David Jolly is out to Prove Democrats Can Win in Florida 

Politics & Elections

• Democrats run military veterans as they hope for blue wave in Florida
  Tampa Bay Times - 08/13/26
• Florida AG Uthmeier embraces ultimate culture warrior role
  USA Today News Network - 08/12/26
• Byron Donalds says he’ll remove local officials who indulge in ‘sanctuary’ policies
  Florida Phoenix - 08/12/26
• Smear campaign targets Democrat’s sexuality in Florida congressional primary
  Miami Herald - 08/12/26
• After indictment and resignation, Cherfilus-McCormick asks voters to return her to Congress
  Sun-Sentinel - 08/12/26
• It’s Fentrice Driskell vs. Michele Rayner in one of the Legislature’s most competitive primaries
  Florida Phoenix - 08/11/26
• Judges uphold House districts against gerrymandering challenge
  State Affairs - 08/10/26
• Can a Democratic progressive win Florida Senate, governor races?
  USA Today News Network - 08/07/26
• GOP gubernatorial primary election seems a foregone conclusion
  Florida Phoenix - 08/06/26
• Florida Republicans now have a 1.5 million voter registration advantage over Democrats
  News Service of Florida - 08/06/26
• Affordability is heart of Florida's upcoming primary governor's race
  USA Today News Network - 08/06/26
• James Madison Institute poll: Amendment 3 has the votes until voters hear the tradeoffs
  Florida Politics - 08/06/26
• How progressive are Florida Democrats? Alex Vindman, Angie Nixon Senate race offers a test
  Florida Phoenix - 08/06/26
• Over half of Angie Nixon’s Q2 expenses were payroll. For weeks, campaign officials didn’t report who got those checks
  Florida Politics - 08/06/26
• Hurricanes are inevitable. Losing your vote to one isn’t
  Sun-Sentinel - 08/04/26
• Who should take on Ashley Moody? Dems wonder if Vindman is right pick
  Orlando Sentinel - 08/04/26
• Time is running out as Jay Collins says Ron DeSantis ‘has not said no’ to endorsing him
  Florida Politics - 08/04/26
• 'Block Flock': Debate over license plate surveillance cameras seeps into Florida’s gubernatorial race
  WLRN - 08/04/26
• Christian Ulvert is Miami-Dade's leading PAC man, gobbling up campaign cash
  Florida Bulldog - 0803/26
• Hope Florida Foundation hires political firm linked to pro-Moody Super PAC
  Miami Herald - 08/03/26
• Vindman demands Moody call for release of Hope Florida grand jury report
  Orlando Sentinel - 07/31/26
• Florida Senator Ashley Moody faces renewed scrutiny over her role in Hope Florida scandal
  CBS News - 07/27/26
• Trump leaves Florida Republicans guessing ahead of August primaries
  Politico - 07/27/26
• ‘Disgusted’: Another local leader yanks support of Fabián Basabe after sexual harassment verdict
  Florida Politics - 07/27/26
• Judge closes Paula Stark’s case after failed fight to get back on the ballot
  Florida Politics - 07/24/26
• ‘Missing the mark’: Some Democrats fret over a Jolly, Vindman ticket
  Miami Herald - 07/21/26
• Palm Beach County's supervisor of elections eases concerns about election security
  WUSF - 07/21/226
• ‘A danger to American society’: Miami pastors sound alarm on Christian nationalism
  Miami Herald - 07/21/26
• Pamela Burch Fort: Redistricting shapes power before votes are cast
  State Affairs - 07/20/26
• Democratic socialists are changing national politics. Is Florida next?
  Tampa Bay Times - 07/20/26
• Lawmaker vowed to quit if harassment claims were proven ‘true.’ That was then
  Florida Trib - 07/17/26
• Palm Beach County poised to flip to Republican red ‘as early as this year,’ data analysis shows
  WLRN - 07/13/26
• Florida Republicans take census undercount case to US Supreme Court
  State Affairs - 07/13/26
• Rising voter resistance to data centers fuel attacks on Byron Donalds
  USA Today News Network - 07/10/26
• We’re Conservative Republicans. The SAVE Act Is a Mistake
  Time - 07/09/26
• After missing Wilson endorsement, Shevrin Jones wins support from Black clergy
  Miami Herald - 07/07/26
• Florida Republicans are not happy about U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on late-arriving mail-in ballots
  Florida Phoenix - 06/30/26
• Florida’s GOP candidates for governor hate taxes. These 2 didn’t pay them.
