
Miami Herald - 10/01/25 - Florida cops want $10.4M for immigration crackdown costs. Here's each agency's wishlist
USA Today News Network - 10/01/25 - Here are the Floridians who paid megabucks to dine with President Donald Trump
Florida Bulldog - 09/30/25 - Florida’s laughable DOGE team ignores Seminole’s $60 million tax hike
Orlando Sentinel - 09/29/25 - Florida’s GEO Group plays central role in Trump’s mass deportation plan
Miami Herald - 09/26/25 - South Florida businesses brace as Canadian tourism declines
CBS - 09/25/25 - New study: Florida property insurers denying claim
Osceola News-Gazette - 09/25/25 - ‘Waste is in the eye of the beholder’: Local officials challenge FL property tax accusations
Florida Phoenix - 09/24/25 - Fla businesses and governments take to walls and parking lots to replace rainbows DeSantis blasted away
Advocate - 09/23/25 - Florida House dives deep as property tax overhaul begins in earnest
USA Today News Network - 09/23/25 - Local governments and services in Florida could lose billions if property tax is eliminated, report says
WMNF - 09/23/25 - Economists discuss possible impacts of eliminating property tax on governments large and small
Florida Politics - 09/23/25 - Government Gone Wild Goes Wilder
Florida Trident - 09/22/25 - Massive tax cut may look good, but Floridians should be wary
Orlando Sentinel - 09/22/25 - Analysis says Florida is most expensive state for homeowners insurance
Florida Politics - 09/22/25 - Ryan Chamberlin rolls out plan to get rid of property taxes
Florida Politics - 09/18/25 - DeSantis’ Florida DOGE effort, explained
Tampa Bay Times - 09/15/25 - Florida is cutting funding for transit — and exposing the true cost of business tax breaks
Seeking Rents - 09/15/25 - Delray Beach ends legal battle over rainbow crosswalk. ‘Nobody thinks we can win.’
Sun-Sentinel - 09/15/25 - Ending Florida property taxes? State Rep. Toby Overdorf tells WPTV it's not 'fiscally responsible'
WPTV - 09/11/25 - Florida’s DOGE should investigate the money wasted on ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Florida Phoenix - 09/04/25 - DOGE this! Florida DOT hides crosswalk crackdown records
Orlando Sentinel - 09/03/25 - The state of Florida wasted more than $200 million on 'Alligator Alcatraz' stunt
Seeking Rents - 09/02/25 - DeSantis: Florida is wiping all asphalt art, from rainbows to ‘Back The Blue’
Orlando Sentinel - 09/02/25 - Florida CFO Ingoglia, DeSantis fire off subpoenas at Orange County for DOGE audit obstruction
Florida's Voice - 08/28/25 - Another new home insurance company gets Florida permit. This makes 15 since reforms were enacted.
Sun-Sentinel - 08/19/25 - Florida property tax debate heats up as DeSantis eyes big cuts
USA Today News Network - 08/18/25 - Economists: Medicaid spending higher than budgeted but enrollment lower than anticipated
Florida Phoenix - 08/18/25 - ‘Nobody’s going to do anything crazy’ to Florida’s property taxes, Senate President says
Sun-Sentinel - 08/13/25 - Survey: Nearly Half Of Americans Say Cost Of Living Is Unaffordable
Florida Daily - 08/13/25 - As DeSantis calls for property tax cuts, 10 Central Florida governments propose hikes
Orlando Sentinel - 07/29/25 - Unclean Hands: DeSantis gave company accused of ripping off Hurricane Ian victims $200 million in “emergency” state business
The Florida Trident - 07/28/25 - DeSantis targets Florida cities with audits, makes no mention of own no-bid spending
USA Today News Network - 07/25/25 - Florida’s disaster pipeline funnels millions to politically connected contractors
Orlando Sentinel - 07/21/25 - The tab for Florida's immigrant prison in the Everglades is $250 million — and counting
Seeking Rents - 07/21/25 - Bright Lights, No Rules: Florida’s Illegal Gambling Dens Are Hiding In Plain Sight
Sun Coast Searchlight - 07/14/25 - Florida auditor general failed to review illegal immigration expenditures
