DAVID JOLLY LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR
David Jolly is running for governor of Florida, promising a campaign that will reach all corners of the state and seek votes from people who don’t traditionally support Democrats. The central theme of the campaign, which he is launching Thursday, is relieving the strain from the high cost of living in the state. “Affordability, affordability, affordability. That is the No. 1 issue,” he said. “We are in the midst of a generational affordability crisis that’s impacting every voter and every community, from every walk of life, from every socioeconomic group, and I don’t believe Republicans are offering solutions for that,” Jolly said in an interview during which he described his campaign and platform.
SUN - SENTINEL - 06/05/25
- Lawmakers just slashed Ron DeSantis' budget for high-priced lawyers
Seeking Rents - 06/19/25 - Well-known Trump critic David Jolly enters race for Florida governor
Politico - 06/05/25 - David Jolly’s Purple Campaign for Florida Governor
The Bulwark - 06/02/25 - State prosecutor’s office launches a criminal investigation related to Hope Florida
Miami Herald - 05/21/25 - Even The Mighty Fall
Rick Wilson's Intel & Observations - 04/17/25 - The Big Secret About Medicaid: It’s a Middle-Class Benefit
New York Times - 03/24/25 - DeSantis represents a clear and present danger to Black Floridians
The Raw Story - 02/24/25
Politics & Elections
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Florida Phoenix - 06/19/25 - Democratic governor candidate says he’ll seek support from Florida gun owners — and stricter gun regulations
Sun-Sentinel - 06/17/25 - Federal trial alleging illegal racial gerrymandering in Tampa Bay Senate seat concludes
Florida Phoenix - 06/13/25 - 'Yeah, I've changed': Former Republican congressman runs as Democrat for governor
Palm Beach Post - 06/12/25 - Poll shows Byron Donalds starts with 6-point lead over David Jolly in 2026 Governor’s race
Florida Politics - 06/12/25 - No funding for FSU Election Law Center
Florida Politics - 06/11/25 - ‘Inhumane:’ Latinas for Trump founder condemns White House immigration crackdown
Miami Herald - 06/09/25 - 'We need to start being self-reflective': Florida Democrats talk about problems and hopes for future success
Florida Phoenix - 06/09/25 - Attorney Coretta Anthony-Smith’s money haul stirs up race for Thompson’s seat
Orlando Sentinel - 06/06/25 - Former Republican Florida congressman running for governor. Who is David Jolly?
News Chief - 06/06/25 - Jolly launches campaign for Florida governor. Focus is on affordability, broadening Democratic base.
Sun-Sentinel - 06/05/25 - Federal judge refuses to block part of Florida law restricting ballot initiatives
News Service of Florida - 06/05/25 - Democrats Desperately Seeking “SAM”
News Service of Florida - 06/03/25 - Florida 2026: David Jolly governor campaign announcement coming soon
Sun-Sentinel - 06/02/25 - Reconsider, Sen. Pizzo — Independent candidates can’t win
Orlando Sentinel - 06/02/25 - Republican Party of Florida joins ballot initiative lawsuit in federal court
Florida Phoenix - 06/02/25 - Maxwell Frost backs LaVon Bracy Davis in the race to succeed Geraldine Thompson
Florida Politics - 05/30/25 - Ethics report: Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick may have violated House rules, federal law in funding request
Florida Politics - 05/30/25 - ‘Incredible’: Jay Collins addresses potential 2026 run for Governor
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Florida Politics - 05/30/25 - DeSantis says anyone running for Florida governor as a Democrat is ‘dead meat’
Sun-Sentinel - 05/30/25 - C’mon, John, Do It ‘For The People’
News Service of Florida - 05/27/25 - In Florida and Nationwide, GOP Cracks Down on Direct Democracy
Democracy Docket - 05/23/25 - Florida Direct Democracy Restrictions Challenge
Democracy Docket - 05/23/25 - Equal Ground to kick off statewide tour highlighting Legislature’s ‘failures,’ efforts to ‘silence’ voters
Florida Politics - 05/22/25 - Ron DeSantis lauds GOP gains in Miami-Dade, errantly touts ‘plurality’ of voters there
Florida Politics - 05/22/25 - GOP-tied ads attacking LaVon Bracy Davis, Randolph Bracy lead to cease and desist letters
Florida Politics - 05/22/25 - Two members of Congress call for federal investigation into Hope Florida charity money
Miami Herald - 05/19/25 - League of Women Voters, Advocacy Groups Seek to Join Lawsuit Over Florida Ballot Initiative Restrictions
The Capitalist - 05/16/25 - Florida Democrats will fight DNC effort to remove David Hogg as Vice Chair
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Orlando Sentinel - 05/15/25 - Trump endorsement fuels Byron Donalds ahead of Casey DeSantis in 2026 governor primary, poll suggests
Florida's Voice - 05/09/25 - Feds should investigate Hope Florida, Nikki Fried says
Florida Politics - 04/21/25 - Florida county commissioner and school board term limit bill passes House floor
Florida's Voice - 04/17/25 - Florida AG’s flawed scheming against Worrell is exposed
Orlando Sentinel - 04/10/25 - I've NEVER seen this in my 34 years in Florida politics!