  Tampa Bay Times - 06/30/26
• Judge fast-tracks challenge to Florida property tax ballot language
  Florida Politics - 06/26/26
• Meet the Florida Democrats running for governor against David Jolly
  Florida Phoenix - 06/25/26
• Florida AFL-CIO Releases First Slate of Candidate Endorsements for Labor 2026!
  Florida AFL-CIO - 06/18/26
• Ahead of Potential Wave Election, Democrats Prepare to Ride the Crest in Kansas, Florida and Mississippi
  MacFarlane News - 06/16/26
• Bruising primary ahead with Wasserman Schultz facing four Democratic challengers
  Sun-Sentinel - 06/15/26
• Florida Supreme Court rules new congressional map can stand for 2026 Midterms
  Florida Politics - 06/11/26
• Florida House argues Fair Districts amendment should be tossed in full
  Florida Politics - 06/09/26
• Voting rights group urge Florida Supreme Court to put new congressional lines on hold
  Florida Politics - 06/05/26
• Ashley Gantt launches campaign to succeed Shevrin Jones in SD 34
  Florida Politics - 05/29/26
• DeSantis-appointed judge allows Florida to use GOP gerrymander in 2026
  Democracy Docket - 05/27/26
• Wasserman Schultz’s FL-20 run ‘undermining Black political power,’ DNC members say
  Miami Herald - 05/27/26
• Florida redistricting map to stay for 2026 after judge declines to block it
  Tampa Bay Times - 05/27/26
• Alex Vindman is seeking bipartisan support in battle with Ashley Moody
  Florida Politics - 05/20/26
• Christian Ulvert: Why I’m all in for David Jolly for Governor
  Florida Politics - 05/20/26
• Poll shows vast majority in CD 20 want Black representation in Congress
  Florida Politics - 05/19/26
• Florida’s new congressional map splits up Black voters in Tampa Bay
  Tampa Bay Times - 05/13/26
• Most Florida voters don’t know who represents them in Congress. Redistricting confused them further
  Florida Politics - 05/12/26
• Requests for vote-by-mail ballots lag ahead of August primary
  Orlando Sentinel - 05/08/26
• How DeSantis map could shut out minority voices, cement GOP dominance
  USA Today News Network - 05/08/26
• Cord Byrd convinces Judge hearing redistricting challenge to disqualify himself from the case
  Florida Politics - 05/08/26
• DeSantis blasts SPLC as ‘race-neutral’ map faces second liberal legal challenge
  Florida's Voice - 05/07/26
• Voting rights groups bring third challenge to Florida’s newly enacted congressional map
  Florida Politics - 05/07/26
• Florida’s new voting map will cost taxpayers, add work for elections supervisors
  Tampa Bay Times - 05/06/26
• Florida Legislature approves DeSantis redistricting map for GOP boost
  Tampa Bay Times - 05/04/26
• Orlando-to-Okeechobee, UCF-to-Melbourne: Redistricting chops up Central Florida
  Orlando Sentinel - 05/04/26
• ‘Not race neutral’: How Florida’s new voting maps favor white voters
  Miami Herald - 05/04/26
• Byron Donalds defends congressional redistricting as necessary response to ‘radical’ Democrats
  Florida Politics - 04/20/26
• Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Just Resigned. She’s Still Seeking Reelection.
  NotUs - 04/27/26
• José Javier Rodríguez calls James Uthmeier the ‘most corrupt Attorney General we’ve ever had’
  Florida Politics - 04/22/26
• 22 more Palm Beach County leaders back David Jolly for Governor
  Florida Politics - 04/08/26
• Alex Vindman internal poll shows him within striking distance of Ashley Moody
  Florida Politics - 04/08/26
• Gay Valimont campaign ad gives Jimmy Patronis a tour of his district
  Pensacola News Journal - 04/03/26
• Gov. DeSantis signs Florida Save Act as ACLU, NAACP sue to overturn it
  Florida Politics - 04/02/26
• Pro-voting groups file lawsuits to block Florida’s SAVE Act
  Democracy Docket - 04/02/26
• Florida election supervisors say beware of third party registration cards
  News Service of Florida - 03/31/26
• Florida Democrats flip two seats in special legislative elections
  Florida Phoenix - 03/25/26
• Election-law changes include a key Trump demand — and may stop some Florida citizens from voting
  Orlando Sentinel - 03/16/26
• Florida Rep. Byron Donalds, a Republican gubernatorial hopeful, admits to selling marijuana as a teen
  CBS News - 03/09/26
• Bondi, Uthmeier’s $100,000 UF gig, housing costs — What does Byron Donalds think?
