Florida's Lieutenant Governor Running for Governor

Politics & Elections

• Jerry Demings’ campaign for governor gets off to slow fundraising start
  Orlando Sentinel - 01/13/26
• Jay Collins is running for Florida governor. Who is he?
  Tampa Bay Times - 01/13/26
• Judge sets late January trial date for Congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick, co-defendants
  Sun-Sentinel - 12/31/25
• Florida Politics’ 2025 Politician of the Year: Daniel Perez
  Florida Politics - 12/31/25
• We shouldn’t have to fight for crosswalk records, but we will
  Orlando Sentinel - 12/29/25
• Lawmakers seek to end approach DeSantis has used in delaying special elections
  Orlando Sentinel - 12/23/25
• Florida Democrats improve fortunes in December elections. Future trouble for MAGA?
  Sun-Sentinel - 12/15/25
• Eileen Higgins shatters glass ceiling with runoff victory in Miami Mayor’s race
  Florida Politics - 12/10/25
• James Fishback is registered to vote in 2 states. Does that make him ineligible for Governor?
  Florida Politics - 12/09/25
• State’s federal Medicaid payment undermines DeSantis claim about Hope Florida donation
  Orlando Sentinel - 12/08/25
• Local voting rights advocates head to Tallahassee to protest as Florida starts redistricting talks
  Associated Press - 12/05/25
• Florida House kicks off redistricting push – but sidelines opponents
  USA Today News Network - 12/05/25
• Voting rights advocates decry Florida's mid-decade redistricting effort
  WUSF - 12/04/25
• How college campus organizing has been upended in Florida’s political climate
  Tampa Bay Times - 12/04/25
• From ‘Chuck Norris’ to Ron DeSantis’ denial: The fall of Jay Collins
  Florida Politics - 12/04/25
• Plaintiffs from last Florida redistricting challenge say lawmakers shouldn’t open ‘Pandora’s box’ again
  Florida Politics - 12/03/25
• Florida Democratic House Leader calls plan to redraw congressional map ‘illegal’
  Florida Phoenix - 12/02/25
• Buddy Dyer says Bale Dalton is the best Democrat to take on Cory Mills
  Florida Politics - 12/02/25
• Judge allows lawsuit on Florida districts to proceed
  News Service of Florida - 11/25/25
• Ethics panel opens investigation into Central Florida Rep. Cory Mills
  Orlando Sentinel - 11/20/25
• U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick indicted on charges of stealing $5 million in FEMA funds
  Sun-Sentinel - 11/20/25
• Recreational marijuana amendment headed toward review by Florida Supreme Court
  News Service of Florida - 11/19/25
• Florida House moves forward with meeting on redrawing Florida’s congressional lines
  Florida Politics - 11/18/25
• Message to young white males: Corporate greed, not people of color, is the cause of poor job prospects
  Hobbservations - 11/17/25
• Court decision undercuts Gov. DeSantis election-fraud prosecutions, sends issue to state Supreme Court
  Florida Politics - 11/17/25
• Florida voters object to government interference on ballot initiatives, survey shows
  Sun-Sentinel - 11/12/25
• David Jolly has little cash in his run for governor. 
  Sun-Sentinel - 11/06/25
• Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings has filed to run for governor. Who is he?
  Tampa Bay Times - 11/06/25
• Florida redistricting, voting changes threaten state's Black political strength
  USA Today News Network - 10/24/25
• Eyes are on South Florida for redistricting after SCOTUS voting rights hearing
  Miami Herald - 10/16/25
• Judge grants ex-girlfriend restraining order against Rep. Cory Mills
  Orlando Sentinel - 10/15/25
• Ron DeSantis defends constitutionality of ‘political gerrymandering’
  Florida Politics - 10/14/25
• Shevrin Jones wants to bar mid-decade redistricting now and forever
  Florida Politics - 10/09/25
• Trump endorsement in Florida attorney general race changes GOP primary outlook
  Miami Herald - 10/09/25
• Allen Boyd calls out Neal Dunn for failing North Florida needs
  Tallahassee Democrat - 10/08/25
• Future of Florida’s congressional redistricting uncertain
  WFLA - 10/08/25
• Florida finds a new way to marginalize voters
  Sun-Sentinel - 10/06/25
• Florida Dem again files bill to create database to help in voter-rights restoration
  Florida Phoenix - 10/02/25
• Byron Donalds, Paul Renner both hold edge — barely — over David Jolly in poll from James Madison Institute
  Florida Politics - 09/29/25
• Voter registration a priority for Florida Democrats
  Palm Beach Post - 09/25/25
• At delegation meeting, citizens speak out strongly against mid-decade congressional redistricting
  Florida Phoenix - 09/25/25
• Dozens of Broward Democratic leaders endorse David Jolly for governor
  Sun-Sentinel - 09/25/25
• Issue #254: The Excuse Florida Republicans will use to Redraw Districts
  MCI Maps - 09/22/25
• Poll: 1 in 3 Florida voters don’t think state officials should have to obey court rulings
  Florida Politics - 09/22/25
• Redistricting push from DeSantis and Trump creates uncertainty for Fla congressional candidates
  Orlando Sentinel - 09/15/25
• Attack on Black people is attack on democracy
  Defender Network - 09/12/25
• Florida law upheld: Noncitizens can't gather petitions, federal appeals judges say
  USA Today News Network - 09/11/25