Orlando Sentinel - 07/14/25 - Report: Tariffs to add $10K to cost of Florida house, $7K to cars
Business Observer - 07/11/25 - Florida TaxWatch applauds $56M in budget vetoes, notes other cuts Gov. DeSantis missed
Florida Politics - 07/02/25 - Gov. DeSantis vetoes $600M in projects as he signs 2025-26 budget
Florida Politics - 07/01/25 - ‘Outdated and unnecessary’: New DOGE-like law forces Florida agencies to undergo scrutiny
Florida Politics - 06/27/25 - Florida Policy Institute: State budget will do little to help most Floridians
WLRN - 06/25/25 - Florida budget puts millions in reserves as economic uncertainty brews. Here’s a look by the numbers
Orlando Sentinel - 06/23/25 - Sadowski Coalition celebrates affordable housing initiatives being fully funded in budget
Florida Politics - 06/23/25 - Broward bans DMV appointment scalping to stop people from ‘abusing the system’
Sun-Sentinel - 06/12/25 - Gov. DeSantis signs legislation requiring public webpage on background check rules
Florida Politics - 06/06/25 - Florida TaxWatch: State’s economy is strong, but some bumps in the road ahead
Florida Politics - 06/04/25 - Don’t overtax Floridians while giving corporations a pass
Orlando Sentinel - 05/27/25 - For Florida’s working poor, a very rare victory in Tallahassee
Orlando Sentinel - 04/21/25 - Health care giant Centene writes a $10M check to Hope Florida Foundation
Florida Phoenix - 04/10/25 - Passage of the PAUSE Act would be a lifesaver for many Floridians
Tallahassee Democrat - 03/19/25 - ‘I’m very anxious right now’: Central Florida senior citizens struggle as housing, other costs outpace Social Security
Orlando Sentinel - 02/27/25 - Opioid Cash Grab: As Federal Funding Dries Up, States Turn to Settlement Money
KFF Health News - 02/25/25 - DeSantis creates a Florida DOGE to audit universities, local governments
Orlando Sentinel - 02/25/25 - Find out the average price of home insurance in your county, and how much it increased since 2022
Sun-Sentinel - 02/06/25 - Own a home in Florida? Don’t want it stolen? There are safeguards, but more are needed
Florida Politics - 01/29/25 - Report: Targeted for deportation by Trump, undocumented immigrants pay billions in taxes
USA Today News Network - 08/01/24 - Half the households in Florida struggle to make financial ends meet, major report shows
WLRN - 07/12/24 - Thinking about going bare? What to know before you cancel your property insurance
Miami Herald - Installing rooftop solar panels can get your home insurance canceled
Sun-Sentinel
Legal Briefs
- Judge’s reopening of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ raises ethical concerns
Prism - 09/30/25 - Judicial misconduct charges dropped against Gary Farmer
Florida Politics - 09/22/25 - Federal judge, former chief justice denounce Florida Bar prosecution loaded with political baggage
Florida Bulldog - 09/15/25 - Florida’s ban on open carry of guns is unconstitutional, appeals court rules
Sun-Sentinel - 09/10/25 - Bail or bust: Florida stands alone in taking fines from those who help defendants post bond
Florida Politics - 09/05/25 - Gov. DeSantis vows vindication after Judge knocks down part of law restricting books in schools
Florida Politics - 08/20/25 - Florida Attorney General vows to cut off law firms over diversity initiatives
USA Today News Network - 08/04/25 - Ballard raked in six figures from law firms targeted by Trump
Politico - 07/29/25 - Black drivers ticketed more for traffic violation that prompted viral Jacksonville stop
The Tributary - 07/29/25 - Racially rigged elections, blessed by the courts
Orlando Sentinel - 07/25/25 - ACLU leads Alligator Alcatraz lawsuit alleging civil rights violations
Florida Politics - 07/18/25 - A judge sided with Trump. Behind the scenes, he was lobbying for a nomination.