  Tampa Bay Times - 02/24/26
• Florida plan to verify citizenship could snare lawful registered voters in bureaucratic morass
  Sun-Sentinel - 02/23/26
• Federal ruling in Florida ballot initiative restriction challenge could have national implications
  Florida Phoenix - 02/23/26
• How James Uthmeier became one of Florida’s most powerful politicians
  Tampa Bay Times - 02/20/26
• Florida residents file petition asking court to stop DeSantis’ redistricting effort
  Orlando Sentinel  - 02/06/26
• Angie Nixon launches U.S. Senate run
  Florida Politics - 01/23/26
• Jay Collins is running for Florida governor. Who is he?
  Tampa Bay Times - 01/13/26
• Lawmakers seek to end approach DeSantis has used in delaying special elections
  Orlando Sentinel - 12/23/25
• 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
• Florida Democratic House Leader calls plan to redraw congressional map ‘illegal’
  Florida Phoenix - 12/02/25
• Message to young white males: Corporate greed, not people of color, is the cause of poor job prospects
  Hobbservations - 11/17/25
• Florida voters object to government interference on ballot initiatives, survey shows
  Sun-Sentinel - 11/12/25
• 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
• Ron DeSantis defends constitutionality of ‘political gerrymandering’
  Florida Politics - 10/14/25
• Future of Florida’s congressional redistricting uncertain
  WFLA - 10/08/25
• Florida finds a new way to marginalize voters
  Sun-Sentinel - 10/06/25
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• IRS says churches can now endorse political candidates. Miami faith leaders weigh in
  Miami Herald - 07/21/25
• 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
• DeSantis represents a clear and present danger to Black Floridians
  The Raw Story - 02/24/25
• 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 
• The Ron DeSantis Assault on Democracy
  MCI Maps
• Democrats think in the moment. Republicans think in decades
  The Hill

Ron's Inbox

• ‘DeSantis murdered my art’ 
  Florida Trident - 07/27/26
• DeSantis’ fixation on state executions reaches a new threshold this week
  MS Now - 07/27/26
• How Ron DeSantis turned Florida’s governor race into a Republican family feud
  CNN - 07/21/26
• DeSantis reports slight change in net worth
  Tampa Bay Times - 07/02/26
• Gov. DeSantis went after Democrats by a 2-1 ratio with veto pen, Fentrice Driskell says
  Florida Politics - 06/30/26
• DeSantis vetoes $1.7B from his eighth — and final — state budget as governor
  Florida Phoenix - 06/30/26
• Gov. DeSantis cancels elections and hand-picks trial court judges instead of letting voters decide
  Florida Bulldog - 05/26/26
• DeSantis keeps the door open for a 2028 presidential run
  Politico - 05/05/26
• Criminal Hope Florida probe appears to be wrapped, but IRS inquiry could soon begin
  Tampa Bay Times - 04/08/26
• DeSantis out working to designate CAIR, Antifa as terrorist groups under new law
  Miami Herald - 04/07/26
• Hope Florida grand jury report could stay secret for months
  Miami Herald - 03/27/26
• Why ‘no charges’ doesn’t mean innocent in the Hope Florida scandal
  Tampa Bay Times - 02/13/26
• Ron DeSantis starts turning the screws on voters who rejected him
  Seeking Rents - 07/28/25
• Gov. Ron Desantis vs. The First Amendment
  Hobbservation Point - 06/16/25
• 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

• Deep Dive: How Florida lawmakers diverted conservation funds to cover routine expenses
  Vote Water - 08/06/26
• A majority of Florida waterways are polluted. But environmental enforcement is lacking
  Central Florida Public Media - 08/03/26
• Who is pouring millions into the sleepy race for Florida’s ag commissioner?
  Florida Trib - 07/28/26
• Trump administration allows killing of species threatened with extinction
  Washington Post - 07/21/26
• FWC secretly investigated outspoken environmental activists, records show
  Orlando Sentinel - 07/20/26
• ‘Failure by every measure’: Advocates demand accountability for Alligator Alcatraz
  Orlando Sentinel - 06/29/26
• Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" shutting down permanently, sources say
  CBS News - 06/23/26
• What comes after ‘Alligator Alcatraz’? Uthmeier hopes for a protected environmental area
  Florida Phoenix - 06/23/26
• Florida’s GOP AGs used to intervene in utility rate cases, but no longer
  Florida Phoenix - 06/19/26
• Who Killed the Florida Orange?
  Slate - 04/21/26
• Florida just approved the largest electric rate increase in history. Here's how it happened.