• Poll shows most Florida voters, including plurality of Republicans, don’t want a mid-decade redistricting
  Florida Politics - 09/11/25
• House establishes redistricting committee; Senate remains without one
  Florida Phoenix - 09/10/25
• ‘Ill-advised decision’: Ron DeSantis says Paul Renner shouldn’t have run for Governor
  Florida Politics - 09/04/25
• Nonprofit tied to Florida’s Lt. Gov. won state contracts during his Senate stint
  Sun-Sentinel - 09/02/25
• Florida’s new ‘anti-woke’ Lt. Gov. Jay Collins was the face of an organization that mandates DEI training, policies and ‘equity
  Florida's Voice - 08/26/25
• DeSantis’ attack on this Florida congressional district could have sweeping implications
  Sun-Sentinel - 08/25/25
• Florida election law dealt blow as judge rules noncitizen petition ban unconstitutional
  Florida Politics - 08/22/25
• Text exchange shows Jay Collins agreeing Ron DeSantis has Asperger’s syndrome
  Florida Politics - 08/21/25
• ‘Going to press this issue’: Ron DeSantis, James Uthmeier continue push for more congressional seats
  Florida Politics - 08/21/25
• Trump wants to end mail-in voting. DeSantis says Florida’s system is fine
  Miami Herald - 08/20/25
• Federal judges unanimously uphold Senate map, rejecting allegations about Tampa Bay district
  Florida Politics - 08/20/25
• Campaign groups urge judge to further limit new restrictions on getting measures on Florida’s ballot
  Associated Press - 08/13/25
• Slew of Groups Are Filing Appeals of Florida’s New Law Restricting Ballot Initiatives
  Flagler Live - 08/12/25
• Florida GOP backs Trump, DeSantis push for new census excluding illegal aliens, redistricting
  Florida's Voice - 08/11/25
• David Jolly rolls out trove of endorsements from 60 current and former Democratic elected officials
  Florida Politics - 08/05/25
• Florida’s GOP Congressmen show little appetite for mid-decade redistricting
  Florida Politics - 08/05/25
• Demings says he signed ICE pact ‘under protest and extreme duress’
  Orlando Sentinel - 08/04/25
• Racially rigged elections, blessed by the courts
  Orlando Sentinel - 07/28/25
• Florida congressional districts that eliminated a majority-Black seat upheld by state Supreme Court
  WCTV - 07/18/25
• Florida files quick appeal of ruling on ballot restrictions
  News Service of Florida - 07/15/25
• David Jolly rolls out endorsements from ‘Democratic powerhouses’ Gwen Graham, Donna Shalala, Karen Thurman
  Florida Politics - 07/10/25
• Law shielding Florida elected officials’ addresses from public goes into effect
  Orlando Sentinel  - 07/02/25
• Groups Seek to Halt Ballot Initiatives Law
  News Service of Florida - 07/01/25
• 'Yeah, I've changed': Former Republican congressman runs as Democrat for governor
  Palm Beach Post - 06/12/25
• 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
• 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
• A rare win for transparency in Florida government
  Tampa Bay Times - 03/20/25
• DeSantis represents a clear and present danger to Black Floridians
  The Raw Story - 02/24/25
• Recreational marijuana amendment proposed for 2026 ballot
  Sun-Sentinel - 01/16/25
• The slow, steady decline in Florida statesmanship
  Sun-Sentinel - 01/13/25
• '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
• New racial gerrymandering lawsuit argues Florida treats Latino voters as political monolith
  The Tributary - 05/24/24
• How to request public records in Florida
  Axios - 03/13/24
• 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

• DeSantis calls April special legislative session on Florida congressional redistricting
  Politico - 01/08/26
• State deletes most references to Hope Florida from Medicaid contract
  Sun-Sentinel - 12/29/25
• What's in gov. DeSantis' proposal to slash property taxes? He's working on it.
  Miami Herald - 12/19/25
• Hope Florida fallout drives another Rick Scott rebuke of Ron DeSantis
  Florida Politics - 12/08/25
• State’s federal Medicaid payment undermines DeSantis claim about Hope Florida donation
  Orlando Sentinel - 12/08/25
• ‘Not thinking about anything’: Ron DeSantis talks 2028 plans
  Florida Politics - 11/19/25
• More than $6 billion in DeSantis ‘emergency’ contracts are missing legally required public documentation
  Florida Bulldog - 10/17/25
• 3 board members leave embattled Hope Florida charity
  Tampa Bay Times - 10/06/25
• Gov. DeSantis is pressuring Florida lawmakers to cut property taxes
  WUSF - 10/06/25
• Ron DeSantis cheers court decision allowing open carry in Florida
  Florida Politics - 09/11/25
• DeSantis tramples good government in his rush to dominate cities, counties
  Orlando Sentinel - 09/04/25
• Security for Gov. DeSantis, family cost nearly $10.7 million last year, reports show
  USA Today News Network - 08/27/25
• Ron DeSantis starts turning the screws on voters who rejected him
  Seeking Rents - 07/28/25
• Unclean Hands: DeSantis gave company accused of ripping off Hurricane Ian victims $200 million in “emergency” state business 
  The Trident - 07/25/25
• 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
• US Reps. Castor, Soto call for federal probe into Hope Florida charity money
  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
• DeSantis officials assigned $10 million to his wife’s charity. Was it legal?
