DAVID JOLLY LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR
David Jolly is running for governor of Florida, promising a campaign that will reach all corners of the state and seek votes from people who don’t traditionally support Democrats. The central theme of the campaign, which he is launching Thursday, is relieving the strain from the high cost of living in the state. “Affordability, affordability, affordability. That is the No. 1 issue,” he said. “We are in the midst of a generational affordability crisis that’s impacting every voter and every community, from every walk of life, from every socioeconomic group, and I don’t believe Republicans are offering solutions for that,” Jolly said in an interview during which he described his campaign and platform.
SUN - SENTINEL - 06/05/25
- Florida Dems slam "sanitized" tour of Alligator Alcatraz; Miami-Dade mayor told "no access"
CBS News - 07/10/25 - Supreme Court declines to lift hold on Florida’s tough immigration law
Politico - 07/10/25 - The U.S. military is sending 200 Marines to Florida to support ICE operations
Orlando Sentinel - 07/07/25 - Black history, minority teacher scholarships, Black Men feel brunt of Gov. DeSantis’ veto pen
Florida Politics - 07/02/25 - Supreme Court ruling on birthright citizenship may affect Florida babies in July
Miami Herald - 06/27/25 - Who’s running for Florida governor in 2026? We check in on the race
Orlando Sentinel - 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 - Well-known Trump critic David Jolly enters race for Florida governor
Politico - 06/05/25 - David Jolly’s Purple Campaign for Florida Governor
The Bulwark - 06/02/25 - The Big Secret About Medicaid: It’s a Middle-Class Benefit
New York Times - 03/24/25 - DeSantis represents a clear and present danger to Black Floridians
The Raw Story - 02/24/25
Politics & Elections
- How many political parties are registered in Florida? Probably more than you think
USA Today News Network - 07/14/25 - Byron Donalds dwarfs David Jolly in early 2026 Florida governor race fundraising
USA Today News Network - 07/14/25 - David Jolly rolls out endorsements from ‘Democratic powerhouses’ Gwen Graham, Donna Shalala, Karen Thurman
Florida Politics - 07/10/25 - Stephanie Murphy declares candidacy for Orange County mayor
Orlando Sentinel - 07/10/25 - Florida needs an LG, now more than ever
Sun-Sentinel - 07/07/25 - Anna Eskamani raises nearly $100K in 2 weeks for Orlando Mayor bid
Florida Politics - 07/03/25 - 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 - Who is Mitchell Berger, the Fort Lauderdale Democrat chairing David Jolly governor campaign?
Sun-Sentinel - 06/30/25 - Firms belonging to wife of Rep. Donalds grabbed millions in charter school contracts
Florida Bulldog - 06/30/25 - Can Florida politicians replicate Mamdani’s success? Young Democrats chime in
Orlando Sentinel - 06/30/25 - Alexander Vindman, key witness in first Trump impeachment, may run for U.S. Senate in Florida
Sun-Sentinel - 06/27/25 - Florida Attorney General candidate José Javier Rodríguez blasts 'Alligator Alcatraz' as 'reckless'
WLRN - 06/27/25 - Anti-Trump 'No Kings' protests were a great first step. What's next?
Palm Beach Post - 06/26/25 - LaVon Bracy Davis, RaShon Young win Democratic primaries in special legislative election
Orlando Sentinel - 06/25/25 - Dreaming big, Florida Democrats see path to start winning elections again
Sun-Sentinel - 06/23/25 - Val Demings says she won’t run for Orange County Mayor
Orlando sentinel - 06/23/25 - Three Democratic lawmakers join forces to launch new law firm
Florida Politics - 06/23/25 - Democratic governor candidate says he’ll seek support from Florida gun owners — and stricter gun regulations
Sun-Sentinel - 06/17/25 - Federal trial alleging illegal racial gerrymandering in Tampa Bay Senate seat concludes
Florida Phoenix - 06/13/25 - 'Yeah, I've changed': Former Republican congressman runs as Democrat for governor
Palm Beach Post - 06/12/25 - Poll shows Byron Donalds starts with 6-point lead over David Jolly in 2026 Governor’s race
Florida Politics - 06/12/25 - 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 - Reconsider, Sen. Pizzo — Independent candidates can’t win
Orlando Sentinel - 06/02/25 - Republican Party of Florida joins ballot initiative lawsuit in federal court
Florida Phoenix - 06/02/25 - DeSantis says anyone running for Florida governor as a Democrat is ‘dead meat’
Sun-Sentinel - 05/30/25 - In Florida and Nationwide, GOP Cracks Down on Direct Democracy
Democracy Docket - 05/23/25 - Florida Direct Democracy Restrictions Challenge
Democracy Docket - 05/23/25 - Equal Ground to kick off statewide tour highlighting Legislature’s ‘failures,’ efforts to ‘silence’ voters
Florida Politics - 05/22/25 - Two members of Congress call for federal investigation into Hope Florida charity money
Miami Herald - 05/19/25 - League of Women Voters, Advocacy Groups Seek to Join Lawsuit Over Florida Ballot Initiative Restrictions
The Capitolist - 05/16/25 - A new party (and Governor?), ‘For the People’
Florida Politics - 05/15/25 - Orlando attorney John Morgan won’t say he’s running for governor. But he is starting a new party
Orlando Sentinel - 05/15/25 - Trump endorsement fuels Byron Donalds ahead of Casey DeSantis in 2026 governor primary, poll suggests
Florida's Voice - 05/09/25 - Feds should investigate Hope Florida, Nikki Fried says
Florida Politics - 04/21/25 - I've NEVER seen this in my 34 years in Florida politics!