Voting Trend - 04/03/25 - Who is Byron Donalds? Republican Congressman running to succeed DeSantis as Florida governor
USA Today News Network - 03/28/25 - Sister vs. brother: LaVon Bracy Davis, Randolph Bracy both running for state Senate
Orlando Sentinel - 03/24/25 - After minimum wage, marijuana, Florida politicians want to shut down amendment votes
Orlando Sentinel - 03/20/25 - A rare win for transparency in Florida government
Tampa Bay Times - 03/20/25 - Lawmakers Are Wrecking Ballot Initiatives
News Service of Florida - 03/19/25 - Floridians got two minutes each to defend their right to amend the constitution
Orlando Sentinel - 03/18/25 - Pregnant pigs, voting rights, marijuana: Legislature looks to add more roadblocks to direct democracy
Orlando Sentinel - 03/17/25 - Lawmakers scheme to block Florida voters’ ideas from reaching the ballot
Orlando Sentinel - 03/13/25 - Proposal to make vast changes to ballot petition process draws huge opposition — but still advances
Florida Phoenix - 03/10/25 - Civil, voting rights groups condemn DeSantis’ push to restrict ballot initiatives
Florida Phoenix - 03/07/25 - Florida AG’s hysterical attacks on diversity are a disgrace
Orlando Sentinel - 02/28/25 - Term Limits Are Popular But Pointless
News Service of Florida - 02/25/25 - Florida public officials may want to hide their home addresses, but is it a good idea?
Florida Trident - 02/25/25 - ACLU predicts Florida Republicans will pursue ‘inhumane’ Donald Trump policies at state level
Florida Politics - 02/25/25 - Carlos Guillermo Smith wants to make it easier to pass ballot initiatives in Florida
Florida Politics - 02/20/25 - ‘White Privilege on Full Display’: Outrage Erupts as Florida Prosecutor Lets White Teen Walk After He Terrorized Elderly Kamala Harris Voters with a Machete At Polling Site
Atlanta Black Star - 02/06/25 - Florida elections supervisors want to make it easier to vote by mail
Florida Phoenix - 02/05/25 - Election supervisors say poll workers need to be shielded from harassment, threats
USA Today News Network - 02/05/25 - Voting rights groups decry dropped charges against machete-wielding Donald Trump supporter
Florida Politics - 02/03/25 - DeSantis' 'kiss of death' for Florida's citizen-led ballot initiative measures
Axios - 01/23/25 - DeSantis' proposals for Florida's ballot initiative process could effectively end it
Tampa Bay Times - 01/22/25 - Recreational marijuana amendment proposed for 2026 ballot
Sun-Sentinel - 01/16/25 - The slow, steady decline in Florida statesmanship
Sun-Sentinel - 01/13/25 - Jimmy Patronis points to partisan gerrymandering as only reason he doesn’t live in CD 1
Florida Politics - 01/13/25 - 'Can you hear the dog whistles?' Project 2025's nightmare vision for Black America exposed
The Raw Story - 07/18/24 - Here are the Top 10 Ways Project 2025 Will Harm Black America
The Grio - 07/17/24 - Florida is the Most Dangerous State in the Country if You’re a Black Woman
New York School Talk - 05/28/24 - Following North FL, Tampa Bay redistricting concerns, ACLU lawsuit targets South Florida maps
Florida Phoenix - 05/29/24 - New racial gerrymandering lawsuit argues Florida treats Latino voters as political monolith
The Tributary - 05/24/24 - Residents sue to stop ‘gerrymandered’ Tampa Bay Senate districts
Tampa Bay Times - 04/15/24 - How to request public records in Florida
Axios - 03/13/24 - Judge strikes down part of Florida elections law
News Service of Florida - 03/05/24 - The new Selma? Activists say under DeSantis Florida is 'ground zero' in civil rights fight
USA Today - Want flattering coverage in a top Florida politics site? It could be yours for $2,750
NPR - The Ron DeSantis Assault on Democracy
MCI Maps - Democrats think in the moment. Republicans think in decades
The Hill
Ron's Inbox
- Gov. Ron Desantis vs. The First Amendment
Hobbservation Point - 06/16/25 - Amid controversy, legislators defund Casey DeSantis’ Hope Florida
Florida Politics - 06/11/25 - Hope Florida Foundation to amend tax return to show golf tourney made more money
Sun-Sentinel - 06/10/25 - Intimidation won’t make the Sentinel back down on Hope Florida story
Orlando Sentinel - 06/09/25 - The state should have audited the $10 million Hope Florida deal. It didn’t happen.
Florida Trident - 05/29/25 - Hope Florida Foundation paid woman who then posted video praising charity
Sun-Sentinel - 05/28/25 - Casey DeSantis in no hurry to launch run for Governor, says people are ‘tired of politics’
Florida Politics - 05/22/25 - Not ‘one red cent’: Ron DeSantis says Casey DeSantis didn’t profit from Hope Florida
News Service of Florida - 05/21/25 - US Reps. Castor, Soto call for federal probe into Hope Florida charity money
Tampa Bay Times - 05/19/25 - Casey DeSantis remains open about potential run for Florida governor
Florida Phoenix - 05/19/25 - Hope Florida’s foster care claims ring hollow, child welfare groups say
Tampa Bay Times - 05/19/25 - Hope Florida charity took in $867,000, gave away little in first year
Tampa Bay Times - 04/21/25 - Orlando lawyer snarled in DeSantis’ Hope Florida controversy
Orlando Sentinel - 04/21/25 - ‘Donkey in an elephant suit’: Gov. DeSantis says House is defunding the police
Florida Politics - 04/17/25 - Bad blood: Daniel Perez rips Ron DeSantis’ ‘temper tantrums’ and ‘lies’
Florida Politics - 04/17/25 - DeSantis says House Republicans are running a ‘smear’ campaign against him, First Lady
Florida Phoenix - 04/16/25 - DeSantis touts Hope Florida as ‘great success story.’ What has it done?
Tampa Bay Times - 04/16/25 - Hope Florida chairman: ‘Mistakes were made.’ Lawmakers still want answers
Sun-Sentinel - 04/16/25 - DeSantis administration wants to inject Hope Florida into Medicaid program
Orlando Sentinel - 04/15/25 - House GOP demands text messages, emails from DeSantis administration in spending probe
Miami Herald - 04/14/25 - DeSantis officials assigned $10 million to his wife’s charity. Was it legal?