  Orlando Sentinel - 04/10/25
• DeSantis’ Hope Florida initiative stalled after fight with legislators
  Tampa Bay Times - 03/28/25
• 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

• Halfway through Florida’s bear hunt, state officials won’t say how many bears are dead
  Sun-Sentinel - 12/22/25
• Florida congressional Republicans tell Trump to keep oil drilling off state’s coasts
  Associated Press - 12/08/25
• Florida just approved the largest electric rate increase in history. Here's how it happened.
  Seeking Rents - 11/24/25
• DeSantis: Plan for oil drilling off Florida coast would ‘weaken protections’
  Orlando Sentinel - 11/24/25
• After ‘alarming’ Guana land swap idea, Florida lawmaker files bill for more transparency
  Tampa Bay Times - 11/19/25
• Lobbyist wrote proposal directing Florida to buy controversial, pricey 4 acres
  Orlando Sentinel - 10/30/25
• Black farmers continue struggle to keep land, operations going
  Florida Courier - 10/15/25
• Florida officials didn’t disclose funding request for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ facility, lawsuit says
  Tampa Bay Times - 10/15/25
• Dozens of Florida bear hunt permits snagged by non-hunters
  Orlando Sentinel - 10/10/25
• DOJ contradicts DeSantis: Some detainees at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ likely never in removal proceedings
  Sun-Sentinel - 10/07/25
• Florida farmers struggle as legal foreign workers worry about immigration crackdown
  Orlando Sentinel - 10/06/25
• Feds pay Florida $608M for Alligator Alcatraz day before government shutdown
  USA Today News Network - 10/06/25
• Inside Alligator Alcatraz, where detainees’ uniform color is based on criminal history
  Associated Press - 10/02/25
• Alligator Alcatraz revival: appeals court pauses order shuttering detention camp
  Miami Herald - 09/05/25
• A deceptive bill could strip Floridians of a sustainable future
  Orlando Sentinel - 08/25/25
• New lawsuit says Florida lacks authority to operate Everglades detention center
  Orlando Sentinel - 08/25/25
• Florida to use shuttered prison as 2nd immigration detention center after ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
  Politico - 08/18/25
• Judge orders Florida, federal officials to produce ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ agreements
  Orlando Sentinel - 08/05/25
• How Ron DeSantis Is Bending Emergency Powers for a Sprawling Detention Camp
  NOTUS - 07/29/25
• ‘A black hole’: Attorneys say they still can’t reach clients in Alligator Alcatraz
  Miami Herald - 07/16/25
• Exclusive: Hundreds at Alligator Alcatraz have no criminal charges, Miami Herald learns
  Miami Herald - 07/14/25
• Alligator Alcatraz firm donated to Florida GOP before getting a contract
  Tampa Bay times - 07/14/25
• Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Everglades prison ignores both environment and history
  Florida Phoenix - 06/26/25
• Who can use Florida’s beaches? Depends on where you are.
  Politico - 05/27/25
• 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
• 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

• Rep. Jacques, Sen. Martin file bills targeting illegal immigration, employer sanctions
  Florida's Voice - 01/12/26
• A New York investment firm with vast land holdings across north Florida wants state lawmakers to greenlight giant developments
  Seeking Rents - 01/12/26
• Property-tax cut proposals could shove cities and counties off a fiscal cliff
  Orlando Sentinel - 01/05/26
• Legislature focused on cutting homestead property taxes as cities, counties raise concerns
  Orlando Sentinel - 12/29/25
• Artificial intelligence, data centers is a hot topic in Florida's capitol
  WFSU - 12/22/25
• Ben Albritton on the future of property tax proposals in the Senate: ‘We’re still measuring’
  Florida Politics - 12/09/25
• Eliminating property taxes would make Florida’s regressive system even worse
  Florida Trident - 12/04/25
• Florida House moves tax-cut bills forward despite barbs from the left and right
  Miami Herald - 11/21/25
• Jeff Brandes: The architect has no plan — Florida’s $18B tax cut without a blueprint
  Florida Politics - 11/19/25
• Peggy Gossett-Seidman files bill to ban for-profit access to DMV records, end ‘shadow rating’
  Florida politics - 11/19/25
• Jeff Brandes: Florida’s Department of Chaos
  Florida Politics - 11/11/25
• Quarter of Fla residents ‘seriously’ contemplate leaving state due to high cost of living, survey says
  Sun-Sentinel - 11/05/25
• Florida politicians call for action after Times report on deadly road contractor
  Tampa Bay Times - 11/04/25
• Tax attacks: Daniel Perez responds to Gov. DeSantis’ property tax rebuke, says Governor has no plan
  Florida Politics - 10/27/25
• Undocumented workers built Florida’s roads — and died in the process
  Tampa Bay Times - 10/27/25
• Governor says state can cover costs of eliminating homestead property tax in fiscally constrained counties
  Florida Politics - 10/08/25
• So You Don’t Understand Crypto. Buckle Up.