Politico - 07/17/25 - 'Egregious,' 'Brazen,' 'Lawless.' How 48 Judges Describe Trump's Actions, In Their Own Words
New York Times - 07/14/25 - Lawsuit accuses DMV of negligence over long lines, overnight waits
Sun-Sentinel - 06/27/25 - Troubling new questions cloud death penalty
Sun-Sentinel - 06/25/25 - Mortifying distinction: federal judge holds Florida Attorney General in civil contempt
Florida Trident - 06/23/25 - Florida Supreme Court halts state Bar’s role in appointments to ABA policymaking panel
USA Today News Network - 06/16/25 - Federal judge blocks Florida’s law banning social media for kids
News Service of Florida - 06/04/25 - How a Florida court took unusual steps to limit abortion access for minors
Orlando Sentinel - 06/03/25 - Trump, Bashing the Federalist Society, Asserts Autonomy on Judge Picks
New York Times - 06/02/25 - Donald Trump names 5 Florida Judges to U.S. District Judge posts across the state
Florida Politics - 05/30/25 - DeSantis suspended prosecutors for ignoring laws but calls Uthmeier stance on gun law ‘different’
Florida Phoenix - 05/27/25 - Florida court says law that allows minors to have abortions without parents' consent is unconstitutional
News Service of Florida - 05/19/25 - Five More Big Law Firms Reach Deals With Trump
New York Times - 04/14/25 - New Trump memo seen as threat to lawyers, attempt to scare off lawsuits
Washington Post - 03/24/25 - Supreme Court wants to seize control from ABA of who gets to take Florida Bar exam and practice law
Florida Bulldog - 03/24/25 - Legal community shaken by a powerful law firm's decision to give in to Trump's demands
NBC News - 03/24/25 - Can the Media’s Right to Pursue the Powerful Survive Trump’s Second Term?
New York Times - 03/10/25 - You don’t need DEI programs to have diverse workplaces, say employment lawyers
ABA Journal - 03/07/25 - Florida leads America in wrongful convictions - and new death-row sentences
Orlando Sentinel - 01/31/25 - How sparing the Parkland shooter's life changed Florida's death penalty
The Marshall Project - 09/20/24 - Harsh Florida law sees more Black kids tried as adults than white kids
Miami Herald - 07/01/24 - The Dobbs v. Jackson Decision, Annotated
New York Times
Legislative Updates
- A closer look at some of the new laws that take effect Oct. 1
Florida Phoenix - 10/01/25 - Florida is set to end business rent tax; state has many new laws hitting the books
News Service of Florida - 09/23/25 - Personnel note: House Democrats add three new staffers as caucus gears up for 2026 Session
Florida Politics - 09/12/25 - Florida’s Republican House Speaker wades into Trump’s redistricting war
Miami Herald - 08/08/25 - 32 state lawmakers earn top grade in new ‘report card’ from Progress Florida, Florida Watch
Florida Politics - 08/06/25 - Democrats sue for access into ‘Alligator Alcatraz’; Governor’s Office calls their complaint ‘dumb’
Florida Politics - 07/11/25 - Legislators say they don't get heads-up, explanation for DeSantis vetoes of their items
Florida Today - 07/08/25 - DeSantis budget vetoes hit some critical GOP lawmakers
Tampa Bay Times - 07/02/25 - These Florida laws go into effect July 1
Axios - 07/01/25 - 25 years of ‘unintended consequences’: Tallahassee players look back on a quarter century of term limits
Florida Politics - 05/19/25 - 10 Big Issues in 2025 Session
News Service of Florida - 05/09/25 - Do Florida lawmakers serve citizens or lobbyists and legislative bosses?
Florida Trident - 01/10/25 - Incoming legislative leaders release details of how things will run the next two years
Florida Phoenix - 11/15/24 - Republicans hang onto super majority in Florida Legislature
Florida Phoenix - 11/15/24 - The think tank behind Project 2025 is also behind some of Florida's most extreme laws
Seeking Rents - 08/26/24 - Republicans now have supermajority in Florida. Here’s what it means.
Tallahassee Democrat
Mary Jane, M.D.