Orlando Sentinel - 04/10/25 - DeSantis charity is not complying with state laws, Florida House analysis says
Tampa Bay Times - 04/02/25 - DeSantis’ Hope Florida initiative stalled after fight with legislators
Tampa Bay Times - 03/28/25 - DeSantis grants tax favor for Philip Morris after $500,000 gift
Seeking Rents - 03/24/25 - DeSantis disses Donalds, touts First Lady, when asked about 2026 governor race
Florida Phoenix - 02/24/25 - 3 explanations for DeSantis' beef with the Legislature
Tampa Bay Times - 01/31/25 - Republican leaders in Florida House, Senate rebel against Governor
Florida Phoenix - 01/28/25 - Support of DeSantis policy is disrespectful to Black community
Orlando Sentinel - Ron DeSantis’s Long War on Black Political Power
New York Magazine - On DeSantis' Warpath to the White House, Black Floridians are the Targets
Miami Herald
Energy, Enviro & Ag Action
- The ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ contains an ugly favor for Florida’s sugar industry
Florida Phoenix - 05/27/25 - Who can use Florida’s beaches? Depends on where you are.
Politico - 05/27/25 - Group behind controversial Florida land swap withdraws plan, state says
Tampa Bay Times - 05/20/25 - Susie Wiles, Trump’s chief of staff, slams controversial Northeast Florida land deal
The Tributary - 05/19/25 - Bipartisan outrage from Florida lawmakers, residents grows over land swap
Tampa Bay Times - 05/19/25 - Just as Florida state park scandal fades, new land deal stirs anxiety
Tampa Bay Times - 05/19/25 - Fort Lauderdale Activists Protest Against Black Bear Trophy Killing
Miami New Times - 05/19/25 - House approves river drilling ban; Senate eyes softer version
Tallahassee Democrat - 04/17/25 - Florida lawmakers wade into 'War at the Shore' over beach access
USA Today News Network - 03/31/25 - Ben Albritton promises Florida citrus won’t wilt on his watch
Florida Politics - 03/10/25 - New Defense secretary doesn’t recognize the danger climate poses for Florida’s military bases
Florida Phoenix - 02/28/25 - Farm bill seeks to guard Florida farmers from ESG practices
Florida's Voice - 02/20/25 - Chemtrails and vaccine lettuce: Florida is about to have its stupidest session ever
Seeking Rents - 02/17/25 - 'Gulf of Mexico' name change may be more complicated than just updating a map
News Service of Florida - 01/23/25 - Florida citrus grower to shut down operations
News Service of Florida - 01/07/25 - Voices rise against oil drilling in the fragile Apalachicola River Basin
NPR - 12/16/24 - New database helps show which Florida politicians are owned by which polluters
Florida Phoenix - 10/28/24 - Florida lacks language laws for disaster communications, leaving counties, residents on their own
WLRN - 09/26/24 - How a Republican election sweep could transform U.S. climate policy
Washington Post - 07/18/24 - After DeSantis scrubs 'climate change' from state law, Florida begins repealing renewable-energy goals
News Service of Florida - 05/23/24 - The obscure but powerful politicians who control Florida’s energy
Tampa Bay Times - 04/18/24
Economy, Budget & Labor's Latest
- High prices charged by Florida insurers revealed by cost-per-$1,000 analysis
Sun-Sentinel - 06/17/25 - Florida state budget poised for vote. Here’s what to know
News Service of Florida - 06/16/25 - Floridians forced onto Slide Insurance while CEO gets $21 million
Orlando Sentinel - 06/12/25 - Broward bans DMV appointment scalping to stop people from ‘abusing the system’
Sun-Sentinel - 06/12/25 - Budget conference: $1M locked in for Black history museum in St. Augustine
Florida Politics - 06/09/25 - Gov. DeSantis signs legislation requiring public webpage on background check rules
Florida Politics - 06/06/25 - Palm Beach County suspends DEI policies to save nearly $330 million in federal funds
Sun-Sentinel - 06/05/25 - Florida TaxWatch: State’s economy is strong, but some bumps in the road ahead
Florida Politics - 06/04/25 - Disney to cut hundreds of employees in latest round of layoffs
Orlando Sentinel - 06/04/25 - Construction, real estate experts say Tallahassee raid may spark 'chilling effect'
Tallahassee Democrat - 06/03/25 - In Florida property tax debate, use a ‘scalpel’ not a ‘chainsaw,’ officials argue
Orlando Sentinel - 05/28/25 - Florida lawmakers paralyzed over tax breaks they can't afford to give
Palm Beach Post - 05/27/25 - Coalition wants DeSantis to veto bill expanding scope of noncompete agreements
Florida Phoenix - 05/27/25 - Don’t overtax Floridians while giving corporations a pass
Orlando Sentinel - 05/27/25 - Jeff Kottkamp promises Florida TaxWatch will guard tax dollars at every level of government
Florida Politics - 05/16/25 - Governor signs Wilton Simpson priority farm bill, including fluoride ban, 2nd Amendment protections
Florida Politics - 05/16/25 - Florida will likely cut property taxes, but Florida TaxWatch study shows the impact won’t be felt equally
Florida Politics - 05/15/25 - Gov. DeSantis drives argument for property tax cuts, threatens to veto House sales tax plan
Florida Politics - 05/12/25 - For Florida’s working poor, a very rare victory in Tallahassee
Orlando Sentinel - 04/21/25 - ‘There’s been a huge drop-off’: Canadians pull back on travel to Orlando
Orlando Sentinel - 04/14/25 - DeSantis says he agrees with Senate president on cutting sales tax for clothing under $75
Florida Phoenix - 04/11/25 - Florida Senate President unveils tax reduction compromise package
WFSU - 04/11/25 - AHCA calls Hope Florida questioning ‘a complete ambush’
Florida Politics - 04/10/25 - Health care giant Centene writes a $10M check to Hope Florida Foundation
Florida Phoenix - 04/10/25 - Who is running Florida’s finances?