  Mother Jones - 10/06/25
• 'Waste, fraud and abuse': DeSantis slams these Florida cities over 'excessive' spending
  Click Orlando - 10/02/25
• Florida cops want $10.4M for immigration crackdown costs. Here's each agency's wishlist
  USA Today News Network - 10/01/25
• Florida’s GEO Group plays central role in Trump’s mass deportation plan
  Miami Herald - 09/26/25
• New study: Florida property insurers denying claim
  Osceola News-Gazette - 09/25/25
• Fla businesses and governments take to walls and parking lots to replace rainbows DeSantis blasted away
  Advocate - 09/23/25
• Local governments and services in Florida could lose billions if property tax is eliminated, report says
  WMNF - 09/23/25
• Economists discuss possible impacts of eliminating property tax on governments large and small
  Florida Politics - 09/23/25
• Massive tax cut may look good, but Floridians should be wary
  Orlando Sentinel - 09/22/25
• Analysis says Florida is most expensive state for homeowners insurance
  Florida Politics - 09/22/25
• DeSantis’ Florida DOGE effort, explained
  Tampa Bay Times - 09/15/25
• Ending Florida property taxes? State Rep. Toby Overdorf tells WPTV it's not 'fiscally responsible'
  WPTV - 09/11/25
• Florida’s DOGE should investigate the money wasted on ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
  Florida Phoenix - 09/04/25
• DOGE this! Florida DOT hides crosswalk crackdown records
  Orlando Sentinel - 09/03/25
• The state of Florida wasted more than $200 million on 'Alligator Alcatraz' stunt
  Seeking Rents - 09/02/25
• DeSantis: Florida is wiping all asphalt art, from rainbows to ‘Back The Blue’
  Orlando Sentinel - 09/02/25
• Florida property tax debate heats up as DeSantis eyes big cuts
  USA Today News Network - 08/18/25
• Survey: Nearly Half Of Americans Say Cost Of Living Is Unaffordable
  Florida Daily - 08/13/25
• Unclean Hands: DeSantis gave company accused of ripping off Hurricane Ian victims $200 million in “emergency” state business 
  The Florida Trident - 07/28/25
• DeSantis targets Florida cities with audits, makes no mention of own no-bid spending
  USA Today News Network - 07/25/25
• Florida’s disaster pipeline funnels millions to politically connected contractors
  Orlando Sentinel  - 07/21/25
• The tab for Florida's immigrant prison in the Everglades is $250 million — and counting
  Seeking Rents - 07/21/25
• Florida auditor general failed to review illegal immigration expenditures
  Orlando Sentinel - 07/14/25
  Business Observer - 07/11/25
• Florida TaxWatch applauds $56M in budget vetoes, notes other cuts Gov. DeSantis missed
  Florida Politics - 07/02/25
• Gov. DeSantis vetoes $600M in projects as he signs 2025-26 budget
  Florida Politics - 07/01/25
• Florida Policy Institute: State budget will do little to help most Floridians
  WLRN - 06/25/25
• Broward bans DMV appointment scalping to stop people from ‘abusing the system’
  Sun-Sentinel - 06/12/25
• Passage of the PAUSE Act would be a lifesaver for many Floridians
  Tallahassee Democrat - 03/19/25
• ‘I’m very anxious right now’: Central Florida senior citizens struggle as housing, other costs outpace Social Security
  Orlando Sentinel - 02/27/25
• DeSantis creates a Florida DOGE to audit universities, local governments
  Orlando Sentinel - 02/25/25
• Find out the average price of home insurance in your county, and how much it increased since 2022
  Sun-Sentinel - 02/06/25
• Own a home in Florida? Don’t want it stolen? There are safeguards, but more are needed
  Florida Politics - 01/29/25
• 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 violated rights of Medicaid recipients with confusing notices, judge rules
  News Service of Florida - 01/07/26
• Sperm donor didn’t give up paternal rights, Florida Supreme Court rules
  News Service of Florida - 01/05/26
• Florida Bar flops in effort to demonize DeSantis critic
  Florida Bulldog - 12/31/25
• Florida politicians may give Big Sugar legal power to go after activists and silence critics
  Seeking Rents - 12/29/25
• Justices Reject Challenges to Death Penalty Law
  News Service of Florida - 12/22/25
• DeSantis influence clear in Florida Supreme Court applicants
  USA Today News Network - 12/18/25
• Florida biologist’s lawsuit gets go-ahead after her firing over Kirk social media post
  News Service of Florida - 12/17/25
• Former FL Supreme Court justice speaks out for an independent judiciary
  Florida Phoenix - 12/16/25
• 5 major Florida court decisions that shaped 2025
  Tampa Bay Times - 12/02/25
• Supreme Court: Florida needs 25 additional judges
  Florida Politics - 12/01/25
• State Gets OK to Enforce Social Media Law
  News Service of Florida - 11/26/25
• Ex-Florida Bar president accuses Bar of ‘cheating’ in ethics trial to punish DeSantis critic Uhlfelder
  Florida Bulldog - 11/26/25
• DeSantis seeks to scuttle Alligator Alcatraz access case
  News Service of Florida - 11/25/25