Voting Trend - 04/03/25 - Who is Byron Donalds? Republican Congressman running to succeed DeSantis as Florida governor
USA Today News Network - 03/28/25 - A rare win for transparency in Florida government
Tampa Bay Times - 03/20/25 - Lawmakers Are Wrecking Ballot Initiatives
News Service of Florida - 03/19/25 - Pregnant pigs, voting rights, marijuana: Legislature looks to add more roadblocks to direct democracy
Orlando Sentinel - 03/17/25 - Lawmakers scheme to block Florida voters’ ideas from reaching the ballot
Orlando Sentinel - 03/13/25 - Proposal to make vast changes to ballot petition process draws huge opposition — but still advances
Florida Phoenix - 03/10/25 - Civil, voting rights groups condemn DeSantis’ push to restrict ballot initiatives
Florida Phoenix - 03/07/25 - ACLU predicts Florida Republicans will pursue ‘inhumane’ Donald Trump policies at state level
Florida Politics - 02/25/25 - Florida elections supervisors want to make it easier to vote by mail
Florida Phoenix - 02/05/25 - Election supervisors say poll workers need to be shielded from harassment, threats
USA Today News Network - 02/05/25 - Voting rights groups decry dropped charges against machete-wielding Donald Trump supporter
Florida Politics - 02/03/25 - DeSantis' proposals for Florida's ballot initiative process could effectively end it
Tampa Bay Times - 01/22/25 - Recreational marijuana amendment proposed for 2026 ballot
Sun-Sentinel - 01/16/25 - The slow, steady decline in Florida statesmanship
Sun-Sentinel - 01/13/25 - Jimmy Patronis points to partisan gerrymandering as only reason he doesn’t live in CD 1
Florida Politics - 01/13/25 - 'Can you hear the dog whistles?' Project 2025's nightmare vision for Black America exposed
The Raw Story - 07/18/24 - Here are the Top 10 Ways Project 2025 Will Harm Black America
The Grio - 07/17/24 - Florida is the Most Dangerous State in the Country if You’re a Black Woman
New York School Talk - 05/28/24 - Following North FL, Tampa Bay redistricting concerns, ACLU lawsuit targets South Florida maps
Florida Phoenix - 05/29/24 - New racial gerrymandering lawsuit argues Florida treats Latino voters as political monolith
The Tributary - 05/24/24 - Residents sue to stop ‘gerrymandered’ Tampa Bay Senate districts
Tampa Bay Times - 04/15/24 - How to request public records in Florida
Axios - 03/13/24 - 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 Sued Over Judicial Pick
News Service of Florida - 07/08/25 - Donald Trump says relationship with Ron DeSantis now a ’10’
Florida Politics - 07/02/25 - 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 - Not ‘one red cent’: Ron DeSantis says Casey DeSantis didn’t profit from Hope Florida
News Service of Florida - 05/21/25 - US Reps. Castor, Soto call for federal probe into Hope Florida charity money
Tampa Bay Times - 05/19/25 - Hope Florida’s foster care claims ring hollow, child welfare groups say
Tampa Bay Times - 05/19/25 - Hope Florida charity took in $867,000, gave away little in first year
Tampa Bay Times - 04/21/25 - Orlando lawyer snarled in DeSantis’ Hope Florida controversy
Orlando Sentinel - 04/21/25 - DeSantis touts Hope Florida as ‘great success story.’ What has it done?
Tampa Bay Times - 04/16/25 - House GOP demands text messages, emails from DeSantis administration in spending probe
Miami Herald - 04/14/25 - DeSantis officials assigned $10 million to his wife’s charity. Was it legal?
Orlando Sentinel - 04/10/25 - DeSantis’ Hope Florida initiative stalled after fight with legislators
Tampa Bay Times - 03/28/25 - DeSantis disses Donalds, touts First Lady, when asked about 2026 governor race
Florida Phoenix - 02/24/25 - 3 explanations for DeSantis' beef with the Legislature
Tampa Bay Times - 01/31/25 - Republican leaders in Florida House, Senate rebel against Governor
Florida Phoenix - 01/28/25 - Support of DeSantis policy is disrespectful to Black community
Orlando Sentinel - Ron DeSantis’s Long War on Black Political Power
New York Magazine - On DeSantis' Warpath to the White House, Black Floridians are the Targets
Miami Herald
Energy, Enviro & Ag Action
- Florida Democrats describe ‘appalling’ conditions after Alligator Alcatraz tour; Republicans say it’s ‘very well run’
Sun-Sentinel - 07/14/25 - Detainees describe worms in food, sewage near beds inside ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Associated Press - 07/14/25 - Alligator Alcatraz evokes racist trope of ‘gator bait’
Orlando Sentinel - 07/14/25 - Darkness is crucial to Everglades habitat. Could Alligator Alcatraz threaten it?