Orlando Sentinel - 04/07/25 - Lawmakers make surprise pitch to cut $5B in sales tax. They have our attention
Miami Herald - 03/31/25 - Florida House says its new budget is $2.7B less than DeSantis proposal, $6B cut from last year
Florida's Voices - 03/31/25 - Lawmakers push to yank DMS Secretary’s salary, saying ‘fiscal house is completely out of order’
Florida Trident - 03/31/25 - ‘Pressing issues:’ DeSantis lashes out over Florida budget vote, vies for property tax cuts
Click Orlando - 03/28/25 - DeSantis says Florida is ‘returning’ unspent federal money to show DOGE support
Orlando Sentinel - 03/25/25 - Frustration grows as beleaguered DMS Secretary dances around clear answers
Florida Trident - 03/20/25 - Passage of the PAUSE Act would be a lifesaver for many Floridians
Tallahassee Democrat - 03/19/25 - Spending on Florida’s out-of-state employees continues to raise questions
Florida Trident - 03/19/25 - Florida TaxWatch Calls for State Housing Tax Credit to Address Housing Affordability
Capitolist - 03/13/25 - Union seeking $5,000 raise for state correctional, probation officers
Florida Phoenix - 03/12/25 - Juul Labs suit: AG announces $79 million settlement over marketing to kids claims
Florida Phoenix - 03/11/25 - Some Florida lawmakers express caution about full property tax abolition
WFSU - 03/07/25 - DeSantis opposes repealing Florida’s no-fault auto law. Will his stand stall Legislature’s efforts?
Florida Phoenix - 03/07/25 - ‘I’m very anxious right now’: Central Florida senior citizens struggle as housing, other costs outpace Social Security
Orlando Sentinel - 02/27/25 - Opioid Cash Grab: As Federal Funding Dries Up, States Turn to Settlement Money
KFF Health News - 02/25/25 - DeSantis creates a Florida DOGE to audit universities, local governments
Orlando Sentinel - 02/25/25 - Florida is rushing to enforce new immigration laws. Here’s what to know
Associated Press - 02/24/25 - Florida TaxWatch economic forecast shows upward trends, with some areas of concern
Florida Politics - 02/24/25 - Florida agencies gain more power to police illegal immigration
Spectrum News - 02/20/25 - Corey Simon files legislation to foster ‘rural renaissance’ in Florida
Florida Politics - 02/20/25 - DeSantis backs abolishing property taxes in Florida, calls for constitutional change
Florida's Voice - 02/17/25 - Proposed laws would allow billions in Florida retirement, other funds to be invested in risky Bitcoin
Florida Bulldog - 02/14/25 - Florida House speaker to condo owners: No ‘bailout’ coming from Legislature to help pay your bills
Orlando Sentinel - 02/13/25 - Find out the average price of home insurance in your county, and how much it increased since 2022
Sun-Sentinel - 02/06/25 - Gov. DeSantis proposes $116B budget, wants focus on ‘fiscal responsibility’
Florida Politics - 02/04/25 - DeSantis would cut taxes on guns, spend millions combatting immigration
Tampa Bay Times - 02/03/25 - Own a home in Florida? Don’t want it stolen? There are safeguards, but more are needed
Florida Politics - 01/29/25 - Tax-funded non-profit spent $5 million on ads amid abortion ballot battle
Seeking Rents - 01/08/25 - Florida lawmakers file bipartisan bill encouraging construction grocery stores in food deserts
Florida Phoenix - 01/06/25 - Report: Targeted for deportation by Trump, undocumented immigrants pay billions in taxes
USA Today News Network - 08/01/24 - Half the households in Florida struggle to make financial ends meet, major report shows
WLRN - 07/12/24 - Thinking about going bare? What to know before you cancel your property insurance
Miami Herald - Installing rooftop solar panels can get your home insurance canceled
Sun-Sentinel
Legal Briefs
- Florida Supreme Court halts state Bar’s role in appointments to ABA policymaking panel
USA Today News Network - 06/16/25 - Christian school asks U.S. Supreme Court to rule on pre-game prayer based on 2015 game in Orlando
Orlando Sentinel - 06/12/25 - Broward Sheriff Tony backs down on immigration stance after Florida AG threatens his job
Florida Bulldog - 06/10/25 - Help ICE or lose your job, Florida attorney general tells Broward sheriff
Miami Herald - 06/10/25 - Federal appeals panel denies stay on Florida immigration crackdown
News Service of Florida - 06/09/25 - Paul Weiss Loses Another Prominent Lawyer in Wake of Trump Deal
New York Times - 06/09/25 - Federal judge blocks Florida’s law banning social media for kids
News Service of Florida - 06/04/25 - Bipartisan family court reform legislation signed by DeSantis
Florida's Voice - 06/04/25 - Florida AG made sweeping claims in confidential abortion case
Seeking Rents - 06/04/25 - How a Florida court took unusual steps to limit abortion access for minors
Orlando Sentinel - 06/03/25 - Trump, Bashing the Federalist Society, Asserts Autonomy on Judge Picks
New York Times - 06/02/25 - Federal judge considers penalizing DeSantis-picked attorney general over Florida immigration law
Politico - 05/30/25 - Donald Trump names 5 Florida Judges to U.S. District Judge posts across the state
Florida Politics - 05/30/25 - Rep. Dana Trabulsy and Sen. Clay Yarborough split on veto override for ‘free kill’ bill
Florida's Voice - 05/30/25 - Gov. DeSantis OKs measure shielding Spanish speakers from ‘notario fraud’
Florida Politics - 05/27/25 - DeSantis suspended prosecutors for ignoring laws but calls Uthmeier stance on gun law ‘different’
Florida Phoenix - 05/27/25 - Florida court says law that allows minors to have abortions without parents' consent is unconstitutional
News Service of Florida - 05/19/25 - Federal appeals court swats down Florida drag show ban as ‘likely unconstitutional’
Florida Politics - 05/16/25 - Marion Hammer’s next big target is the NRA
Florida Politics - 05/16/25 - Broward’s new chief judge faces first big test: her colleagues’ misconduct
Sun-Sentinel - 05/15/25 - Florida attorney general says he complied with immigration injunction as judge weighs contempt sanction
News Service of Florida - 05/14/25 - State to pay $40K settlement tied to Florida Gov. DeSantis suspension of Orange-Osceola state attorney
Click Orlando - 05/09/25 - Senate OKs bill changing legal aid funding formula
Florida Politics - 04/28/25 - Federal judge extends block on Florida immigration law that led to arrest of a U.S. citizen
Florida Phoenix - 04/21/25 - New College Comms Director arrested in Manatee County for exposing sexual organs: deputies
Herald Tribune - 04/17/25 - ‘Very productive’: Worrell accepts lawyers sent by Florida AG to clear case backlog
Orlando Sentinel - 04/16/25 - ‘The cavalry is here’: Florida AG offers to help Worrell clear backlog
Orlando Sentinel - 04/15/25 - Conservative lawyers bring suit in Florida to bust up Trump’s tariffs as unconstitutional
Florida Bulldog - 04/14/25 - Five More Big Law Firms Reach Deals With Trump
New York Times - 04/14/25 - Judicial watchdog recommends suspension for Broward Judge Gary Farmer
Sun-Sentinel - 04/10/25 - Why are taxpayers funding the criminal defense of a prominent Jacksonville lawyer’s minor child? Well, the judge was a friend.
