by staff | Mar 25, 2026 | Florida News
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is attacking the “Rooney Rule,” implemented to achieve racial equality in NFL executive hiring decisions. (Getty Images) The Florida GOP-controlled Legislature earlier this month approved legislation that would ban...
by staff | Mar 25, 2026 | Florida News
Emily Gregory upset the Trump-endorsed candidate in HD 87 during a special election. (Via Emily Gregory campaign) What does representing President Donald Trump in the Florida Legislature mean to the first-time Democratic candidate who upset the president’s choice in...
by staff | Mar 24, 2026 | Florida News
Union organizer and now Senate Democrat Brian Nathan in Tampa on March 13, 2026. (Photo by Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix) Florida Democrats flipped two legislative seats Tuesday night in their biggest election night in years. In the only state Senate election on the...
by staff | Mar 24, 2026 | Florida News
Tori Samuel (L) and Michael Emanuel Rajner lead a protest outside the the Historic Florida Capitol on Feb. 18, 2026, to protest HIV assistance cuts.(Photo by Christine Sexton/Florida Phoenix) A threatened financial deficit in a state program that helps 32,000 people...
by staff | Mar 24, 2026 | Florida News
Vials of measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine are displayed on a counter at a Walgreens Pharmacy on January 26, 2015. (Photo Illustration Justin Sullivan/Getty Images.) The number of measles cases in Florida climbed to 140 as of March 14, with seven additional cases...
by staff | Mar 24, 2026 | Florida News
Republican state Rep. Josie Tomkow is trying to advance to the Florida Senate. (Photo via Florida House) Special legislative elections are taking place Tuesday in three Florida districts previously held by Republicans. In the Palm Beach County House District 87 race...