• The Federalist Society Is Torn Between Its Legal Philosophy and Trump’s Demands
  New York Times - 11/24/25
• What's behind this year's spike in death row executions after years of decline
  WESH - 11/19/25
• Hawkes and Rey chosen as judges in Florida's Big Bend
  Tallahassee Democrat - 11/19/25
• Justice Charles Canady stepping down; DeSantis gets another Supreme Court appointee
  Florida Phoenix - 11/18/25
• Biologist’s Reinstatement Denied After Kirk Post
  Tallahassee Reports - 11/18/25
• Appellate Court rejects Florida attorney general’s request in Trump library case
  Miami Herald - 11/14/25
• Florida open carry ruling prompts legal uncertainty
  Spectrum News - 11/11/25
• Florida LGBTQ leaders welcome Supreme Court decision preserving marriage equality
  Florida Politics - 11/11/25
• Judge Weighs Firing Over Kirk Post
  News Service of Florida - 11/11/25
• James Uthmeier sues Planned Parenthood over chemical abortion drugs
  Florida Politics - 11/07/25
• Parking permits for pregnant women challenged by disability-rights advocates
  Sun-Sentinel - 11/05/25
• FL bill lets families sue for killings by undocumented immigrants, fines police not working with ICE
  Florida Phoenix - 10/22/25
• Florida Bar hid prosecutions of witnesses it was using to go after lawyer targeted by DeSantis
  Florida Bulldog - 10/21/25
• Federal judge, former chief justice denounce Florida Bar prosecution loaded with political baggage
  Florida Bulldog - 09/15/25
• Florida’s ban on open carry of guns is unconstitutional, appeals court rules
  Sun-Sentinel - 09/10/25
• Bail or bust: Florida stands alone in taking fines from those who help defendants post bond
  Florida Politics - 09/05/25
• Gov. DeSantis vows vindication after Judge knocks down part of law restricting books in schools
  Florida Politics - 08/20/25
• Florida Attorney General vows to cut off law firms over diversity initiatives
  USA Today News Network - 08/04/25
• Black drivers ticketed more for traffic violation that prompted viral Jacksonville stop
  The Tributary - 07/29/25
• Racially rigged elections, blessed by the courts
  Orlando Sentinel - 07/25/25
• ACLU leads Alligator Alcatraz lawsuit alleging civil rights violations
  Florida Politics - 07/18/25
• 'Egregious,' 'Brazen,' 'Lawless.' How 48 Judges Describe Trump's Actions, In Their Own Words
  New York Times - 07/14/25
• Lawsuit accuses DMV of negligence over long lines, overnight waits
  Sun-Sentinel - 06/27/25
• Troubling new questions cloud death penalty 
  Sun-Sentinel - 06/25/25
• Mortifying distinction: federal judge holds Florida Attorney General in civil contempt
  Florida Trident - 06/23/25
• Florida Supreme Court halts state Bar’s role in appointments to ABA policymaking panel
  USA Today News Network - 06/16/25
• 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
• Florida court says law that allows minors to have abortions without parents' consent is unconstitutional
  News Service of Florida - 05/19/25
• Five More Big Law Firms Reach Deals With Trump
  New York Times - 04/14/25
• 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
• Florida leads America in wrongful convictions - and new death-row sentences
  Orlando Sentinel - 01/31/25
• Harsh Florida law sees more Black kids tried as adults than white kids
  Miami Herald - 07/01/24
• The Dobbs v. Jackson Decision, Annotated
  New York Times 

Legislative Updates

• Florida’s Legislature gets ready for more GOP sniping, tough choices and DeSantis’ swansong
  Politico - 01/13/26
• A dream for developers, a nightmare for women: Florida lawmakers start a new session
  Seeking Rents - 01/12/26
• Democrats unveil ‘Affordability Agenda’ to lower housing costs, reduce government waste
  Florida Politics - 12/09/25
• House expands paid parental leave for employees, Daniel Perez says
  Florida Politics - 12/09/25
• The Florida Legislature is not your friend
  Florida Phoenix - 12/08/25
• In Florida, lobbyists write the bills for puppet politicians
  Orlando Sentinel - 10/31/25
• Sam Garrison excited about what being House Speaker will mean for Northeast Florida
  Florida Politics - 10/09/25
• Florida’s Republican House Speaker wades into Trump’s redistricting war
  Miami Herald - 08/08/25
• Legislators say they don't get heads-up, explanation for DeSantis vetoes of their items
  Florida Today - 07/08/25
• 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.

• Trump signs executive order that would reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug
  Associated Press - 12/19/25
• Smart & Safe Florida confident cannabis amendment will make 2026 ballot
  Florida Phoenix - 11/26/25
• Judge backs DeSantis administration, delivers blow to marijuana legalization effort
  News Service of Florida - 11/24/25
• Jimmy Patronis backs hemp THC ban, says industry advocates ‘lied’ to create a ‘monster’
  Florida Politics - 11/18/25
• What does the federal hemp ban mean for Florida?