Florida Trident - 03/31/25 - New Trump memo seen as threat to lawyers, attempt to scare off lawsuits
Washington Post - 03/24/25 - Supreme Court wants to seize control from ABA of who gets to take Florida Bar exam and practice law
Florida Bulldog - 03/24/25 - Legal community shaken by a powerful law firm's decision to give in to Trump's demands
NBC News - 03/24/25 - Can the Media’s Right to Pursue the Powerful Survive Trump’s Second Term?
New York Times - 03/10/25 - You don’t need DEI programs to have diverse workplaces, say employment lawyers
ABA Journal - 03/07/25 - AI fail: Morgan & Morgan lawyers cite 8 fictional cases, thanks to a chatbot
Orlando Sentinel - 02/26/25 - House panel OKs new lawsuit limits in heavily lobbied sovereign immunity bill
Florida Phoenix - 02/20/25 - The Radical Legal Theories That Could Fuel a Constitutional Crisis
New York Times - 02/17/25 - Florida leads America in wrongful convictions - and new death-row sentences
Orlando Sentinel - 01/31/25 - How sparing the Parkland shooter's life changed Florida's death penalty
The Marshall Project - 09/20/24 - Florida’s high court poised to protect DeSantis’ congressional map that helps GOP
Politico - 09/13/24 - Harsh Florida law sees more Black kids tried as adults than white kids
Miami Herald - 07/01/24 - US Supreme Court rejects challenges to Florida’s use of 6-member juries
News Service of Florida - 05/30/24 - The Dobbs v. Jackson Decision, Annotated
New York Times
Legislative Updates
- Advocates push for override of governor's veto of 'free kill' bill
WFTV - 06/05/25 - With time running out, Florida’s GOP-led Legislature forges budget deal
Politico - 06/02/25 - 25 years of ‘unintended consequences’: Tallahassee players look back on a quarter century of term limits
Florida Politics - 05/19/25 - 10 Big Issues in 2025 Session
News Service of Florida - 05/09/25 - ‘Them’s the facts’: Gov. DeSantis blames House ‘vendettas’ for budget impasse
Florida Politics - 05/05/25 - ‘Alive and kicking’: Lori Berman, in new role as Democratic Leader, counters talk that caucus is ‘dead’
Florida Politics - 04/29/25 - 'There is no party': Senate Leader Jason Pizzo explains his surprise exit from the Democratic Party
WLRN - 04/29/25 - Do Florida lawmakers serve citizens or lobbyists and legislative bosses?
Florida Trident - 01/10/25 - Incoming legislative leaders release details of how things will run the next two years
Florida Phoenix - 11/15/24 - Republicans hang onto super majority in Florida Legislature
Florida Phoenix - 11/15/24 - The think tank behind Project 2025 is also behind some of Florida's most extreme laws
Seeking Rents - 08/26/24 - Republicans now have supermajority in Florida. Here’s what it means.
Tallahassee Democrat
Mary Jane, M.D.
- Puff, puff, no pass: Legislature shuns bills to shield parents, public workers who use medical marijuana
Florida Politics - 04/21/25 - Florida's pot industry suffered a major loss in November. But, it won't easily be dethroned
Politico - 01/07/25 - Push for government worker medical marijuana rights reignites
Florida Phoenix - 01/07/25 - Most voters supported marijuana, abortion. Will Florida lawmakers make any changes?
Miami Herald - 11/08/24 - Could failure to legalize recreational weed change future of medical marijuana in Florida?