Tampa Bay Times - 07/11/25 - Did a State Official Censor Anti-Alligator Alcatraz Billboards?
Miami New Times - 07/11/25 - Florida lawmakers, members of Congress invited to visit Alligator Alcatraz
Miami Herald - 07/10/25 - Miami-Dade mayor demands access to Everglades detention camp on seized county land
Miami Herald - 07/09/25 - Alligator Alcatraz detention center is the making of an environmental crisis
Orlando Sentinel - 07/07/25 - ‘What are they hiding?’ Florida lawmakers shut out of Alligator Alcatraz
Miami Herald - 07/07/25 - Lawmakers blast possibility children could be sent to Alligator Alcatraz
Miami Herald - 07/07/25 - Feds push back in ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center fight
Orlando Sentinel - 07/03/25 - In Florida, it’s always an ‘emergency.’ The ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ backstory
Orlando Sentinel - 07/02/25 - Protests continue over the construction of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in the Everglades
Miami Herald - 06/30/25 - Senate Democrats blast ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ as dangerous political stunt
Florida Politics - 06/27/25 - Tribal nations band together to denounce 'Alligator Alcatraz' on Florida ancestral homelands
USA Today News Network - 06/26/25 - Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Everglades prison ignores both environment and history
Florida Phoenix - 06/26/25 - DeSantis dismisses environmental concerns regarding ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center
Florida Phoenix - 06/26/25 - DeSantis’ biggest whistleblower deserves justice
Orlando Sentinel - 06/23/25 - The ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ contains an ugly favor for Florida’s sugar industry
Florida Phoenix - 05/27/25 - Who can use Florida’s beaches? Depends on where you are.
Politico - 05/27/25 - Group behind controversial Florida land swap withdraws plan, state says
Tampa Bay Times - 05/20/25 - Susie Wiles, Trump’s chief of staff, slams controversial Northeast Florida land deal
The Tributary - 05/19/25 - Bipartisan outrage from Florida lawmakers, residents grows over land swap
Tampa Bay Times - 05/19/25 - Just as Florida state park scandal fades, new land deal stirs anxiety
Tampa Bay Times - 05/19/25 - Ben Albritton promises Florida citrus won’t wilt on his watch
Florida Politics - 03/10/25 - New Defense secretary doesn’t recognize the danger climate poses for Florida’s military bases
Florida Phoenix - 02/28/25 - Farm bill seeks to guard Florida farmers from ESG practices
Florida's Voice - 02/20/25 - Chemtrails and vaccine lettuce: Florida is about to have its stupidest session ever
Seeking Rents - 02/17/25 - 'Gulf of Mexico' name change may be more complicated than just updating a map
News Service of Florida - 01/23/25 - 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
- Report: Tariffs to add $10K to cost of Florida house, $7K to cars
Business Observer - 07/11/25 - Fla. programs at risk under Trump's K-12 funding hold
Axios - 07/08/25 - Florida pulls back $2.1 billion in reinsurance money that was expected to go unused
News Service of Florida - 07/08/25 - Florida TaxWatch applauds $56M in budget vetoes, notes other cuts Gov. DeSantis missed
Florida Politics - 07/02/25 - Gov. DeSantis vetoes restrictions on Trustee appointees, prohibition on administration politicking
Florida Politics - 07/02/25 - Gov. DeSantis vetoes $600M in projects as he signs 2025-26 budget
Florida Politics - 07/01/25 - ‘Outdated and unnecessary’: New DOGE-like law forces Florida agencies to undergo scrutiny
Florida Politics - 06/27/25 - DeSantis' budget veto toll may send message about Trump economy
USA Today News Network - 06/26/25 - Gov. DeSantis says Camp Blanding will supplement ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Florida Politics - 06/25/25 - Florida Policy Institute: State budget will do little to help most Floridians
WLRN - 06/25/25 - Florida budget puts millions in reserves as economic uncertainty brews. Here’s a look by the numbers
Orlando Sentinel - 06/23/25 - Florida TaxWatch flags $416M worth of ‘Budget Turkeys’ in 2025 state spending plan
Florida Politics - 06/23/25 - Sadowski Coalition celebrates affordable housing initiatives being fully funded in budget
Florida Politics - 06/23/25 - High prices charged by Florida insurers revealed by cost-per-$1,000 analysis
Sun-Sentinel - 06/17/25 - Broward bans DMV appointment scalping to stop people from ‘abusing the system’
Sun-Sentinel - 06/12/25 - Gov. DeSantis signs legislation requiring public webpage on background check rules
Florida Politics - 06/06/25 - Palm Beach County suspends DEI policies to save nearly $330 million in federal funds
Sun-Sentinel - 06/05/25 - Florida TaxWatch: State’s economy is strong, but some bumps in the road ahead
Florida Politics - 06/04/25 - Don’t overtax Floridians while giving corporations a pass
Orlando Sentinel - 05/27/25 - Jeff Kottkamp promises Florida TaxWatch will guard tax dollars at every level of government
Florida Politics - 05/16/25 - Governor signs Wilton Simpson priority farm bill, including fluoride ban, 2nd Amendment protections
Florida Politics - 05/16/25 - For Florida’s working poor, a very rare victory in Tallahassee
Orlando Sentinel - 04/21/25 - ‘There’s been a huge drop-off’: Canadians pull back on travel to Orlando
Orlando Sentinel - 04/14/25 - Health care giant Centene writes a $10M check to Hope Florida Foundation
Florida Phoenix - 04/10/25 - Who is running Florida’s finances?
