43+ min ago   (501+ words) Rising costs and unpopular Middle East embroilments are blunting the socialist label Republicans keep pinning on Florida Democrats, even with a Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)-aligned candidate near the top of the Midterm ticket, Party Chair Nikki Fried says....

2+ hour, 1+ min ago   (317+ words) Congressional candidate Sydney Gruters won’t attend an unprecedented Republican National Convention ahead of the Midterms. That’s despite her husband, Joe Gruters, organizing it. “I’m staying local,” Sydney Gruters said. The Sarasota Republican is running to succeed retiring U.S. Rep....

9+ hour, 25+ min ago   (553+ words) The honeymoon was in Fort Lauderdale because plane tickets cost too much. Dinner was drive-through chili, with rice added to stretch it. Byron Donalds is running on it. “When we got married, we worked two jobs each, and we were…...

19+ hour, 55+ min 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…...

21+ hour, 2+ min ago   (546+ words) Responsible growth starts with planning for it. Florida’s master-planned communities have long put that principle into practice, making the state a national leader in community development. In RCLCO Real Estate Consulting’s latest ranking of the nation’s top-selling master-planned communities, Florida…...

21+ hour, 25+ min ago   (864+ words) Political conventions play a huge role in political outreach in presidential years. Now, Republican National Committee Chair Joe Gruters hopes an event in Dallas reshapes the political climate in 2026. The 2026 Republican National Convention, scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, will gather…...

22+ hour, 6+ min ago   (391+ words) U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody is on a mission to make sure President Donald Trump’s administration knows Florida should be the launchpad for the new Space Academy. The White House announced late last month that Trump wants to establish the academy “to…...

22+ hour, 45+ min ago   (960+ words) Ask Florida voters whether they trust the Public Service Commission (PSC) to keep a utility from overcharging them and 19% say yes. That is the number before anyone tells them who appoints the Commissioners. It comes from a new statewide survey…...

22+ hour, 25+ min ago   (598+ words) Two South Florida unions knocked on more than 31,000 Miami doors this Spring and came away with a portrait of working-class Latinos who are losing ground on rent, groceries and gas while souring on federal immigration enforcement. The groups, UNITE HERE…...

23+ hour, 28+ min ago   (518+ words) A University of Central Florida medical student is fighting his suspension in the courts after he admitted to being “lazy” on a research project at Nemours Children’s Hospital. The school warned that his mistakes could’ve had big consequences. Hritik Nerusu…...