- Florida’s top marijuana regulator leaves post
Florida Phoenix - 08/07/25 - Puff, puff, no pass: Legislature shuns bills to shield parents, public workers who use medical marijuana
Florida Politics - 04/21/25 - Florida's pot industry suffered a major loss in November. But, it won't easily be dethroned
Politico - 01/07/25
Health, Safety & Social Justice
- Read the decision: Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, allowing states to ban abortions
Orlando Sentinel - Don’t trust ‘Doctor Trump’ about Tylenol use
Orlando Sentinel - 09/30/25 - Florida bill would let armed volunteers provide security at places of worship without pro license
Florida's Voice - 09/30/25 - Ivermectin, from the Capitol to state-funded cancer research — it’s a thing in Florida
Florida Phoenix - 09/25/25 - AIF poll finds resounding support for health care tax credits
Florida Politics - 09/23/25 - Scope-of-practice fight looms over worsening dental access crisis
Florida Politics - 09/22/25 - Florida DOH takes first step to eliminate some vaccine mandates, citing ‘medical freedom’
Florida's Voice - 09/18/25 - Up, up, and away: 2026 health insurance premiums set to double for millions of Floridians
Florida Phoenix - 09/15/25 - Should physicians have to see children whose parents oppose vaccinations?
Orlando Sentinel - 09/15/25 - ‘Nobody’s asking for this’: Democratic Parkland leaders bash court decision ending Fla’s open carry ban
Florida Politics - 09/11/25 - Lack of access to vaccines frustrates Floridians seeking COVID, flu, RSV shots
Orlando Sentinel - 09/10/25 - Florida surgeon general begins striking school vaccine mandates, offers parents ‘freedom’ but no guidance
Florida Trident - 09/08/25 - As Florida plans to end vaccine mandates, UF Health calls them ‘safe and effective’
Independent Alligator - 09/08/25 - Florida to end all vaccine mandates statewide
Axios - 09/03/25 - Autism Rates Have Increased 60-Fold. I Played a Role in That.
New York Times - 08/28/25 - Tobacco use in Florida schools spiked this decade. The culprit? Vaping
Orlando Sentinel - 08/28/25 - After painting over Pulse rainbow, Florida tells Orlando to remove 18 more crosswalks
Orlando Sentinel - 08/25/25 - State-sponsored vandalism can’t dim Orlando’s colors
Orlando Sentinel - 08/22/25 - Unsheltered people can sleep aboard Orlando’s 407 Connect buses starting tonight
Orlando Sentinel - 08/21/25 - Florida wins federal approval to restrict soda, candy for SNAP recipients
Florida Phoenix - 08/13/25 - Florida surgeon general supports raw milk consumption despite 21 infections
Sun-Sentinel - 08/13/25 - ‘Conservatives’ rally for continuation of enhanced Obamacare premium credits
Florida Phoenix - 08/08/25 - After illness outbreak, Wilton Simpson urges Floridians to stick with pasteurized milk
Florida Politics - 08/07/25 - Florida among most restrictive states for birth control access
Axios - 07/28/25 - ‘We don’t plan on going anywhere’: Planned Parenthood clinics in Central Florida plan to stay open despite defunding threats under Trump
- Orlando Weekly - 07/10/25
- Florida’s Camping Ban: A look at its impact 6 months later
Central Florida Public Media - 07/08/25 - Trump administration takes aim at rainbow crosswalks like at Pulse nightclub site
Orlando Sentinel - 07/07/25 - Black history, minority teacher scholarships, Black Men feel brunt of Gov. DeSantis’ veto pen
Florida Politics - 07/02/25 - Dentists’ fear: With fluoride out of Florida water, cavities will be in
Orlando Sentinel - 06/30/25 - A Florida pastor spoke out against ICE. A dozen patrol cars showed up at his church days later
WUSF - 06/27/25 - Florida ranks 35th in child well-being, report says