News Service of Florida - 11/07/24
Health, Safety & Social Justice
- Read the decision: Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, allowing states to ban abortions
Orlando Sentinel - Florida child welfare agency calls ICE on teen migrant in foster care, sparking criticism
Miami Herald - 06/11/25 - Families scramble to pay for lawyers after ICE raid in Florida
USA Today News Network - 06/09/25 - A judge blocked Florida’s immigration law. Police arrested 25 anyway
Orlando Sentinel - 06/02/25 - ICE in Tallahassee: Over 100 detained in one of Florida's largest raids. What we know
USA Today News Network - 05/30/25 - Immigration raid in Tallahassee: FHP involved, several reportedly detained
Florida's Voice - 05/30/25 - FDA plan to ban fluoride supplements baffles and alarms dental experts
Science News - 05/19/25 - Florida bans municipalities from fluoridating water supplies
Florida Phoenix - 05/16/25 - Advocates claim victory as several anti-LGBTQ bills fail this legislative session
Tallahassee Democrat - 05/09/25 - No vax, no mask, but still service
Florida Phoenix - 05/05/25 - Abortions in Florida plunged more than in any other state in 2024, new data shows
Axios - 04/16/25 - Hundreds protest outside Miami’s Krome Detention Center over ‘inhumane’ conditions
Miami Herald - 03/31/25 - South Florida city sues DeSantis over immigration enforcement
Tampa Bay Times - 03/31/25 - Several anti-DEI bills advancing in Florida Legislature
WLRN - 03/19/25 - Florida’s proposed bills on solitary confinement is a win for human rights
Tallahassee Democrat - 03/19/25 - Hands-free driving bill advances in Florida Senate
WCTV - 03/13/25 - ‘Florida seniors have a lot to lose’: Medicaid cuts could devastate the state’s elderly in nursing homes
Sun-Sentinel - 03/10/25 - Survey: Over two-thirds of LGBTQ youth in Florida want to move out of state
USA Today News Network - 03/07/25 - New bill aims to end Florida contract with controversial pregnancy centers
Sun-Sentinel - 03/04/25 - Florida’s elderly guardians operate with little oversight, ‘shocking’ state audit finds
Miami Herald - 02/27/25 - Florida is stealing food from the mouths of hungry children
Florida Phoenix - 02/26/25 - With no Medicaid expansion on horizon Florida lawmakers take on scope battles (again)
Florida Phoenix - 02/25/25 - Florida’s abortion ban: What the latest data shows
Orlando Sentinel - Florida could lose millions due to haphazard research grant cuts
Sun-Sentinel - 02/20/25 - Fearful immigrants ask Florida activist to sign guardianship papers for their children
Florida Politics - 02/17/25 - Botched Care and Tired Staff: Planned Parenthood in Crisis
New York Times - 02/17/25 - 'Know your rights': South Florida immigration advocates create rapid response hotline
WLRN - 02/10/25 - Can ICE agents raid churches? Yes, but it’s unlikely, say South Florida faith leaders, lawyers
Miami Herald - 02/10/25 - 'Are Floridians prepared for federal cuts to health care?'
Orlando Sentinel - 02/03/25 - What to know about the ruling blocking Donald Trump’s order on birthright citizenship
Associated Press - 01/24/25 - Trump's executive order rollback on prescription drug cuts alarms seniors
WTSP - 01/23/25 - Medicaid cuts could devastate rural Florida affecting children
Public News Service - 01/23/25 - How to Prepare for an ICE Raid
Miami New Times - 01/22/25 - Civil rights activists stand ready to defend LGBTQ people from Trump's orders
Local 10 - 01/22/25 - This time with Trump, migrants feel more prep than panic
WLRN - 01/22/25 - Trump begins immigration overhaul, raising concerns in South Florida
CBS Miami - 01/21/25 - Abortion Pills Prescribed by Pharmacists Are Newest Effort in Abortion Fight
New York Times - 01/13/25 - Florida again leads the nation in Obamacare enrollment
Florida Phoenix - 01/09/25 - 'Pro-life' Florida isn't so pro-life when it comes to children's health insurance
Florida Times-Union - 01/06/25 - The Fall of Roe, Through the Eyes of High School Girls
Mother Jones - 12/16/24 - Tampa company is helping Planned Parenthood relaunch another birth control service—vasectomies
Creative Loafing - 12/03/24 - 6 Reproductive Rights Groups You Can Support in Florida
Miami New Times - 11/18/24 - A majority of Floridians voted for abortion rights, but GOP lawmakers aren’t swayed
Orlando Sentinel - 11/08/24 - Consulting police and lawyers has become a part of Florida abortion providers’ work
Florida Phoenix - 09/19/24 - Florida’s physician assistants want to practice primary care independently: What to know about PAs
Sun-Sentinel - 09/13/24 - The sad state of primary care in Florida: Frustrated patients want doctors to devote more quality time to their health
Sun-Sentinel - 08/26/24 - Shock, frustration, anger, desperation: The real-life toll of Florida’s six-week abortion ban
Orlando Sentinel - 08/16/24 - The fallout of Florida’s abortion ban has been "chaos," experts say
Salon - 08/08/24 - The medical realities of Florida’s 6-week abortion ban can’t be dismissed
Miami Herald - 08/08/24 - Project 2025: what does the rightwing blueprint say about abortion?
The Guardian - 08/06/24 - 'Rape' not defined in Florida law. How will doctors know if they can perform an abortion?
Tallahassee Democrat - 05/24/24 - Many Florida women can’t get abortions past 6 weeks. Where else can they go?
Associated Press - 05/06/24 - The First Six Weeks of Pregnancy, Explained
New York Times - 05/01/24 - Florida hospitals will now ask about your immigration status. What to know, how to answer
Miami Herald - 07/05/23 - Issue #59: A History of Abortion on Florida's Ballot
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Quality Education
- FAMU stakeholders file lawsuit to prevent Marva Johnson's confirmation as the university's 13th President
Hobbservation Point - 06/17/25 - Florida taxpayers will help fund a lavish pay package for a new university president
Seeking Rents - 06/16/25 - Manny Diaz’s UWF Contract Doubles Education Commissioner Salary
Florida Phoenix - 06/13/25 - Florida lawmakers rely on property taxes in education budgeting
Tampa Bay Times - 06/12/25 - Conservative lobbyist set to spin the FAMU Presidential selection process?