Orlando Sentinel - 04/07/25 - Lawmakers push to yank DMS Secretary’s salary, saying ‘fiscal house is completely out of order’
Florida Trident - 03/31/25 - 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 - Opioid Cash Grab: As Federal Funding Dries Up, States Turn to Settlement Money
KFF Health News - 02/25/25 - DeSantis creates a Florida DOGE to audit universities, local governments
Orlando Sentinel - 02/25/25 - Florida is rushing to enforce new immigration laws. Here’s what to know
Associated Press - 02/24/25 - 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
- 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 - Florida asks Supreme Court to reinstate immigration law as lower courts weigh constitutionality
Associated Press - 06/24/25 - 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 - Christian school asks U.S. Supreme Court to rule on pre-game prayer based on 2015 game in Orlando
Orlando Sentinel - 06/12/25 - Broward Sheriff Tony backs down on immigration stance after Florida AG threatens his job
Florida Bulldog - 06/10/25 - Help ICE or lose your job, Florida attorney general tells Broward sheriff
Miami Herald - 06/10/25 - Federal appeals panel denies stay on Florida immigration crackdown
News Service of Florida - 06/09/25 - Paul Weiss Loses Another Prominent Lawyer in Wake of Trump Deal
New York Times - 06/09/25 - Federal judge blocks Florida’s law banning social media for kids
News Service of Florida - 06/04/25 - Bipartisan family court reform legislation signed by DeSantis
Florida's Voice - 06/04/25 - Florida AG made sweeping claims in confidential abortion case
Seeking Rents - 06/04/25 - How a Florida court took unusual steps to limit abortion access for minors
Orlando Sentinel - 06/03/25 - Trump, Bashing the Federalist Society, Asserts Autonomy on Judge Picks
New York Times - 06/02/25 - Federal judge considers penalizing DeSantis-picked attorney general over Florida immigration law
Politico - 05/30/25 - Donald Trump names 5 Florida Judges to U.S. District Judge posts across the state
Florida Politics - 05/30/25 - Rep. Dana Trabulsy and Sen. Clay Yarborough split on veto override for ‘free kill’ bill
Florida's Voice - 05/30/25 - Gov. DeSantis OKs measure shielding Spanish speakers from ‘notario fraud’
Florida Politics - 05/27/25 - DeSantis suspended prosecutors for ignoring laws but calls Uthmeier stance on gun law ‘different’
Florida Phoenix - 05/27/25 - Florida court says law that allows minors to have abortions without parents' consent is unconstitutional
News Service of Florida - 05/19/25 - Federal appeals court swats down Florida drag show ban as ‘likely unconstitutional’
Florida Politics - 05/16/25 - Marion Hammer’s next big target is the NRA
Florida Politics - 05/16/25 - Broward’s new chief judge faces first big test: her colleagues’ misconduct
Sun-Sentinel - 05/15/25 - Florida attorney general says he complied with immigration injunction as judge weighs contempt sanction
News Service of Florida - 05/14/25 - State to pay $40K settlement tied to Florida Gov. DeSantis suspension of Orange-Osceola state attorney
Click Orlando - 05/09/25 - Senate OKs bill changing legal aid funding formula
Florida Politics - 04/28/25 - Federal judge extends block on Florida immigration law that led to arrest of a U.S. citizen
Florida Phoenix - 04/21/25 - New College Comms Director arrested in Manatee County for exposing sexual organs: deputies
Herald Tribune - 04/17/25 - ‘Very productive’: Worrell accepts lawyers sent by Florida AG to clear case backlog
Orlando Sentinel - 04/16/25 - ‘The cavalry is here’: Florida AG offers to help Worrell clear backlog
Orlando Sentinel - 04/15/25 - Conservative lawyers bring suit in Florida to bust up Trump’s tariffs as unconstitutional
Florida Bulldog - 04/14/25 - Five More Big Law Firms Reach Deals With Trump
New York Times - 04/14/25 - Judicial watchdog recommends suspension for Broward Judge Gary Farmer
Sun-Sentinel - 04/10/25 - Why are taxpayers funding the criminal defense of a prominent Jacksonville lawyer’s minor child? Well, the judge was a friend.