Florida News Connection - 06/27/25 - Florida budget earmarks $29.5 million for anti-abortion center promoter — again
Orlando Weekly - 06/26/25 - FDA plan to ban fluoride supplements baffles and alarms dental experts
Science News - 05/19/25 - Florida bans municipalities from fluoridating water supplies
Florida Phoenix - 05/16/25 - Advocates claim victory as several anti-LGBTQ bills fail this legislative session
Tallahassee Democrat - 05/09/25 - ‘Florida seniors have a lot to lose’: Medicaid cuts could devastate the state’s elderly in nursing homes
Sun-Sentinel - 03/10/25 - 'Know your rights': South Florida immigration advocates create rapid response hotline
WLRN - 02/10/25 - Can ICE agents raid churches? Yes, but it’s unlikely, say South Florida faith leaders, lawyers
Miami Herald - 02/10/25 - How to Prepare for an ICE Raid
Miami New Times - 01/22/25 - Abortion Pills Prescribed by Pharmacists Are Newest Effort in Abortion Fight
New York Times - 01/13/25 - Florida again leads the nation in Obamacare enrollment
Florida Phoenix - 01/09/25 - The Fall of Roe, Through the Eyes of High School Girls
Mother Jones - 12/16/24 - Tampa company is helping Planned Parenthood relaunch another birth control service—vasectomies
Creative Loafing - 12/03/24 - 6 Reproductive Rights Groups You Can Support in Florida
Miami New Times - 11/18/24 - Consulting police and lawyers has become a part of Florida abortion providers’ work
Florida Phoenix - 09/19/24 - Shock, frustration, anger, desperation: The real-life toll of Florida’s six-week abortion ban
Orlando Sentinel - 08/16/24 - The fallout of Florida’s abortion ban has been "chaos," experts say
Salon - 08/08/24 - The medical realities of Florida’s 6-week abortion ban can’t be dismissed
Miami Herald - 08/08/24 - Project 2025: what does the rightwing blueprint say about abortion?
The Guardian - 08/06/24 - 'Rape' not defined in Florida law. How will doctors know if they can perform an abortion?
Tallahassee Democrat - 05/24/24 - Many Florida women can’t get abortions past 6 weeks. Where else can they go?
Associated Press - 05/06/24 - The First Six Weeks of Pregnancy, Explained
New York Times - 05/01/24 - Florida hospitals will now ask about your immigration status. What to know, how to answer
Miami Herald - 07/05/23 - Issue #59: A History of Abortion on Florida's Ballot
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Quality Education
- Federal judge backs removal of penguin children’s book by Florida school board
Orlando Sentinel - 10/02/25 - Florida again leads U.S. in book bans in 2024-25, free speech group says
Orlando Sentinel - 10/02/25 - Florida SAT scores increase in 2025, but still lag national averages
Sun-Sentinel - 10/02/25 - Paul Renner rebukes rumor of UNF presidency interest
Florida Politics - 10/01/25 - Broward schools told by federal government to end Latino program
Sun-Sentinel - 09/30/25 - Florida Issues Warning to Any School Preventing Turning Point USA Clubs
Newsweek - 09/30/25 - Rampant gaslighting about freedom of speech at Florida universities
Florida Phoenix - 09/29/25 - The Miami billionaire and New York charter system behind a new push to privatize public schools in Florida
Seeking Rents - 09/25/25 - ‘We Can Do Better’: Miami Business Leaders Push For Education Reform In New Report
Miami Herald - 09/24/25 - Florida GOP condemns Leon County school board member over ‘disgraceful remarks’ on Charlie Kirk
Florida's Voice - 09/24/25 - Judge dismisses 55-year-old desegregation case against Jackson County School District
My Panhandle - 09/24/25 - UF steady, other colleges rise in new U.S. News & World Report rankings
Tampa Bay Times - 09/23/25 - UCF says it is now a preeminent school, joining exclusive company