  Seeking Rents - 11/24/25
• Black farmers continue struggle to keep land, operations going
  Florida Courier - 10/15/25
• 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
• The obscure but powerful politicians who control Florida’s energy
  Tampa Bay Times - 04/18/24

Economy, Budget & Labor's Latest

• Developer lobbyists secretly sought to maintain a law handcuffing local communities on growth
  Seeking Rents - 08/12/26
• Popular DROP program could be dropped for new public employees
  Florida Phoenix - 08/11/26
• Florida cost of living in 2026: What it costs to live in the state
  USA Today News Network - 08/10/26
• How the Haiti TPS crisis has hit South Florida hotels and an airport
  Miami Herald - 08/10/26
• No on 3 campaign focuses on the pain for renters if property tax cut passes
  Florida Phoenix - 08/07/26
• Florida cost of living in 2026: What it costs to live in the state
  USA Today News Network - 08/06/26
• Democratic lawmakers join advisory committee for anti-Amendment 3 push
  Florida Politics - 08/06/26
• Florida sheriffs ‘significantly concerned’ with amendment rolling back property taxes
  Orlando Sentinel - 08/04/26
• Florida’s ‘Live Local’ law lets developers bypass public oversight while failing workforce renters, critics say
  Florida Bulldog - 07/30/26
• Fraternal Order of Police latest group to oppose property tax constitutional amendment
  Florida Phoenix - 07/27/26
• Would cutting Florida property taxes also cut your kid's summer camp?
  Palm Beach Post - 07/27/26
• Florida Democrats slam ‘scam’ property tax amendment as ‘just plain bad for Florida’
  Florida Politics - 07/21/26
• Florida Ranks Among Top 3 States in Financial Distress as Affordability Crisis Deepens
  Medium - 07/17/26
• Florida business establishment remains quiet on property tax amendment
  Florida Phoenix - 07/14/26
• If Florida Slashes Property Taxes, Where Will the Money Come From?
  New York Times - 07/13/26
• Why Gov. DeSantis now says he won’t campaign for property tax plan
  Miami Herald - 06/30/26
• Gov. DeSantis’ veto list marks winners and losers in the state budget
  Florida Politics - 06/30/26
• What survived: The budget projects Ron DeSantis did NOT veto tell as much of a story as those he did
  Florida Politics - 06/30/26
• Florida gives millions in tax breaks to data centers under DeSantis-backed law
  Tampa Bay Times - 06/29/26
• Campaign launches to oppose property tax cut constitutional amendment
  Florida Phoenix - 06/29/26
• Just what does Florida’s homestead property tax amendment do? Your questions answered
  Orlando Sentinel - 06/04/26
• The property tax blast radius nobody is talking about
  Florida Trident - 06/02/26
• ‘Concerned is probably an understatement:’ Florida cities brace for property tax blow
  Orlando Sentinel - 06/02/26
• South Florida schools would lose $1b under Ron DeSantis’ tax plan, analysis finds
  Miami Herald - 06/02/26
• A property tax crisis, made in Tallahassee
  Tallahassee Democrat - 06/01/26
• 'Makes no sense': Local officials react to DeSantis property tax plan
  Tallahassee Democrat - 06/01/26
• Florida’s delayed $115 billion budget puts money toward AI, AIDS drugs
  Tampa Bay Times - 05/27/26
• Florida House budget includes $6 million for company of budget negotiator’s husband
  Florida Trident - 05/26/26
• State prosecutors, public defense lawyers to get pay bumps and more jobs, but there’s a huge disparity
  Florida Politics - 05/26/26
• Budget conference: Controversial Schools of Hope funding divides House, Senate
  Florida Politics - 05/19/26
• Legislature divvies up dollars in the dark
  Orlando Sentinel - 05/18/26
• Florida is not ready for Hurricane Season. Washington is making it worse
  Florida Politics - 04/09/26
• GOP legislators kneecap teacher unions, coddle police unions
  Orlando Sentinel - 04/06/26
• Fla homeowners were forced into a new insurance company. Whistleblowers say it siphoned millions in profits.
  CBS News - 03/24/26
• Legislature settles on increase to sovereign immunity caps
  Florida Politics - 03/13/26
• Bill banning Florida cities and counties from spending on DEI programs heads to DeSantis
  News Service of Florida - 03/11/26
• Affordability is Floridians’ top issue. Lawmakers aren’t addressing it.