  Orlando Sentinel - 11/17/25
• 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

Health, Safety & Social Justice

• Read the decision: Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, allowing states to ban abortions
  Orlando Sentinel
• Congress Is Reversing Trump’s Steep Budget Cuts to Science
  New York Times - 01/12/26
• Groups call on Ben Albritton to block bill that would lower gun buying age to 18
  Florida Politics - 12/22/25
• Florida vaccine debate: Explaining four shots the state is targeting
  Orlando Sentinel - 12/19/25
• ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is a DeSantis disgrace 
  Sun-Sentinel - 12/15/25
• Her ties to ‘Alcatraz’ are no problem after all
  Sun-Sentinel - 12/15/25
• Doctors: Florida plan to repeal vaccine rules a 'direct threat' to health
  USA Today News Network - 12/12/25
• Public weighs in on potential end to some school vaccine mandates
  Florida Politics - 12/12/25
• House committee OKs Linda Chaney bill to create dental therapist role
  Florida Politics - 12/10/25
• Ben Albritton says ‘old school vaccines’ are safe, but jury still out on mRNA jabs
  Florida Politics - 12/09/25
• Public meeting on school vaccinations slated for Dec. 12 in Panama City
  Florida Phoenix - 12/01/25
• FL pediatricians recall childhood suffering before vaccines; Ladapo’s plan to strike mandates stalls
  Florida Trident - 12/01/25
• How Florida—Yes, Florida—Complicates Trump’s Obamacare Attacks
  The Bulwark  - 11/24/25
• The Missing Link in Dental Care? Meet the Dental Therapist
  Dimensions of Dental Hygiene - 11/24/25
• Florida lawmakers say vote to release Jeffrey Epstein files delivers long overdue justice for victims
  Florida Politics - 11/19/25
• Senate panel passes bill forcing Medicaid managed care plans to offer more after-hour appointments
  Florida Phoenix - 11/19/25
• Florida Republicans try again to ban political, Pride flags on government buildings
  Florida Phoenix - 11/11/25
• 'Unborn child' wrongful death bill reignites abortion rights debate in Florida
  USA Today News Network - 11/06/25
• What to know as federal food help and preschool aid will run dry Saturday if shutdown persists
  Associated Press - 10/29/25
• In Florida, Obamacare Price Hikes Pose an Outsized Threat
  New York Times - 10/27/25
• Carlos Giménez urges Republican leadership to extend health care subsidies, María Elvira Salazar still silent
  Florida Politics - 10/22/25
• As Florida adds firearm ‘open carry’ to ‘stand your ground,’ grocery shopping can be hazardous
  Florida Bulldog - 10/17/25
• Gun rights groups gear up to fight restrictions after appeals court clears open carry
  Florida's Voice - 10/13/25
• Second Amendment auditors’ walking roads with AR-15 and body armor, FL cops say
  Miami Herald - 10/09/25
• Florida allows open carry of guns, so Publix will too, workers say
  Orlando Sentinel  - 10/09/25
• When Miscarriages Become Crimes
  Mother Jones  - 10/06/25
• Don’t trust ‘Doctor Trump’ about Tylenol use
  Orlando Sentinel - 09/30/25
• Florida bill would let armed volunteers provide security at places of worship without pro license
  Florida's Voice - 09/30/25
• Ivermectin, from the Capitol to state-funded cancer research — it’s a thing in Florida
  Florida Phoenix - 09/25/25
• AIF poll finds resounding support for health care tax credits
  Florida Politics - 09/23/25
• Scope-of-practice fight looms over worsening dental access crisis
  Florida Politics - 09/22/25
• Florida DOH takes first step to eliminate some vaccine mandates, citing ‘medical freedom’
  Florida's Voice - 09/18/25
• Up, up, and away: 2026 health insurance premiums set to double for millions of Floridians
  Florida Phoenix - 09/15/25
• Should physicians have to see children whose parents oppose vaccinations?
  Orlando Sentinel - 09/15/25
• ‘Nobody’s asking for this’: Democratic Parkland leaders bash court decision ending Fla’s open carry ban
  Florida Politics - 09/11/25
• Lack of access to vaccines frustrates Floridians seeking COVID, flu, RSV shots
  Orlando Sentinel - 09/10/25
• Florida surgeon general begins striking school vaccine mandates, offers parents ‘freedom’ but no guidance
  Florida Trident - 09/08/25
• As Florida plans to end vaccine mandates, UF Health calls them ‘safe and effective’
  Independent Alligator - 09/08/25
• Florida to end all vaccine mandates statewide
  Axios - 09/03/25
• Autism Rates Have Increased 60-Fold. I Played a Role in That.