Florida Politics - 09/23/25 - UWF’s conservative makeover: Fires its top lawyer; hires Ron DeSantis-linked firm; Manny Diaz seeks school presidency
Fresh Take Florida - 09/23/25 - Retired UF professor loses emeritus status over Charlie Kirk social media post
Independent Alligator - 09/22/25 - Wakulla Schools Spark Debate With ‘Charlie Kirk Day’ Proclamation
Tallahassee Democrat - 09/17/25 - Florida Issues Official Notice About School Vaccine Mandate Changes
News 6 - 09/17/25 - Palm Beach County Schools To Push Back On Plan To Roll Back Vaccine Requirements
CBS 12 - 09/17/25 - South Florida universities take action over Charlie Kirk comments
Sun-Sentinel - 09/15/25 - Charter School Queen: How an elected official is cashing in big on a publicly funded school
Florida Trident - 09/12/25 - UCF, HBCUs nationwide receive threats against Black people on campus
Orlando Sentinel - 09/12/25 - HBCUs receive threats across Southeast, including Florida. Where, what to know
Daytona Beach News Journal - 09/12/25 - Florida warns teachers not to post negatively about Charlie Kirk
Orlando Sentinel - 09/12/25 - School leaders react to Florida plan to axe vaccine mandates: ‘That’s so crazy’
Tampa Bay Times - 09/08/25 - New disclosures only deepen mystery of Rep. Donalds’s wife’s charter school companies
Florida Bulldog - 09/08/25 - Food stamps have accountability. So should school vouchers
Orlando Sentinel - 09/04/25 - Miami-Dade schools’ enrollment shows sharp decline in one year
Miami Herald - 08/27/25 - Book bans reflect conservatives’ fear of a changing world
Florida Phoenix - 08/26/25 - State Board Of Education Asserts Enforcement Power Over Florida Schools
Tampa Bay Times - 08/22/25 - Florida Will Phase Out Certificates Of Completion For Students With Disabilities
WLRN - 08/22/25 - Florida’s school library book bans are back, and as unethical as ever
Orlando Sentinel - 08/18/25 - Judge strikes down parts of a Florida law used to ban school library books
Orlando Sentinel - 08/14/25 - How Florida’s new education chief is rattling schools with public threats
Tampa Bay Times - 08/13/25 - Florida ‘Dreamers’ lose in-state tuition — but not their college dreams
Miami Herald - 08/13/25 - FAMU President Marva Johnson rolls out 100-day plan as she makes key appointments
Tallahassee Democrat - 08/08/25 - Vouchers Drain Millions From Public Schools.
WUSF - 08/08/25 - The mind of a Florida book-banner is a delusional place
Orlando Sentinel - 07/24/25 - Florida students could get even more public money for private school
Sun-Sentinel - 07/21/25 - Federal Court Ruling Revives Escambia Book Ban Challenge
Tallahassee Democrat - 07/18/25 - New education commissioner directs superintendents to ensure parental rights on day one
Florida's Voice - 07/15/25 - Another DeSantis ally takes the helm of a public university in Florida
WFLA - 07/15/25 - Many South Florida schools get A’s despite some students still struggling
Sun-Sentinel - 07/14/25 - Report card: Florida’s highest- and lowest-rated school districts
Florida Phoenix - 07/08//25 - Brian Lamb: From DEI champion to enabler of Florida's "anti-DEI" university overhaul
Hobbservation Point - 06/30/25 - Driver’s Ed Now Mandated For Florida Teens, But Not Lessons Behind A Wheel
Orlando Sentinel- 06/27/25 - Florida Students Show Across-The-Board Growth On State Math, Reading Tests
Sun-Sentinel - 06/27/25 - A student’s white-only rant dishonors UF
Sun-Sentinel - 06/26/25 - DeSantis signs law aimed at expanding mental health care in schools
Central Florida Public Media - 06/26/25 - Florida Education Association: State Budget ‘Falls Short’ Of Filling Needs Of Students, Teachers
WLRN - 06/25/25 - A White Nationalist Wrote a Law School Paper Promoting Racist Views. It Won Him an Award.
