Poll shows Ken Russell in ‘dead heat’ with María Elvira Salazar for CD 27 seat

Nearly three-quarters said they would welcome the option. As rents continue to rise, a new poll shows Floridians want the option to pay a monthly fee instead of a security deposit. Pollster 3W Insights asked 600 Florida renters who are likely voters about broad challenges in the rental market. The...

The man who shot him should have already been behind bars. More than 15 years after former Broward County Deputy Maury Hernandez suffered permanent injuries in an entirely preventable shooting, state lawmakers will again be asked to consider paying him damages. Port Orange Rep. Tom Wright and Hialeah Rep. Alex...

'Florida is in an enviable position representing the gold standard for business freedom, all while being incredibly well positioned for even greater success.'. Florida’s main economic development agency has a new leader, after the Enterprise Florida (EFI) board voted unanimously to install Laura DiBella as its new President and CEO.

Florida’s latest Special Session has Democrats wondering why the Legislature is meeting now instead of taking up these issues during the Regular Session in March. “I cannot see any logical reason why we absolutely needed to have the Special Session right now, except for there are some ways in which I think they’re trying to help (Gov. Ron DeSantis) save face,” House Democratic Leader Fentrice Driskell said in a Monday media availability.

A digest of the day's politics and policy while the bartender refreshes your drink. Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. Former Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith and several community and faith leaders will gather in Apopka tomorrow to speak out against proposed funding for migrant transportation.

Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis said he expects Florida to have an Insurance Commissioner next month. At a Monday news conference, Patronis predicted that “something will happen” either at the March 21 Cabinet meeting or perhaps earlier if Gov. Ron DeSantis calls a “special meeting.”. “I am...

She joins the firm as a Government Advocacy Advisor. Florida-based education consulting firm Strategos Group has hired Jes Fowler as a Government Advocacy Advisor. “Jes’ experience in early learning and K-12 education coupled with her legislative expertise, makes her ideal as our Government Advocacy Advisor. Jes is sharp, thoughtful and a determined leader willing to balance two jobs at once, but that’s who Jes is — never one to say ‘no’ to a challenge. I could not be prouder to have her on our growing team at Strategos,” said Strategos Partner Tara Reid-Cherry, who leads the firm’s Government Advocacy practice.

'Requiring disclosure about periods to athletic departments is a complete overstep and violation of privacy.'. As the Florida High School Athletic Association Board of Directors prepares to consider a proposal that would mandate questions about girls’ menstrual cycles as a requirement to compete in sports, a Florida mom is launching a new campaign to stop the measure from being approved.

A bill that died without a hearing last year is now on the Special Session agenda. A bill that would update the rules of engagement between student-athletes and their ability to make money might have died in committee last Session, but now it’s on the Special Session fast track.

The five-year anniversary of Florida's worst school shooting arrives after a momentous year and imminent change. At the approach of the five-year anniversary when Jaime Guttenberg left for school and didn’t come back, her family is confronting the rest of those anniversaries with new resolve — and a new mission.

Kniepmann was hired after DeSantis appointed Jason Weida as AHCA Secretary. A former top employee who worked for Catholic bishops in the state has been hired by the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis to help run Medicaid, the safety net program designed to provide health care to the poor, elderly and disabled.

Prices could drop by as much as 15 cents this week. Florida motorists paid 7 cents less at the pump last week as fuel prices fell for the first time in nearly a month. Gas cost $3.50 per gallon on average across the Sunshine State, a price point 8 cents cheaper than the 2023 high and just 3 cents more than the same time last year.

The group says condo management companies are facing 'a perfect storm' of new and rising costs. A Surfside-inspired law imposing stricter inspection and funding guidelines for condominiums won’t go into effect for almost another two years, but that’s not long enough for many associations to comply, according to an industry group seeking more time.