  Tampa Bay Times - 03/09/26
• Poll finds Florida voters disapprove of ICE, divided over Trump handling of immigration
  Sun-Sentinel - 03/09/26
• Florida poll finds widespread affordability worries. Most voters ready to cut property taxes
  Sun-Sentinel - 03/09/26
• New records show Florida officials burned more than $1.2 million per day on ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
  Florida Trip - 03/02/26
• A Florida crackdown on city and county ‘DEI’ activities? See possible impact
  Miami Herald - 02/23/26
• Florida House revives expired emergency fund after $573M spent on immigration
  Florida Phoenix - 02/23/26
• $92 million for porta-potties? Big spending at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
  Orlando Sentinel - 02/18/26
• Florida US Rep. Jimmy Patronis warns of unintended consequences from property tax cuts
  WPTV - 02/17/26
• Warned of Florida State Guard concerns, DeSantis administration fired whistleblower, records show
  Orlando Sentinel - 02/02/26
• Florida State Guard officers accuse leaders of fraud, waste and negligence
  Sun-Sentinel - 01/21/26
• Property-tax cut proposals could shove cities and counties off a fiscal cliff
  Orlando Sentinel - 01/05/26
• Eliminating property taxes would make Florida’s regressive system even worse
  Florida Trident - 12/04/25
• Jeff Brandes: The architect has no plan — Florida’s $18B tax cut without a blueprint
  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
• Undocumented workers built Florida’s roads — and died in the process
  Tampa Bay Times - 10/27/25
• So You Don’t Understand Crypto. Buckle Up.
  Mother Jones - 10/06/25
• 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
• 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
• Survey: Nearly Half Of Americans Say Cost Of Living Is Unaffordable
  Florida Daily - 08/13/25
• Florida’s disaster pipeline funnels millions to politically connected contractors
  Orlando Sentinel  - 07/21/25
• ‘I’m very anxious right now’: Central Florida senior citizens struggle as housing, other costs outpace Social Security
  Orlando Sentinel - 02/27/25
• 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

• Flock Cameras Can Track Every Car in America. Police Love Them. Citizens Don’t.
  New York Times - 08/10/26
• Florida cops are quietly using Meta smart glasses
  Miami New Times - 08/07/26
• Florida defends immigration transport law in appeals court
  State Affairs - 08/04/26
• State, CAIR battle over documents in ‘terrorist’ designation case
  State Affairs - 08/04/26
• How a Top Law Firm Went From Standing Up to Trump to Bending the Knee
  New York Times - 08/03/26
• DeSantis signs 14th death warrant of 2026
  News Service of Florida - 07/31/26
• RNC and Florida GOP intervene to defend state law requiring proof of citizenship to vote
  Florida Politics - 07/28/27
• Florida accelerates its pace of executions, carrying out two in one day 
  Florida Trib - 07/27/26
• Miami lawmaker’s firm can represent client before the state, ethics panel says
  Miami Herald - 07/27/26
• Appeals court weighs testimony in Escambia book ban case
  State Affairs - 07/15/26
• Supreme Court could end 6-person juries. For Florida, it would be a seismic shift
  Tampa Bay Times - 07/13/26
• Leon County considers legal fight against DeSantis DEI law
  Tallahassee Democrat - 07/09/26
• Another Amendment 3 challenge filed by bipartisan pair of former legislators
  Florida Phoenix - 07/08/26
• Federal court strikes down Florida’s Stop WOKE Act in higher ed
  Orlando Sentinel - 07/08/26
• The Staggering Cost Of James Uthmeier
  Florida Trident - 07/07/26
• CAIR loses bid for immediate halt to ‘terrorist’ designation
  State Affairs - 07/07/26
• Florida enters new era of AI policing, politically connected firm gets contracts
  Orlando Sentinel - 07/06/26
• Bullying local leaders while worshipping guns
  Orlando Sentinel - 07/06/26
• Muslim advocacy group challenges Florida law allowing ‘domestic terrorist’ labels
  State Affairs - 07/03/26
• ACLU, retired Judge sue Ron DeSantis over unfilled 3rd District bench seat
  Florida Politics - 07/01/26
• SCOTUS rejects Trump's birthright citizenship policy
  Axios - 06/30/26
• Mark Ferrulo: Florida’s courts are the line of defense for our freedoms
  Florida Politics - 06/30/26
• Capital Punishment Is on the Decline. Except in Ron DeSantis’s Florida.