Florida Trident - 03/31/25 - New Trump memo seen as threat to lawyers, attempt to scare off lawsuits
Washington Post - 03/24/25 - Supreme Court wants to seize control from ABA of who gets to take Florida Bar exam and practice law
Florida Bulldog - 03/24/25 - Legal community shaken by a powerful law firm's decision to give in to Trump's demands
NBC News - 03/24/25 - Can the Media’s Right to Pursue the Powerful Survive Trump’s Second Term?
New York Times - 03/10/25 - You don’t need DEI programs to have diverse workplaces, say employment lawyers
ABA Journal - 03/07/25 - AI fail: Morgan & Morgan lawyers cite 8 fictional cases, thanks to a chatbot
Orlando Sentinel - 02/26/25 - House panel OKs new lawsuit limits in heavily lobbied sovereign immunity bill
Florida Phoenix - 02/20/25 - The Radical Legal Theories That Could Fuel a Constitutional Crisis
New York Times - 02/17/25 - Florida leads America in wrongful convictions - and new death-row sentences
Orlando Sentinel - 01/31/25 - How sparing the Parkland shooter's life changed Florida's death penalty
The Marshall Project - 09/20/24 - Florida’s high court poised to protect DeSantis’ congressional map that helps GOP
Politico - 09/13/24 - Harsh Florida law sees more Black kids tried as adults than white kids
Miami Herald - 07/01/24 - US Supreme Court rejects challenges to Florida’s use of 6-member juries
News Service of Florida - 05/30/24 - The Dobbs v. Jackson Decision, Annotated
New York Times
Legislative Updates
- Democrats sue for access into ‘Alligator Alcatraz’; Governor’s Office calls their complaint ‘dumb’
Florida Politics - 07/11/25 - Legislators say they don't get heads-up, explanation for DeSantis vetoes of their items
Florida Today - 07/08/25 - DeSantis budget vetoes hit some critical GOP lawmakers
Tampa Bay Times - 07/02/25 - These Florida laws go into effect July 1
Axios - 07/01/25 - Lawmakers say they had no idea new slavery memorial is now on display across from Capitol
Florida Phoenix - 06/27/25 - After Florida House, Senate fight, Sen. Rouson gets USF center named for him
Tampa Bay Times - 06/26/25 - 25 years of ‘unintended consequences’: Tallahassee players look back on a quarter century of term limits
Florida Politics - 05/19/25 - 10 Big Issues in 2025 Session
News Service of Florida - 05/09/25 - ‘Alive and kicking’: Lori Berman, in new role as Democratic Leader, counters talk that caucus is ‘dead’
Florida Politics - 04/29/25 - 'There is no party': Senate Leader Jason Pizzo explains his surprise exit from the Democratic Party
WLRN - 04/29/25 - Do Florida lawmakers serve citizens or lobbyists and legislative bosses?
Florida Trident - 01/10/25 - Incoming legislative leaders release details of how things will run the next two years
Florida Phoenix - 11/15/24 - Republicans hang onto super majority in Florida Legislature
Florida Phoenix - 11/15/24 - The think tank behind Project 2025 is also behind some of Florida's most extreme laws
Seeking Rents - 08/26/24 - Republicans now have supermajority in Florida. Here’s what it means.
Tallahassee Democrat
Mary Jane, M.D.
- Puff, puff, no pass: Legislature shuns bills to shield parents, public workers who use medical marijuana
Florida Politics - 04/21/25 - Florida's pot industry suffered a major loss in November. But, it won't easily be dethroned
Politico - 01/07/25 - Push for government worker medical marijuana rights reignites
Florida Phoenix - 01/07/25 - Most voters supported marijuana, abortion. Will Florida lawmakers make any changes?
Miami Herald - 11/08/24 - Could failure to legalize recreational weed change future of medical marijuana in Florida?
News Service of Florida - 11/07/24
Health, Safety & Social Justice
- Read the decision: Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, allowing states to ban abortions
Orlando Sentinel - ‘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
- Alligator Alcatraz isn't just stupid and cruel. It echoes Florida's racist past.