  New York Times - 08/28/25
• Tobacco use in Florida schools spiked this decade. The culprit? Vaping
  Orlando Sentinel - 08/28/25
• After painting over Pulse rainbow, Florida tells Orlando to remove 18 more crosswalks
  Orlando Sentinel - 08/25/25
•  State-sponsored vandalism can’t dim Orlando’s colors
  Orlando Sentinel - 08/22/25
• Unsheltered people can sleep aboard Orlando’s 407 Connect buses starting tonight
  Orlando Sentinel - 08/21/25
• Florida wins federal approval to restrict soda, candy for SNAP recipients
  Florida Phoenix - 08/13/25
• Florida surgeon general supports raw milk consumption despite 21 infections
  Sun-Sentinel - 08/13/25
• ‘Conservatives’ rally for continuation of enhanced Obamacare premium credits
  Florida Phoenix - 08/08/25
• After illness outbreak, Wilton Simpson urges Floridians to stick with pasteurized milk
  Florida Politics - 08/07/25
• Florida among most restrictive states for birth control access
  Axios - 07/28/25
• ‘We don’t plan on going anywhere’: Planned Parenthood clinics in Central Florida plan to stay open despite defunding threats under Trump
• Orlando Weekly - 07/10/25
• Florida’s Camping Ban: A look at its impact 6 months later
  Central Florida Public Media - 07/08/25
• Trump administration takes aim at rainbow crosswalks like at Pulse nightclub site
  Orlando Sentinel - 07/07/25
• Black history, minority teacher scholarships, Black Men feel brunt of Gov. DeSantis’ veto pen
  Florida Politics - 07/02/25
• Dentists’ fear: With fluoride out of Florida water, cavities will be in
  Orlando Sentinel - 06/30/25
• A Florida pastor spoke out against ICE. A dozen patrol cars showed up at his church days later
  WUSF - 06/27/25
• Florida ranks 35th in child well-being, report says
  Florida News Connection - 06/27/25
• Florida budget earmarks $29.5 million for anti-abortion center promoter — again
  Orlando Weekly - 06/26/25
• 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
• ‘Florida seniors have a lot to lose’: Medicaid cuts could devastate the state’s elderly in nursing homes
  Sun-Sentinel - 03/10/25
• '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
• How to Prepare for an ICE Raid
  Miami New Times - 01/22/25
• 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
• 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
• Consulting police and lawyers has become a part of Florida abortion providers’ work
  Florida Phoenix - 09/19/24
• 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
  MCI Maps Report 

Quality Education

• Florida deregulated nursing schools. Scam colleges and failing students followed
  Orlando Sentinel - 01/12/26
• Clay School Board member Robert Alvero under fire after saying most Black people are ‘nasty’ and ‘rude’
  Florida Politics - 12/31/25
• New College of Florida Was Progressive. Then Gov. DeSantis Overhauled It.
  New York Times - 12/30/25
• Florida confirms Moez Limayem as USF president
  Tampa Bay Times - 12/15/25
• Home-Schooled Kids Are Not All Right
  New York Times - 12/15/25
• Save our ‘beloved’ schools: Orange parents protest campus closures
  Orlando Sentinel - 12/15/25
•  Florida education chief trashes public schools, ignores voucher school disasters
  Orlando Sentinel - 12/11/25
• Florida education commissioner booed at Tampa school board conference
  Orlando Sentinel - 12/05/25
• Duval County parents voice concerns over Schools of Hope charter expansion, ‘our school board is too quiet’
  News4Jax - 12/03/25
• Private school vouchers in Florida redirecting funding away from public schools
  Florida Politics - 12/02/25
• Charter systems have targeted 450 public schools in Florida under a new privatization law
  Seeking Rents - 12/01/25
• Inside track: Manny Diaz Jr., powerful interim president, emerges as sole finalist at UWF
  The Tributary - 11/26/25
• Florida DOGE seeks information on every course taught at universities
  Orlando Sentinel - 11/24/25
• 'We're all getting frustrated': Florida lawmakers want to solve voucher mishaps
  WLRN - 11/14/25
• Florida becomes first state to adopt ‘Phoenix Declaration’ as guiding principles for education
  Florida's Voice - 11/14/25
• Fear Of Immigration Arrests Near Florida Schools Is Reducing Enrollment, Officials Say
  Palm Beach Post - 11/14/25
• Florida senator seeks to reverse Schools of Hope campus sharing law
  Tampa Bay Times - 11/11/25
• University president carousel: FSU focused on McCullough
  Florida Phoenix - 11/10/25
• Florida’s campus DOGE report questions spending at New College
  Tampa Bay Times - 11/05/25
• Florida’s ‘anti-communism’ curriculum criticized as ‘propaganda’ by experts
  Orlando Sentinel - 10/29/25
• Revolving Door 101: Corcoran’s former firm is racking up contracts with state universities – including his own
  Florida Trident - 10/27/25
• How To Fix Florida’s Voucher Funding Snags? Parents, Lawmakers Want Answers
  Tampa Bay Times - 10/24/25
• DeSantis Defends New Law Allowing Charter Schools To Demand Free Space In Public School Buildings
  Orlando Sentinel - 10/24/25
• How a transformative change in charter school rules came back from the dead and became Florida law
  Sun-Sentinel - 10/20/25
• New College of Florida isn't surging. It's sinking.