  New York Times - 06/30/26
• The Supreme Court nears the end of its term with momentous cases about Trump’s power to be decided
  Associated Press - 06/29/26
• MAGA money looks to punish Miami-Dade judge who briefly blocked land giveaway for Trump library
  Florida Bulldog - 06/29/26
• JMI joins Texas think tank warning against rollback of tort reforms
  Florida Politics - 06/26/26
• AG Uthmeier ignores ‘duty to prosecute’ and 4th DCA rules kids as young as Parkland killer Nikolas Cruz can carry concealed guns
  Florida Bulldog - 06/25/26
• The injustice of justices ignoring our rights 
  Sun-Sentinel - 06/24/26
• Supreme Court to review Florida six-person juries
  State Affairs - 06/16/26
• Why Florida is leading the nation in executions
  WLRN - 06/10/26
• Supreme Court tosses Florida lawsuit against states for driver’s licenses issued to undocumented immigrants
  NBC News - 05/27/26
• Free speech group may fight to Fla. domestic terrorism law
  Legal Newsline - 05/26/26
• Plaintiffs make their case against Florida’s map, but will a Judge stop its use before the Midterms?
  Florida Politics - 05/18/26
• Judge takes step to consolidate redistricting challenges ahead of hearing to put Florida map on hold
  Florida Politics - 05/13/26
• Florida judge recusal raises 'bizarre' questions of bias
  Tallahassee Democrat - 05/11/26
• Florida AG says surrogacy is human trafficking, with big implications for families
  Tampa Bay Times - 05/11/26
• James Uthmeier subpoenas SPLC over fundraising practices
  The Capitolist - 05/06/26
• DeSantis appeals judge's order on Muslim group 'terrorist' designation
  USA Today News Network - 04/22/26
• The Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court
  New York Times - 04/20/26
• James Uthmeier says he’ll use ‘the hard way’ to force NFL to drop ‘Rooney Rule’
  Florida Politics - 04/06/26
• Florida can fund religious charter schools, state attorney general says
  News Service of Florida - 04/03/26
• Federal judge blocks DeSantis’ foreign terrorist label of Muslim groups
  Associated Press - 03/05/26
• Don’t let an unelected man seize power over Florida laws
  Orlando Sentinel - 01/30/26
• James Uthmeier: Florida’s affirmative action laws are unconstitutional
  Florida Politics - 01/21/26
• Florida Legislature 2026: Fortifying the courts ahead of a redistricting fight
  Seeking Rents - 01/20/26
• Florida Supreme Court rejects ‘gatekeeper’ accreditation role for American Bar Association
  Florida Politics - 01/20/26
• Sperm donor didn’t give up paternal rights, Florida Supreme Court rules
  News Service of Florida - 01/05/26
• 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
• 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
• State Gets OK to Enforce Social Media Law
  News Service of Florida - 11/26/25
• Florida open carry ruling prompts legal uncertainty
  Spectrum News - 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
• 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
• Florida Attorney General vows to cut off law firms over diversity initiatives
  USA Today News Network - 08/04/25
• Racially rigged elections, blessed by the courts
  Orlando Sentinel - 07/25/25
• 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
• 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
• 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 House Speaker Daniel Perez is stepping down for Brazil post
  News Service of Florida - 08/11/26
• Gov. DeSantis signs 8 more bills as more than 100 new laws will take effect July 1. Here’s the full list of the latest
  News4Jax - 06/29/26
• Florida voters wanted AI restrictions. But power, policy and politics doomed legislation.
  Sun-Sentinel - 03/30/26
• What your Legislature did instead of taking care of you
  Florida Phoenix - 03/26/26
• 2025 extended session cost Florida taxpayers more than $259K
  Florida Phoenix - 03/24/26
• The Florida Legislature made a mess. The Florida House refused to clean it up.
  Seeking Rents - 03/16/26
• Jeff Brandes: 6 ideas Legislature can’t afford to ignore in 2026
  Florida Politics - 01/20/26
• 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
• Do Florida lawmakers serve citizens or lobbyists and legislative bosses?
  Florida Trident - 01/10/25
• 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.

• A Marijuana Giant That Won Over Trump Has Found Enemies Closer to Home
  New York Times - 08/03/26
• Florida officials weigh in on the federal rescheduling of medical marijuana
  Florida Phoenix - 06/02/26
• Marijuana downgraded by DOJ, but Florida law still rules in Tallahassee
  Tallahassee Democrat - 04/27/26
• Aspiring pot companies had big dreams for Florida. Reality has hit hard.
  Politico - 04/20/26
• Trump signs executive order that would reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug
  Associated Press - 12/19/25
• Judge backs DeSantis administration, delivers blow to marijuana legalization effort
  News Service of Florida - 11/24/25
• What does the federal hemp ban mean for Florida?