Palm Beach Post - 07/08/25 - 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 - Trump OKs using National Guard as immigration judges at Florida detention center
Tampa Bay Times - 07/02/25 - Florida to stand up second illegal immigration detention center at Camp Blanding
USA Today News Network - 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 - Supreme Court ruling on patients rights' could devastate Planned Parenthood
Axios - 06/26/25 - Florida budget earmarks $29.5 million for anti-abortion center promoter — again
Orlando Weekly - 06/26/25 - Florida child welfare agency calls ICE on teen migrant in foster care, sparking criticism
Miami Herald - 06/11/25 - Families scramble to pay for lawyers after ICE raid in Florida
USA Today News Network - 06/09/25 - A judge blocked Florida’s immigration law. Police arrested 25 anyway
Orlando Sentinel - 06/02/25 - Immigration raid in Tallahassee: FHP involved, several reportedly detained
Florida's Voice - 05/30/25 - FDA plan to ban fluoride supplements baffles and alarms dental experts
Science News - 05/19/25 - Florida bans municipalities from fluoridating water supplies
Florida Phoenix - 05/16/25 - Advocates claim victory as several anti-LGBTQ bills fail this legislative session
Tallahassee Democrat - 05/09/25 - South Florida city sues DeSantis over immigration enforcement
Tampa Bay Times - 03/31/25 - Several anti-DEI bills advancing in Florida Legislature
WLRN - 03/19/25 - ‘Florida seniors have a lot to lose’: Medicaid cuts could devastate the state’s elderly in nursing homes
Sun-Sentinel - 03/10/25 - Florida’s elderly guardians operate with little oversight, ‘shocking’ state audit finds
Miami Herald - 02/27/25 - Florida is stealing food from the mouths of hungry children
Florida Phoenix - 02/26/25 - With no Medicaid expansion on horizon Florida lawmakers take on scope battles (again)
Florida Phoenix - 02/25/25 - Fearful immigrants ask Florida activist to sign guardianship papers for their children
Florida Politics - 02/17/25 - Botched Care and Tired Staff: Planned Parenthood in Crisis
New York Times - 02/17/25 - 'Know your rights': South Florida immigration advocates create rapid response hotline
WLRN - 02/10/25 - Can ICE agents raid churches? Yes, but it’s unlikely, say South Florida faith leaders, lawyers
Miami Herald - 02/10/25 - What to know about the ruling blocking Donald Trump’s order on birthright citizenship
Associated Press - 01/24/25 - Medicaid cuts could devastate rural Florida affecting children
Public News Service - 01/23/25 - How to Prepare for an ICE Raid
Miami New Times - 01/22/25 - Trump begins immigration overhaul, raising concerns in South Florida
CBS Miami - 01/21/25 - Abortion Pills Prescribed by Pharmacists Are Newest Effort in Abortion Fight
New York Times - 01/13/25 - Florida again leads the nation in Obamacare enrollment
Florida Phoenix - 01/09/25 - 'Pro-life' Florida isn't so pro-life when it comes to children's health insurance
Florida Times-Union - 01/06/25 - The Fall of Roe, Through the Eyes of High School Girls
Mother Jones - 12/16/24 - Tampa company is helping Planned Parenthood relaunch another birth control service—vasectomies
Creative Loafing - 12/03/24 - 6 Reproductive Rights Groups You Can Support in Florida
Miami New Times - 11/18/24 - A majority of Floridians voted for abortion rights, but GOP lawmakers aren’t swayed
Orlando Sentinel - 11/08/24 - Consulting police and lawyers has become a part of Florida abortion providers’ work
Florida Phoenix - 09/19/24 - The sad state of primary care in Florida: Frustrated patients want doctors to devote more quality time to their health
Sun-Sentinel - 08/26/24 - Shock, frustration, anger, desperation: The real-life toll of Florida’s six-week abortion ban
Orlando Sentinel - 08/16/24 - The fallout of Florida’s abortion ban has been "chaos," experts say
Salon - 08/08/24 - The medical realities of Florida’s 6-week abortion ban can’t be dismissed
Miami Herald - 08/08/24 - Project 2025: what does the rightwing blueprint say about abortion?
The Guardian - 08/06/24 - 'Rape' not defined in Florida law. How will doctors know if they can perform an abortion?
Tallahassee Democrat - 05/24/24 - Many Florida women can’t get abortions past 6 weeks. Where else can they go?