New York Times - 06/23/25 - In rare uprising, Floridians beat back plan to cut AP funding for public schools
Orlando Sentinel - 06/23/25 - Marva Johnson confirmed as FAMU president amid protests, backlash
Tallahassee Democrat - 06/18/25 - Florida taxpayers will help fund a lavish pay package for a new university president
Seeking Rents - 06/16/25 - Manny Diaz’s UWF Contract Doubles Education Commissioner Salary
Florida Phoenix - 06/13/25 - Florida lawmakers rely on property taxes in education budgeting
Tampa Bay Times - 06/12/25 - As New College’s financial oversight unraveled, critics were removed
Sun Coast Searchlight - 06/10/25 - Politics at Florida universities is really about the grift
Orlando Sentinel - 06/09/25 - Bosses of Florida’s university system disgrace the University of Florida
Orlando Sentinel - 06/09/25 - UF trustee chair calls Ono rejection ‘deeply disappointing’
Orlando Sentinel - 06/06/25 - After Ono’s rejection, what’s next for the University of Florida?
Tampa Bay Times - 06/05/25 - ‘Absolute embarrassment’: Florida’s GOP-led education board torpedoes UF president search
Miami Herald - 06/04/25 - Santa Ono falls at final hurdle to become UF President
Florida Politics - 06/04/25 - FIU Trustees approve Jeanette Nuñez as university president
News Service of Florida - 06/03/25 - Why Florida school vouchers can pay for Disney tickets, TVs while draining billions from public schools
WESH - 05/27/25 - ‘A True Game Changer:’ Unprecedented School Choice Tax Credit Part Of GOP Bill
The 74 - 05/16/25 - ‘Our generation deserves better’: FSU students want changes after shooting
Sun-Sentinel - 04/25/25 - Florida universities to deputize campus police for immigration enforcement
Associated Press - 04/14/25 - How the Trump Administration Might Target D.E.I. in Public Schools
New York Times - 04/07/25 - The Authoritarian Endgame on Higher Education
New York Times - 03/17/25 - Florida groups call for clarity on immigration enforcement at schools
Central Florida Public Media - 03/07/25 - Ending tuition breaks for Florida ‘dreamers’ could have costly consequences
Tampa Bay Times - 03/03/25 - Anti-abortion ‘Baby Olivia’ video could be mandated viewing in Florida public schools
Florida Phoenix - 02/28/25 - Florida ‘ready to assist’ states purging ‘woke ideology’ from education policy
Florida Politics - 02/18/25 - Trump’s vision for dismantling the Department of Education
PBS - 02/14/25 - How Florida’s 2023 voucher overhaul affected your private school
Sun-Sentinel - 02/13/25 - Millions flow to wealthy families, pricey private schools under Florida’s supercharged voucher program
Orlando Sentinel - 02/12/25 - Erasing History, Erasing Democracy: Trump’s Authoritarian Assault on Education
Truthout - 02/07/25 - Trump's Plans to Crush the Academic Left
New York Times - 01/27/25 - Trump's Immigration Crackdown Leaves Some Families Weighing the Risk of Sending Kids to School
Orlando Sentinel- 01/24/25 - Florida professors file federal lawsuit challenging DEI restrictions, law to curb 'woke ideologies'
Orlando Sentinel - 01/21/25 - Ron DeSantis' Florida had the most book bans in the 2023-24 school year
USA Today News Network - 11/04/24 - Florida’s sorry pre-K program defies voters, shortchanges kids
Orlando Sentinel - 09/30/24 - The Imperiled Right To Learn
AFT - 09/25/24 - PEN America: Books Bans Doubled In 2023-2024 School Year, Most From Florida, Iowa
Florida Times-Union - 09/25/24 - Home Education On The Rise In Florida, Experts Shares Challenges And Considerations
CBS News - 09/25/24 - Project 2025’s Plan to Eliminate Public Schools Has Already Started
Time Magazine - 07/24/24 - Billions in taxpayer dollars now go to religious schools via vouchers
Washington Post - 06/04/24 - School choice programs have been wildly successful under DeSantis. Now public schools might close.