  Herald Tribune - 10/17/25
• ‘I do solemnly swear’: Florida teachers would need to take oath under proposal
  Sun-Sentinel - 10/15/25
• Florida lawmaker wants every university to rename roads after Charlie Kirk
  Orlando Sentinel  - 10/09/25
• Federal judge backs removal of penguin children’s book by Florida school board
  Orlando Sentinel - 10/02/25
• Florida again leads U.S. in book bans in 2024-25, free speech group says
  Orlando Sentinel - 10/02/25
• Florida SAT scores increase in 2025, but still lag national averages
  Sun-Sentinel - 10/02/25
• Broward schools told by federal government to end Latino program
  Sun-Sentinel - 09/30/25
• Florida Issues Warning to Any School Preventing Turning Point USA Clubs
  Newsweek - 09/30/25
• Rampant gaslighting about freedom of speech at Florida universities
  Florida Phoenix - 09/29/25
• The Miami billionaire and New York charter system behind a new push to privatize public schools in Florida
  Seeking Rents - 09/25/25
• ‘We Can Do Better’: Miami Business Leaders Push For Education Reform In New Report
  Miami Herald - 09/24/25
• Judge dismisses 55-year-old desegregation case against Jackson County School District
  My Panhandle - 09/24/25
• UF steady, other colleges rise in new U.S. News & World Report rankings
  Tampa Bay Times - 09/23/25
• UCF says it is now a preeminent school, joining exclusive company
  Florida Politics - 09/23/25
• Retired UF professor loses emeritus status over Charlie Kirk social media post
  Independent Alligator - 09/22/25
• Florida Issues Official Notice About School Vaccine Mandate Changes
  News 6 - 09/17/25
• Palm Beach County Schools To Push Back On Plan To Roll Back Vaccine Requirements
  CBS 12 - 09/17/25
• Charter School Queen: How an elected official is cashing in big on a publicly funded school
  Florida Trident - 09/12/25
• UCF, HBCUs nationwide receive threats against Black people on campus
  Orlando Sentinel - 09/12/25
• HBCUs receive threats across Southeast, including Florida. Where, what to know
  Daytona Beach News Journal - 09/12/25
• Florida warns teachers not to post negatively about Charlie Kirk
  Orlando Sentinel - 09/12/25
• School leaders react to Florida plan to axe vaccine mandates: ‘That’s so crazy’
  Tampa Bay Times - 09/08/25
• Food stamps have accountability. So should school vouchers
  Orlando Sentinel - 09/04/25
• Book bans reflect conservatives’ fear of a changing world
  Florida Phoenix - 08/26/25
• State Board Of Education Asserts Enforcement Power Over Florida Schools
  Tampa Bay Times - 08/22/25
• Florida Will Phase Out Certificates Of Completion For Students With Disabilities
  WLRN - 08/22/25
• Florida’s school library book bans are back, and as unethical as ever
  Orlando Sentinel - 08/18/25
• Judge strikes down parts of a Florida law used to ban school library books
  Orlando Sentinel - 08/14/25
• How Florida’s new education chief is rattling schools with public threats
  Tampa Bay Times - 08/13/25
• Florida ‘Dreamers’ lose in-state tuition — but not their college dreams
  Miami Herald - 08/13/25
• Vouchers Drain Millions From Public Schools.
  WUSF - 08/08/25
• The mind of a Florida book-banner is a delusional place
  Orlando Sentinel - 07/24/25
• Florida students could get even more public money for private school
  Sun-Sentinel - 07/21/25
• Federal Court Ruling Revives Escambia Book Ban Challenge
  Tallahassee Democrat - 07/18/25
• New education commissioner directs superintendents to ensure parental rights on day one 
  Florida's Voice - 07/15/25
• Another DeSantis ally takes the helm of a public university in Florida
  WFLA - 07/15/25
• Report card: Florida’s highest- and lowest-rated school districts
  Florida Phoenix - 07/08//25
• Brian Lamb: From DEI champion to enabler of Florida's "anti-DEI" university overhaul
  Hobbservation Point - 06/30/25
• Driver’s Ed Now Mandated For Florida Teens, But Not Lessons Behind A Wheel
  Orlando Sentinel- 06/27/25
• A student’s white-only rant dishonors UF 
  Sun-Sentinel - 06/26/25
• Florida Education Association: State Budget ‘Falls Short’ Of Filling Needs Of Students, Teachers
  WLRN - 06/25/25
• A White Nationalist Wrote a Law School Paper Promoting Racist Views. It Won Him an Award.
  New York Times - 06/23/25
• In rare uprising, Floridians beat back plan to cut AP funding for public schools
  Orlando Sentinel - 06/23/25
• Marva Johnson confirmed as FAMU president amid protests, backlash
  Tallahassee Democrat - 06/18/25
• 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
• As New College’s financial oversight unraveled, critics were removed
  Sun Coast Searchlight - 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
•  ‘Absolute embarrassment’: Florida’s GOP-led education board torpedoes UF president search
  Miami Herald - 06/04/25
• Why Florida school vouchers can pay for Disney tickets, TVs while draining billions from public schools
  WESH - 05/27/25
• ‘Our generation deserves better’: FSU students want changes after shooting
  Sun-Sentinel - 04/25/25
• Florida universities to deputize campus police for immigration enforcement
  Associated Press - 04/14/25
• How the Trump Administration Might Target D.E.I. in Public Schools
  New York Times - 04/07/25
• The Authoritarian Endgame on Higher Education
  New York Times - 03/17/25
• 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
• Millions flow to wealthy families, pricey private schools under Florida’s supercharged voucher program
  Orlando Sentinel - 02/12/25
• Erasing History, Erasing Democracy: Trump’s Authoritarian Assault on Education
  Truthout - 02/07/25
• 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
• Florida professors file federal lawsuit challenging DEI restrictions, law to curb 'woke ideologies'
  Orlando Sentinel - 01/21/25
• 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
• Billions in taxpayer dollars now go to religious schools via vouchers
  Washington Post - 06/04/24
• School chaplains law crosses a sacred line in Florida
  Sun-Sentinel - 04/22/24
• 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 

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