Associated Press - 05/06/24 - The First Six Weeks of Pregnancy, Explained
New York Times - 05/01/24 - Florida hospitals will now ask about your immigration status. What to know, how to answer
Miami Herald - 07/05/23 - Issue #59: A History of Abortion on Florida's Ballot
MCI Maps Report
Quality Education
- Report card: Florida’s highest- and lowest-rated school districts
Florida Phoenix - 07/08//25 - Florida school officials seek answers to Trump’s funding freeze
Tampa Bay Times - 07/07/25 - Trump administration freezes $396M in Florida education funds
Tampa Bay Times - 07/02/25 - Republicans plainly see a terrible GOP law
Orlando Sentinel- 07/01/25 - 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 - Florida Students Show Across-The-Board Growth On State Math, Reading Tests
Sun-Sentinel - 06/27/25 - A student’s white-only rant dishonors UF
Sun-Sentinel - 06/26/25 - At University of Florida, White supremacy honored while diversity efforts axed
Orlando Sentinel - 06/26/25 - DeSantis signs law aimed at expanding mental health care in schools
Central Florida Public Media - 06/26/25 - UF probes law student over 'abolish Jews' post, sparking free speech fight
USA Today News Network - 06/26/25 - Florida Education Association: State Budget ‘Falls Short’ Of Filling Needs Of Students, Teachers
WLRN - 06/25/25 - Parents Speak Out Against Orange, Other Districts Removing More Books From This List
Central Florida Public Media - 06/25/25 - How Florida’s attempt to let teens sleep longer fell apart
Orlando Sentinel - 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 - FAMU stakeholders file lawsuit to prevent Marva Johnson's confirmation as the university's 13th President
Hobbservation Point - 06/17/25 - Florida taxpayers will help fund a lavish pay package for a new university president
Seeking Rents - 06/16/25 - Manny Diaz’s UWF Contract Doubles Education Commissioner Salary
Florida Phoenix - 06/13/25 - Florida lawmakers rely on property taxes in education budgeting
Tampa Bay Times - 06/12/25 - Conservative lobbyist set to spin the FAMU Presidential selection process?
Hobbservation Point - 06/11/25 - As New College’s financial oversight unraveled, critics were removed
Sun Coast Searchlight - 06/10/25 - State agrees to drop charge in ex-Broward schools chief Runcie’s perjury case
Sun-Sentinel - 06/10/25 - Politics at Florida universities is really about the grift
Orlando Sentinel - 06/09/25 - Bosses of Florida’s university system disgrace the University of Florida
Orlando Sentinel - 06/09/25 - A wolf in president’s clothing at FAMU?
Tallahassee Democrat - 06/09/25 - UF trustee chair calls Ono rejection ‘deeply disappointing’
Orlando Sentinel - 06/06/25 - The Quiet Coup That Threatens FAMU’s Future
Hobbservation Point - 06/06/25 - Federal Appeals Court Upholds Order Blocking Education Department Closure
Florida Phoenix - 06/06/25 - DeSantis aide Anastasios Kamoutsas elevated to Education Commissioner
Florida Phoenix - 06/05/25 - After Ono’s rejection, what’s next for the University of Florida?
Tampa Bay Times - 06/05/25 - ‘Absolute embarrassment’: Florida’s GOP-led education board torpedoes UF president search
Miami Herald - 06/04/25 - Santa Ono falls at final hurdle to become UF President
Florida Politics - 06/04/25 - Ono blocked as University of Florida’s next president by state board
Tampa Bay Times - 06/04/25 - FIU Trustees approve Jeanette Nuñez as university president
News Service of Florida - 06/03/25 - ‘Loyalty pledges’: New UF president’s $15M contract ties pay to DeSantis agenda
Miami Herald - 06/03/25 - Tributes pour in honoring legacy of legendary politician John Thrasher
Florida Politics - 06/02/25 - Why Florida school vouchers can pay for Disney tickets, TVs while draining billions from public schools
WESH - 05/27/25 - Closing arguments on FAMU President-select Marva Johnson
Hobbservation Point - 05/19/25 - Recap: Florida A&M University picks Marva Johnson as new president amid 'MAGA' drama
Tallahassee Democrat - 05/19/25 - FAMU board picks a lobbyist with DeSantis ties as its next president
Orlando Sentinel - 05/19/25 - ‘A True Game Changer:’ Unprecedented School Choice Tax Credit Part Of GOP Bill
The 74 - 05/16/25 - ‘Dangerously derailed’: Florida NAACP Conference voices concerns about FAMU presidential search
WCTV.TV - 05/14/25 - FAMU trustee Earnie Ellison resigns after Board of Governors' pushback forces exit
Tallahassee Democrat - 05/09/25 - ‘Our generation deserves better’: FSU students want changes after shooting
Sun-Sentinel - 04/25/25 - Florida universities to deputize campus police for immigration enforcement
Associated Press - 04/14/25 - ‘Ladapo’s a charlatan’: Florida surgeon general’s tenure at UF is lackluster, colleagues say
Florida Alligator - 04/07/25 - How the Trump Administration Might Target D.E.I. in Public Schools
New York Times - 04/07/25 - Here’s why Florida’s book challenge law keeps changing every year
Tampa Bay Times - 03/31/25 - McMahon says federal education funding is safe during Florida visit
Tampa Bay Times - 03/19/25 - The Authoritarian Endgame on Higher Education
New York Times - 03/17/25 - Florida groups call for clarity on immigration enforcement at schools