Hobbservation Point - 06/11/25 - As New College’s financial oversight unraveled, critics were removed
Sun Coast Searchlight - 06/10/25 - State agrees to drop charge in ex-Broward schools chief Runcie’s perjury case
Sun-Sentinel - 06/10/25 - Politics at Florida universities is really about the grift
Orlando Sentinel - 06/09/25 - Bosses of Florida’s university system disgrace the University of Florida
Orlando Sentinel - 06/09/25 - A wolf in president’s clothing at FAMU?
Tallahassee Democrat - 06/09/25 - UF trustee chair calls Ono rejection ‘deeply disappointing’
Orlando Sentinel - 06/06/25 - The Quiet Coup That Threatens FAMU’s Future
Hobbservation Point - 06/06/25 - Federal Appeals Court Upholds Order Blocking Education Department Closure
Florida Phoenix - 06/06/25 - Florida Lawmakers Getting Closer On Budget For Vouchers, Teacher Pay
Tampa Bay Times - 06/06/25 - DeSantis aide Anastasios Kamoutsas elevated to Education Commissioner
Florida Phoenix - 06/05/25 - After Ono’s rejection, what’s next for the University of Florida?
Tampa Bay Times - 06/05/25 - ‘Absolute embarrassment’: Florida’s GOP-led education board torpedoes UF president search
Miami Herald - 06/04/25 - Santa Ono falls at final hurdle to become UF President
Florida Politics - 06/04/25 - Ono blocked as University of Florida’s next president by state board
Tampa Bay Times - 06/04/25 - FIU Trustees approve Jeanette Nuñez as university president
News Service of Florida - 06/03/25 - A top DeSantis aide could become Florida’s next education commissioner
Tampa Bay Times - 06/03/25 - Salzman sends 'bat signal' of truce with DeSantis in backing Diaz as UWF interim president
Pensacola News Journal - 06/03/25 - ‘Loyalty pledges’: New UF president’s $15M contract ties pay to DeSantis agenda
Miami Herald - 06/03/25 - Tributes pour in honoring legacy of legendary politician John Thrasher
Florida Politics - 06/02/25 - FAMU Foundation Directors pump the brakes on President-select Marva Johnson's salary demand
Hobbservation Point - 06/02/25 - New College alumni threaten to sue for clarity on donations
Tampa Bay Times - 05/27/25 - Why Florida school vouchers can pay for Disney tickets, TVs while draining billions from public schools
WESH - 05/27/25 - Atty. Marva Johnson secures nomination to become FAMU's 13th President
Hobbservation Point - 05/19/25 - Closing arguments on FAMU President-select Marva Johnson
Hobbservation Point - 05/19/25 - Recap: Florida A&M University picks Marva Johnson as new president amid 'MAGA' drama
Tallahassee Democrat - 05/19/25 - Marva Johnson selected by BOT as final candidate for Florida A&M’s next president
WCTV.TV - 05/16/25 - FAMU board picks a lobbyist with DeSantis ties as its next president
Orlando Sentinel - 05/19/25 - ‘A True Game Changer:’ Unprecedented School Choice Tax Credit Part Of GOP Bill
The 74 - 05/16/25 - ‘Dangerously derailed’: Florida NAACP Conference voices concerns about FAMU presidential search
WCTV.TV - 05/14/25 - FAMU trustee Earnie Ellison resigns after Board of Governors' pushback forces exit
Tallahassee Democrat - 05/09/25 - ‘Our generation deserves better’: FSU students want changes after shooting
Sun-Sentinel - 04/25/25 - ‘Pulling the rug’: Cuts to AP, other classes will hurt low-income students, educators say
Orlando Sentinel - 04/21/25 - Florida budget vote opens questions about schools' college prep, career training funding
Florida Times Union - 04/16/25 - Senate committee unanimously rejects Joel Rudman appointment as Pensacola State Trustee
Florida Politics - 04/15/25 - Florida universities to deputize campus police for immigration enforcement
Associated Press - 04/14/25 - ‘Ladapo’s a charlatan’: Florida surgeon general’s tenure at UF is lackluster, colleagues say
Florida Alligator - 04/07/25 - How the Trump Administration Might Target D.E.I. in Public Schools
New York Times - 04/07/25 - Charter schools could more easily take over district schools, under Florida bill
Orlando Sentinel - 04/04/25 - Here’s why Florida’s book challenge law keeps changing every year
Tampa Bay Times - 03/31/25 - Florida Senate reverses law aimed at starting high-school classes later in the morning
News Service of Florida - 03/28/25 - McMahon says federal education funding is safe during Florida visit
Tampa Bay Times - 03/19/25 - The Authoritarian Endgame on Higher Education
New York Times - 03/17/25 - Florida’s undocumented students could be banned from most public universities
Central Florida Public Media - 03/07/25 - Florida groups call for clarity on immigration enforcement at schools
Central Florida Public Media - 03/07/25 - Ending tuition breaks for Florida ‘dreamers’ could have costly consequences
Tampa Bay Times - 03/03/25 - Anti-abortion ‘Baby Olivia’ video could be mandated viewing in Florida public schools
Florida Phoenix - 02/28/25 - USDA scholarship for students at historically Black colleges suspended
Associated Press - 02/24/25 - U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds gets recognition from FAMU interim President Beard
Tallahassee Democrat - 02/24/25 - Here’s what immigration crackdowns mean for Florida’s workforce
Orlando Sentinel - 02/20/25 - Florida ‘ready to assist’ states purging ‘woke ideology’ from education policy
Florida Politics - 02/18/25 - DOGE cuts $900M from agency that tracks American students’ academic progress
Associated Press - 02/17/25 - Trump’s vision for dismantling the Department of Education
PBS - 02/14/25 - How Florida’s 2023 voucher overhaul affected your private school
Sun-Sentinel - 02/13/25 - Millions flow to wealthy families, pricey private schools under Florida’s supercharged voucher program
