Albritton Targets Insurance, ‘Rural Renaissance’
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Sen. Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, began a two-year term as Florida Senate president…
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Bill Cotterell: Democrats Need Brutally Honest Self-Examination
By Bill Cotterell, The News Service of Florida One reason Alcoholics Anonymous is successful is that it won’t permit comforting little euphemisms…
State Pushes Back in School Books Fight
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida education leaders are trying to fend off a lawsuit filed by…
Mail-in Ballot Law Puts Crimp in Special Elections
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A controversial 2021 state law making it harder for people to vote…
Moody Alleges FEMA Violated Civil Rights
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has filed a lawsuit alleging that the…
Third Quarter Tourism Up in Florida
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida posted a record third-quarter tourism total this year, with the numbers…
Bill Cotterell: DeSantis Gets Last Laugh
Gov. Ron DeSantis wasn’t on the ballot last week, but he won big. Democrats laughed at the governor early this year when…
Election Day: ‘A Wholesale Repudiation’
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida voters left no doubt on Election Day that Republicans are in…
New House, Senate Leaders Start Moving Forward
By Jim Turner & Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Incoming House Speaker Daniel Perez on Thursday rolled out…
Five Takeaways from Tuesday
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Republicans had a great night. Democrats? Not so much. And 60 is…
GOP Flexes Muscles in Legislative Races
By Dara Kam and Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — In a show of Republican strength in Florida, incumbent…
Board Digs into College Athlete Pay
By The News Service of Florida State university-system leaders are trying to quickly educate themselves about how a tentative legal settlement involving…