Central Florida Public Media - 03/07/25 - Ending tuition breaks for Florida ‘dreamers’ could have costly consequences
Tampa Bay Times - 03/03/25 - Anti-abortion ‘Baby Olivia’ video could be mandated viewing in Florida public schools
Florida Phoenix - 02/28/25 - USDA scholarship for students at historically Black colleges suspended
Associated Press - 02/24/25 - Here’s what immigration crackdowns mean for Florida’s workforce
Orlando Sentinel - 02/20/25 - Florida ‘ready to assist’ states purging ‘woke ideology’ from education policy
Florida Politics - 02/18/25 - DOGE cuts $900M from agency that tracks American students’ academic progress
Associated Press - 02/17/25 - Trump’s vision for dismantling the Department of Education
PBS - 02/14/25 - How Florida’s 2023 voucher overhaul affected your private school
Sun-Sentinel - 02/13/25 - Millions flow to wealthy families, pricey private schools under Florida’s supercharged voucher program
Orlando Sentinel - 02/12/25 - State audit finds overall unnecessary spending under former UF President Ben Sasse
The Independent Alligator - 02/10/25 - Erasing History, Erasing Democracy: Trump’s Authoritarian Assault on Education
Truthout - 02/07/25 - Free speech organizations denounce Education Department’s calling book bans a ‘hoax’
Associated Press - 02/03/25 - Miami lawmakers once protected in-state tuition for so-called Dreamers. No longer
Miami Herald - 01/30/25 - 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 - Ron DeSantis' Florida had the most book bans in the 2023-24 school year
USA Today News Network - 11/04/24 - Florida’s sorry pre-K program defies voters, shortchanges kids
Orlando Sentinel - 09/30/24 - The Imperiled Right To Learn
AFT - 09/25/24 - PEN America: Books Bans Doubled In 2023-2024 School Year, Most From Florida, Iowa
Florida Times-Union - 09/25/24 - Home Education On The Rise In Florida, Experts Shares Challenges And Considerations
CBS News - 09/25/24 - Project 2025’s Plan to Eliminate Public Schools Has Already Started
Time Magazine - 07/24/24 - Billions in taxpayer dollars now go to religious schools via vouchers
Washington Post - 06/04/24 - School choice programs have been wildly successful under DeSantis. Now public schools might close.
Politico - 05/28/24 - School chaplains law crosses a sacred line in Florida
Sun-Sentinel - 04/22/24 - With State Bans on D.E.I., Some Universities Find a Workaround: Rebranding
New York Times - 04/15/24 - Florida teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender ID under ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill settlement
Associated Press - 03/12/24 - Fed up with Florida Legislators, faith leaders create Black history program for churches
Miami Herald - 03/01/24 - The Campaign Against DEI
The New Yorker - 01/22/24 - The Heavy Cost of Banning Books About Black Children
Time Magazine - DeSantis bans diversity, equity and inclusion in Florida colleges
Orlando Sentinel - Ron DeSantis’s war on “woke” in Florida schools, explained
Vox - The secret plan behind Florida's "don't say gay" bill: Bankrupting public education
Salon
National News
- What is Project 2025? What to know about the conservative blueprint for a second Trump administration
CBS News - Trump’s Cabinet of Incompetents
New York Times - 07/14/25 - 10 Ways the GOP’s Big Ugly Bill Could Hurt You
Common Dreams - 07/10/25 - How Trump’s big bill will affect you, from Medicaid cuts to tax credits
Washington Post - 07/07/25 - The Supreme Court and Congress cede powers to Trump and the presidency
Washington Post - 07/07/25 - Political Violence Is Part of the American Story. It Is Also Changing.
New York Times - 06/30/25 - Like School Shootings, Political Violence Is Becoming Almost Routine
New York Times - 06/16/25 - Republicans warn Trump that some deportations go too far
Axios - 06/11/25 - The Federalist Society is surprisingly ambivalent about Trump
Vox - 05/13/25 - How to Destroy What Makes America Great
New York Times - 04/07/25 - Obama calls on citizens, colleges and law firms to resist Trump agenda
Washington Post - 04/07/25 - Hundreds of law firms back Perkins Coie in fight against Trump sanctions
Washington Post - 04/07/25 - Trump Calls the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History ‘Divisive, Race-centered, Corrosive’ – Threatens Funding
EURWeb - 03/31/25 - NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black Americans
Associated Press - 02/17/25 - Now Will We Believe What Is Happening Right in Front of Us?
New York Times - 02/10/25 - Trump’s war on ‘woke’ marks US society’s plunge into ‘dark times’
The Guardian - 02/03/25 - The law is clear on birthright citizenship. Can Trump end it anyway?
Vox - 01/21/25 - Biden warns of the rise of a new American 'oligarchy'
Washington Post - 01/16/25 - What Kamala Harris' Loss Means For Future Female Presidential Candidates
HuffPost - 11/18/24 - Black Voters Terrified Trump’s Presidency Will Bring Hate And Violence, Poll Finds
NewsOne - 11/18/24 - Donald Trump Returns to Power, Ushering in New Era of Uncertainty
New York Times - 11/06/24 - Kamala Lost for the Same Reason as Hillary: Because She’s a Woman
Daily Beast - 11/06/24 - Blame the Supreme Court for America’s Decade of Voter Disenfranchisement
Mother Jones
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