Orlando Sentinel - 02/12/25 - State audit finds overall unnecessary spending under former UF President Ben Sasse
The Independent Alligator - 02/10/25 - Erasing History, Erasing Democracy: Trump’s Authoritarian Assault on Education
Truthout - 02/07/25 - Free speech organizations denounce Education Department’s calling book bans a ‘hoax’
Associated Press - 02/03/25 - Miami lawmakers once protected in-state tuition for so-called Dreamers. No longer
Miami Herald - 01/30/25 - Teachers Unions Blast Trump Plan to 'Steal' Money from Public Schools for Vouchers
Common Dreams - 01/30/25 - Trump's Plans to Crush the Academic Left
New York Times - 01/27/25 - Trump's Immigration Crackdown Leaves Some Families Weighing the Risk of Sending Kids to School
Orlando Sentinel- 01/24/25 - How Enrollment in the 100 largest School Districts has Changed Since the Pandemic
EdSurge - 01/24/25 - Garsh! That's Goofy: Florida tax dollars pay for voucher students' Disney trips
Palm Beach Post - 01/24/25 - Florida professors file federal lawsuit challenging DEI restrictions, law to curb 'woke ideologies'
Orlando Sentinel - 01/21/25 - Ron DeSantis' Florida had the most book bans in the 2023-24 school year
USA Today News Network - 11/04/24 - Florida’s sorry pre-K program defies voters, shortchanges kids
Orlando Sentinel - 09/30/24 - The Imperiled Right To Learn
AFT - 09/25/24 - PEN America: Books Bans Doubled In 2023-2024 School Year, Most From Florida, Iowa
Florida Times-Union - 09/25/24 - Home Education On The Rise In Florida, Experts Shares Challenges And Considerations
CBS News - 09/25/24 - Project 2025’s Plan to Eliminate Public Schools Has Already Started
Time Magazine - 07/24/24 - Governor DeSantis Vetoes Funding For Free Pads And Tampons In Schools
Central Florida Public Media - 06/14/24 - Billions in taxpayer dollars now go to religious schools via vouchers
Washington Post - 06/04/24 - School choice programs have been wildly successful under DeSantis. Now public schools might close.
Politico - 05/28/24 - School chaplains law crosses a sacred line in Florida
Sun-Sentinel - 04/22/24 - With State Bans on D.E.I., Some Universities Find a Workaround: Rebranding
New York Times - 04/15/24 - Florida teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender ID under ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill settlement
Associated Press - 03/12/24 - Fed up with Florida Legislators, faith leaders create Black history program for churches
Miami Herald - 03/01/24 - The Campaign Against DEI
The New Yorker - 01/22/24 - The Heavy Cost of Banning Books About Black Children
Time Magazine - DeSantis bans diversity, equity and inclusion in Florida colleges
Orlando Sentinel - Ron DeSantis’s war on “woke” in Florida schools, explained
Vox - The secret plan behind Florida's "don't say gay" bill: Bankrupting public education
Salon
National News
- What is Project 2025? What to know about the conservative blueprint for a second Trump administration
CBS News - Like School Shootings, Political Violence Is Becoming Almost Routine
New York Times - 06/16/25 - Republicans warn Trump that some deportations go too far
Axios - 06/11/25 - Seven Hidden Ways Trump’s Megabill Would Remake America
New York Times - 06/11/25 - National Guard, Marine response expected to cost $134M, defense official says
Washington Post - 06/11/25 - Trump Administration Says National Guard Will Be Deployed to L.A. Protests
New York Times - 06/09/25 - The Alarming Part of the Musk-Trump Dispute
New York Times - 06/09/25 - A Comprehensive Accounting of Trump’s Culture of Corruption
New York Times - 06/09/25 - Musk calls for Trump's impeachment
Axios - 06/06/25 - Four reasons Musk attacked Trump's "big beautiful bill"
Axios - 06/04/25 - Supreme Court allows Trump to end legal protections for 500,000 immigrants
Axios - 05/30/25 - The Federalist Society is surprisingly ambivalent about Trump
Vox - 05/13/25 - How to Destroy What Makes America Great
New York Times - 04/07/25 - Obama calls on citizens, colleges and law firms to resist Trump agenda
Washington Post - 04/07/25 - Hundreds of law firms back Perkins Coie in fight against Trump sanctions
Washington Post - 04/07/25 - Democratic attorneys general sue to block Trump’s voting restrictions
Washington Post - 04/04/25 - Trump Calls the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History ‘Divisive, Race-centered, Corrosive’ – Threatens Funding
EURWeb - 03/31/25 - National Democratic committees to stage town halls in House GOP districts
Washington Post - 03/14/25 - Trump Firings Gut Education Department’s Civil Rights Division
New York Times - 03/14/25 - NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black Americans
Associated Press - 02/17/25 - Now Will We Believe What Is Happening Right in Front of Us?
New York Times - 02/10/25 - Trump’s war on ‘woke’ marks US society’s plunge into ‘dark times’
The Guardian - 02/03/25 - 21 people in Trump world you need to know
Politico - 01/22/25 - The law is clear on birthright citizenship. Can Trump end it anyway?
Vox - 01/21/25 - Biden warns of the rise of a new American 'oligarchy'
Washington Post - 01/16/25 - What Kamala Harris' Loss Means For Future Female Presidential Candidates
HuffPost - 11/18/24 - Black Voters Terrified Trump’s Presidency Will Bring Hate And Violence, Poll Finds
NewsOne - 11/18/24 - Donald Trump Returns to Power, Ushering in New Era of Uncertainty
New York Times - 11/06/24 - Kamala Lost for the Same Reason as Hillary: Because She’s a Woman
Daily Beast - 11/06/24 - Blame the Supreme Court for America’s Decade of Voter Disenfranchisement
Mother Jones
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