Politico - 05/28/24 - School chaplains law crosses a sacred line in Florida
Sun-Sentinel - 04/22/24 - With State Bans on D.E.I., Some Universities Find a Workaround: Rebranding
New York Times - 04/15/24 - Florida teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender ID under ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill settlement
Associated Press - 03/12/24 - Fed up with Florida Legislators, faith leaders create Black history program for churches
Miami Herald - 03/01/24 - The Campaign Against DEI
The New Yorker - 01/22/24 - The Heavy Cost of Banning Books About Black Children
Time Magazine - DeSantis bans diversity, equity and inclusion in Florida colleges
Orlando Sentinel - Ron DeSantis’s war on “woke” in Florida schools, explained
Vox - The secret plan behind Florida's "don't say gay" bill: Bankrupting public education
Salon
National News
- What is Project 2025? What to know about the conservative blueprint for a second Trump administration
CBS News - Trump's Tariffs are Hurting the People Who Voted for Him
HuffPost - 10/06/25 - He’s Young, Talented and Openly Religious. Is He the Savior Democrats Have Been Waiting For?
New York Times - 10/06/25 - FBI cuts ties with Southern Poverty Law Center
The Hill - 10/06/25 - Kash Patel ends FBI partnership with the Anti-Defamation League
Washington Patel - 10/06/25 - Colleges weigh whether to sign on to Trump plan or forgo federal benefits
Washington Post - 10/06/25 - How the Shutdown Is Affecting Federal Services and Workers
New York Times - 10/02/25 - Federal shutdowns usually don’t do much economic damage. There are reasons to worry about this one
Hartford Courant - 10/02/25 - Trump's pressure on Pam Bondi to charge his political foes could backfire, legal experts say
NBC News - 09/23/25 - We Can No Longer Tell Ourselves This Isn’t Really Happening
New York Times - 09/22/25 - The Trump Fantasy Is Unraveling
09/22/25 - Free speech and ‘assassination culture’
Washington Post - 09/12/25 - Trump Tramples Congress’s Power, With Little Challenge From G.O.P.
New York Times - 09/08/25 - Disney and the Decline of America’s Middle Class
New York Times - 09/08/25 - The MAGA kids are not all White
Washington Post - 09/02/25 - Democrats can win the redistricting war
Silver Bullet - 08/26/25 - NAACP Launches Town Halls To Mobilize Black Voters Ahead Of 2026 Midterms
Black News Network - 08/25/25 - Trump Moves To Use The Levers Of Presidential Power To Help His Party In The 2026 Midterms
Associated Press - 08/20/25 - Liberal groups, DNC planning redistricting protests in 20 states
The Hill - 08/13/25 - Hegseth reposts video on social media featuring pastors saying women shouldn’t be allowed to vote
Associated Press - 08/12/25 - Union Leaders Get Tough With Democrats as Members Drift Toward Trump
New York Times - 08/11/25 - The Line Trump Crossed by Accusing Obama of Treason
New York Times - 07/28/25 - Appeals court finds Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship unconstitutional, upholds block
Associated Press - 07/25/25 - Trump’s Cabinet of Incompetents
New York Times - 07/14/25 - 10 Ways the GOP’s Big Ugly Bill Could Hurt You
Common Dreams - 07/10/25 - The Supreme Court and Congress cede powers to Trump and the presidency
Washington Post - 07/07/25 - Like School Shootings, Political Violence Is Becoming Almost Routine
New York Times - 06/16/25 - How to Destroy What Makes America Great
New York Times - 04/07/25 - Hundreds of law firms back Perkins Coie in fight against Trump sanctions
Washington Post - 04/07/25 - Trump Calls the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History ‘Divisive, Race-centered, Corrosive’ – Threatens Funding
EURWeb - 03/31/25 - Now Will We Believe What Is Happening Right in Front of Us?
New York Times - 02/10/25 - Trump’s war on ‘woke’ marks US society’s plunge into ‘dark times’
The Guardian - 02/03/25 - Biden warns of the rise of a new American 'oligarchy'
Washington Post - 01/16/25 - What Kamala Harris' Loss Means For Future Female Presidential Candidates
HuffPost - 11/18/24 - Kamala Lost for the Same Reason as Hillary: Because She’s a Woman
Daily Beast - 11/06/24 - Blame the Supreme Court for America’s Decade of Voter Disenfranchisement
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