  Orlando Sentinel - 11/17/25

Health, Safety & Social Justice

• Read the decision: Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, allowing states to ban abortions
  Orlando Sentinel
• Florida pediatricians denounce Trump vaccine order
  News Service of Florida - 08/12/26
• Auditor General: DeSantis administration ‘significantly delayed’ access to Medicaid records
  Florida Phoenix - 08/06/26
• Could property tax cut come at a cost to children's healthcare? FHA CEO Mayhew responds
  WUSF - 08/04/26
• Inside the revolt against Florida's controversial police security cameras
  USA Today News Network - 08/04/26
• Gaetz: Next governor should review KidCare challenge before continuing DeSantis’ fight
  Florida Phoenix - 08/04/26
• Haitian TPS protections end, bringing uncertainty for South Florida workers, and families
  CBS News - 07/27/26
• Surgeon General suggests high measles counts could be tied to abortion opposition
  Florida Phoenix - 07/27/26
• Trump DOJ Memo threatens decades of disability rights protections, tests key Florida rights case
  Florida Bulldog - 07/20/26
• How the property tax amendment could reshape funding for Florida's public hospitals
  WUSF - 07/14/26
• Free speech? Florida students have diplomas threatened for silent ICE protest
  Orlando Sentinel - 07/06/26
• Florida’s care system braces for a ‘shockwave’ as Haitian TPS ends
  State Affairs - 07/02/26
• Millions drop Obamacare health coverage after subsidies expire and costs rise
  Associated Press - 06/29/26
• Pediatric Associates sues Florida’s health agency over ‘deeply flawed’ Medicaid rates
  Sun-Sentinel - 06/24/26
• ‘Bad policy costs lives.’ Medical professionals urged to improve Black patient outcomes — by voting
  Sun-Sentinel - 06/18/26
• DeSantis pushed lawmakers to purge Medicaid, records show
  Seeking Rents - 05/04/26
• Many states unsure how to implement new Medicaid work requirements, KFF survey finds
  Florida Phoenix - 04/30/26
• Florida clears the way for armed volunteers to protect churches and mosques
  Florida Politics - 04/27/26
• DeSantis administration gets pushback for its child health policies
  Florida Phoenix - 04/20/26
• Warehoused without any protection’: Florida traps seniors in elder care homes
  Miami Herald - 04/06/26
• Florida AG Uthmeier tells NFL to end diversity-promoting ‘Rooney Rule’
  Orlando Sentinel - 03/26/26
• Sheriffs on Florida immigration enforcement board criticize federal mass deportation efforts
  News Service of Florida - 03/18/26
• Judge blocks US government from slimming down vaccine recommendations
  Associated Press - 03/17/26
• Florida lawmakers advance domestic terrorism designation bill despite constitutional concerns
  WUSF - 03/04/26
• Florida leads the nation in the drop in Obamacare enrollment
  WLRN - 01/20/26
• The Missing Link in Dental Care? Meet the Dental Therapist
  Dimensions of Dental Hygiene - 11/24/25
• As Florida adds firearm ‘open carry’ to ‘stand your ground,’ grocery shopping can be hazardous
  Florida Bulldog - 10/17/25
• When Miscarriages Become Crimes
  Mother Jones  - 10/06/25
• 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
• Tobacco use in Florida schools spiked this decade. The culprit? Vaping
  Orlando Sentinel - 08/28/25
• Florida wins federal approval to restrict soda, candy for SNAP recipients
  Florida Phoenix - 08/13/25
• Florida among most restrictive states for birth control access
  Axios - 07/28/25
• Florida ranks 35th in child well-being, report says
  Florida News Connection - 06/27/25
• 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
• 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
• 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
• '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

• New Florida education commissioner wants to stay past DeSantis
  Tampa Bay Times - 08/06/26
• 50,000 empty seats push Florida district toward more school closures
  USA Today News Network - 08/06/26
• 'One Rattler at a time': Marva Johnson navigates first year at FAMU
  Tallahassee Democrat - 08/04/26
• What Byron and Erika Donalds’ gospel of school choice could mean for Florida
  Florida Trib - 07/31/26
• Florida’s Great Conservative Crack-Up
  Chronicle of Higher Education - 07/30/36
• New College Foundation Seeks To Dissolve School’s Alumni Association
  Suncoast Searchlight - 07/27/26
• In home state, Moms for Liberty shows lackluster influence in school board races
  Florida Trib - 07/21/26
• A victory for ‘the right to tell people what they do not want to hear’
  Florida Phoenix - 07/21/26
• Shrinking student populations cause spike in public school closures across U.S.
