Politics

Manatee County Commission candidate Tony Barrett was arrested for a second time on Tuesday in relation to a domestic violence case. The arrest came two days after Barrett posted a Facebook …

Gov. Ron DeSantis slashed more than $95 million in South Florida-specific appropriations from Florida’s coming $117.6 billion state budget Monday, canceling funds for hundreds of local projects across Miami-Dade, Broward …

In front of an Orlando crowd, magician Drew Thomas jokes that he knows it’s a cashless society, but asks if anyone in the crowd has a quarter. The master illusionist …

The Republican Party of Florida’s “Sunshine State Showdown” ultimately didn’t feature a gubernatorial debate in a lopsided race. But that doesn’t mean candidates who aren’t front-runner Byron Donalds are happy about …

With a little more than 50 days left in the race to replace Ron DeSantis, the song remains the same in the Republican primary in the final fundraising report ahead of …

The Supreme Court has allowed the Donald Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disaster in Haiti and Syria, exposing hundreds of thousands more people to …

The White House has formally requested $87.6 billion, mostly to replenish the Pentagon after the U.S. war against Iran, submitting the request to Congress at a politically difficult time as …

Tuesday was a busy day for opponents of AI data centers across Florida. Commissioners in three counties — Clay, Hernando and Lake — advanced moratoriums for large-scale data centers, prohibiting …

The University of Florida Board of Trustees had its say Monday in the wake of attacks on Board Chair Mori Hosseini from the State University System Board of Governors. It …

Tech companies say Americans will not foot the bill for powering data centers, but U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor wants that promise written into law. The Tampa Democrat has filed the Ratepayer Protection Act, …