Florida Political News

Throughout the state, media outlets are running headlines that hype Gov. Ron DeSantis‘ feud with the Florida House Speaker, Danny Perez. The issue has evolved into a debate over which taxes should be prioritized for cuts: the sales tax or the property tax. Here’s a chronological overview of how this debate has developed. It began in […]

Florida lawmakers from the Senate and House released their fiscal year 2025-2026 spending budgets. But how do they compare with each other and the governor’s proposed plans? On February 3, Florida Governor DeSantis introduced a $115.6 billion budget. It calls for a spending decrease of $3 billion (2.5%) from the previous year. The governor’s office […]

Florida’s first-ever statewide organ donor registration initiative was announced today by Donate Life Florida and many supportive groups, as more than 5,000 Floridians are hoping and waiting for lifesaving transplants every day. As April’s National Donate Life Month gets underway, the campaign seeks to measurably boost the number of Sunshine State residents who become registered […]

Data from the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds 46% expect to be earning more money a year from now, while 10% think they’ll be earning less, and 38% say they’ll be earning about the same amount in a year. Those numbers haven’t improved since last April, when President Joe Biden was still […]

It’s early, but which candidate do Democrats see as a possible presidential contender in 2028? Former Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a new poll from Morning Consult. A plurality (36%) of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents said they would back Harris if the 2028 Democratic presidential primary were today. Following Harris was former Biden Transportation Secretary […]

Last week, Florida Daily reported that after a 4-year battle with the Sugar Industry, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”), affirming its approval of the Everglades Agricultural Area (“EAA”) Reservoir and Stormwater Treatment Area Project (“EAA Reservoir Project”). Several coalition groups are applauding the […]

Alarming new data from the FBI found 49% of people’s email passwords have been leaked onto the dark web, leaving Americans vulnerable to online scams – a growing issue in Florida, where 41,061 victims lost $874 million to online scams in 2023. That number has increased from $517 million in 2021, and in 2024, millions had their […]

It’s essentially a “Who’s Who” of school choice advocates urging Florida lawmakers to help families use scholarship funds for full-time private virtual school programs. In recent years, Florida has been a national leader in the school choice movement. With the significant passage of HB 1 in 2023, the state became one of just seven states […]

Florida Senator Rick Scott introduced the United States Citrus Protection Act which prohibits the importation of commercially produced fresh citrus fruit from Communist China into the U.S., further protecting American jobs, ensuring the integrity of domestic agriculture, and reducing our reliance on goods produced by regimes that pose a threat to the United States. Congressman Greg Stuebe […]

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has proposed a plan to provide property tax relief to homeowners across the state, including rebate checks averaging $1,000 for each homesteaded property. If approved by the Legislature, the rebates would be issued in December 2025 and apply to state-mandated school property taxes. According to Governor DeSantis’ Office, the proposal would […]

A new report from the Tampa Bay Business Journal revealed that Hillsborough County is home to more than 60% of federal workers who reside in Florida. According to USASpending.gov, the Tampa Bay area receives over $66 billion in federal funding, with Hillsborough County accounting for about $38 billion—nearly 60%. This results in a per-capita allocation […]

The Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) embarked on a $560-million expansion project that will bring an additional 44,000 square feet of meeting space and a 100,000-square-foot ballroom to the North-South Building. Construction for the Grand Concourse Expansion will begin in 2026 and is expected to finish in 2029. “We are excited to begin work on […]