Ever get the feeling the Florida Legislature hates you? It does. Unless you’re a developer, a lobbyist, or a fetus. Members are filing hell-born bills for the 2026 session, many […]
The Florida Legislature is not your friend
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Florida Electricity Consumers Burdened With Historic Rate Hike
Florida is not in a good place. Where once many people thought they’d be forever living in a low-cost tropical bliss, the severe storms, pandemic fallout, tariff-induced economic meltdown, and […]
Senate Democrats Make Stop In Miami To Talk Spike In Healthcare Premiums As Shutdown Nears Its Sixth Week
As the government shutdown enters its 34th day on Monday, several Senate Democrats made a South Florida stop to hear from residents on the possible spike in healthcare premiums and […]
It’s Gun Rights vs. Public Safety As 2026 Florida Legislative Session Approaches
Gun rights and public safety advocates would never mistake the rotunda between the House and Senate wings of the Florida Capitol for the OK Corral, but they are not unlike Wyatt Earp and Billy Dalton moving in place for what may be […]
DHS Wants States to Hand Over Driver’s License Data for Citizenship Checks
The Department of Homeland Security says it intends to add state driver’s license information to a swiftly expanding federal system envisioned as a one-stop shop for checking citizenship. The plan, […]
The Unflinching Courage of Taylor Cadle
Editor’s Note: “Believe the women” is one of the constant refrains heard from people demanding the Epstein files be released. But, in this country, we tend NOT to believe the […]
Florida’s race for governor is getting more crowded
Florida’s race for governor is getting more crowded — and it looks there could be competitive primaries for both major parties. Election records show that Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings […]
‘No one is entitled!’ Randy Fine (R) Florida, shames SNAP recipients for ‘life choices’
As 42 million Americans go without federal food assistance, including 16 million children, Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) took to Newsmax Sunday to shame Americans who receive help through the Supplemental […]
DAILY ACTION: November 2, 2025
DAILY ACTION: November 2, 2025 SNAP BENEFITS HAVE STOPPED. HELP FEED OUR COMMUNITY. Florida Democrats, who could not convince Gov. Ron DeSantis to step in to provide food aid being […]
Florida begins first prosecutions under controversial ‘Halo Law’
As more people take to the streets for No Kings protests aqainst President Donald Trump’s policies, including the next round of protests scheduled for Oct. 18, Florida’s HALO Law may come into play.
Florida’s HALO Law does not prevent taking video or pictures of law enforcement in the course of their duties, but it does require you, if asked, to move 25 feet away, which can make shooting images or video much more difficult.
Local Governments Worked Hard to Hedge Against Climate Disaster. Florida Leaders Bigfooted Them.
Manatee County is among 25 local governments from across the state that have now joined to sue the DeSantis administration over SB 180, which the governor signed into law in June. The measure was billed by supporters during the spring legislative session as a means of helping hurricane-stricken communities recover by temporarily easing building rules. But a last-minute amendment goes further, the lawsuit argues, prohibiting local governments from enacting land development policies that are “more restrictive or burdensome.”
The law applies retroactively, to policies dating from Aug. 1, 2024 to Oct. 1, 2027. Because of the way the law is written and the widespread impacts of last year’s three hurricanes, it affects every county and municipality in Florida.
“This is the largest intrusion into home-rule authority in the history of Florida since the current constitution was adopted in 1968,” said Jamie Cole, the lead attorney representing the local governments in the litigation, which was filed in late September. “It basically freezes all local planning and zoning regulations in place as they were on Aug. 1, 2024, until Oct. 1, 2027.”
Why It’s Pointless for Democrats to Negotiate a Shutdown Deal
The popular way of describing what’s going on in Washington right now is to say that on October 1, the federal government shut down as a result of Congress’s inability […]