  Washington Post - 07/20/26
• DeSantis recommends Trump administrator, former Florida official, to be next ed commissioner
  Florida Phoenix - 07/20/26
• Non-Florida students will pay higher public university tuition this year
  Florida Phoenix - 07/17/26
• The billionaire trying to reinvent Florida schools has a $7.5 million bet on Byron Donalds
  Miami New Times - 07/14/26
• After court blocked ‘WOKE Act’, professors ‘cautiously optimistic’
  News Service of Florida - 07/13/26
• Teacher pay, vouchers: Candidates for Florida governor share education plan
  Orlando Sentinel - 07/13/26
• Next in Florida's war on 'woke': Becoming its own higher ed watchdog
  WLRN - 07/10/26
• ‘Breathtaking assertion of power’: Appeals court slams door on Florida ‘Stop Woke’ law championed by DeSantis
  Politico - 07/08/26
• State loses appeal challenging college accreditation system
  State Affairs - 07/07/26
• Higher ed groups decry Florida's ban on undocumented students from public colleges
  WUSF - 07/07/26
• New College takeover of USF Sarasota-Manatee shows the Legislature at its worst
  Florida Trident - 07/06/26
• After politicized search process, Bell becomes UF’s president
  Florida Trib - 07/02/26
• Look up the latest grades for Florida’s public schools
  Orlando Sentinel - 07/02/26
• DeSantis identifies winners, losers in Florida’s education budget
  Tampa Bay Times - 06/30/26
• FAMU taps veteran lawyer, state official to lead law school
  USA Today News Network - 06/19/26
• In Florida’s largest district, few line up to run for school board
  Florida Trib - 06/15/26
• Plaintiffs in Florida’s voucher school lawsuit highlight disturbing reality
  Orlando Sentinel - 06/08/26
• Florida Legislature approves $4.5 billion for homeschoolers and private schools
  Florida Independent - 06/05/26
• GOP restructuring of higher ed touches everything, including UF presidential search
  Florida Trib - 06/03/26
• Boycott of college football gets no traction in Florida, elsewhere
  USA Today News Network - 05/28/26
• Florida rewrites history with a right-wing slant
  Orlando Sentinel - 05/20/26
• Teachers union, parents sue Florida over vouchers, charter school funding
  Orlando Sentinel - 05/06/26
• Ivie Burch, education champion, memorialized at Gulf Coast State College
  WMBB - 04/27/26
• Step Up For Students school choice voucher applications are up despite concerns
  Florida Politics - 04/06/26
• Florida removes sociology from core curriculum at state universities
  News Service of Florida - 03/30/26
• Florida censors ‘racism’ references out of college textbook
  Orlando Sentinel - 03/09/26
• What hiring Florida’s attorney general says about UF
  Tampa Bay Times - 03/05/26
• Florida faculty union, profs decry ‘censored’ state sociology textbook
  Orlando Sentinel - 02/23/26
• Can the Florida Legislature keep politics off campuses – and should they?
  Florida Trident - 01/26/26
• Florida deregulated nursing schools. Scam colleges and failing students followed
  Orlando Sentinel - 01/12/26
• New College of Florida Was Progressive. Then Gov. DeSantis Overhauled It.
  New York Times - 12/30/25
• Home-Schooled Kids Are Not All Right
  New York Times - 12/15/25
• Private school vouchers in Florida redirecting funding away from public schools
  Florida Politics - 12/02/25
• 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
• 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
• New College of Florida isn't surging. It's sinking.
  Herald Tribune - 10/17/25
• Florida again leads U.S. in book bans in 2024-25, free speech group says
  Orlando Sentinel - 10/02/25
• 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
• UCF says it is now a preeminent school, joining exclusive company
  Florida Politics - 09/23/25
• Florida Issues Official Notice About School Vaccine Mandate Changes
  News 6 - 09/17/25
• 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’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
• 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
• Federal Court Ruling Revives Escambia Book Ban Challenge
  Tallahassee Democrat - 07/18/25
• Brian Lamb: From DEI champion to enabler of Florida's "anti-DEI" university overhaul
  Hobbservation Point - 06/30/25
• In rare uprising, Floridians beat back plan to cut AP funding for public schools
  Orlando Sentinel - 06/23/25
• Florida lawmakers rely on property taxes in education budgeting
  Tampa Bay Times - 06/12/25
• Politics at Florida universities is really about the grift
  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
• Florida universities to deputize campus police for immigration enforcement
  Associated Press - 04/14/25
• 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
• 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’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
• NAACP urges Black athletes to avoid Florida public universities over anti-DEI policies
  NPR - 03/12/24
• 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 
• NAACP Issues Travel Advisory for Florida

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