3+ week, 3+ day ago   (766+ words) — First Shot — Ed. Note: After covering more than 200 election results across Florida, we figured the Florida Politics team earned a breather. So, there will be no Sunburn on Friday. We’re taking a quick post-election timeout and will be back Monday…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (760+ words) — First Shot — Florida skywatchers have a date with Earth’s shadow Thursday night — provided the state’s late-August clouds don’t crash the party. A deep partial lunar eclipse will be visible across Florida overnight Thursday into Friday, with nearly all of the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (788+ words) — First Shot — Gov. Ron DeSantis swung through Jacksonville today to announce $23 million in state funding aimed at expanding Florida’s defense, aerospace and maritime industries. More than half of the announced package could go toward projects around Cecil Commerce Center and…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (828+ words) — First Shot — Florida’s representatives at the Republican Midterm Convention now know exactly when they will take the stage. The Republican National Committee released the full speaking order and time blocks Tuesday for the two-day gathering, which begins Wednesday at the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (779+ words) — First Shot — Florida TaxWatch has announced the winners of this year’s Government Productivity Awards, which highlight state employees and programs that improve public services while saving taxpayers money. This year’s honorees range from a Florida Department of Corrections effort to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (708+ words) — First Shot — September is here, which means peak hurricane season has arrived right on schedule — and Florida would like everyone to please check the batteries before the weather develops a name. Gov. Ron DeSantis has proclaimed September Florida Preparedness Month,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (853+ words) — First Shot — In a matter of hours, Florida voters will decide which candidates advance from Tuesday’s Primary to the November ballot. Before the results begin rolling in, the latest Division of Elections figures provide one final pre-Election Day look at…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (875+ words) — First Shot — Republicans will head into Election Day with a sizable advantage in ballots already cast for Florida’s Primary, flipping the large Democratic lead recorded four years ago. The latest Division of Elections figures, compiled at 11:01 a.m. Monday, show…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (944+ words) — First Shot — Ed. note — Peter and Drew are locked in on an AI project that we believe will change the way Florida political news is covered. They’re going heads-down Thursday to bring it across the finish line, so there will…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1086+ words) — First Shot — At Miami’s Freedom Tower, Republican gubernatorial nominee Byron Donalds introduced state Sen. Bryan Ávila as his running mate and cast the General Election as a battle between “freedom” and “socialism.” Venue, messenger, message — all of a piece. Ávila…...