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Data Centers Become a Defining Fight in the Donalds and Jolly Race for Governor

Moody Holds Polling Lead Over Nixon as Florida Senate Race Enters Final Stretch

Two Months Out, Byron Donalds and David Jolly Set the Terms of Florida's Governor Race

What the Primary Revealed About Florida's Election Machinery

Rick Scott Makes Another Run at Senate Republican Leader

Editorial & Opinion

Editorial: Florida's Summer Primary Belongs to the Few Who Show Up

Florida Attorney General Launches State Investigation Into Anthony Fauci

Florida Voters Will Fill Rubio's Old Senate Seat Starting Next Week

Donalds Holds Commanding Lead as Florida's August 18 Governor Primary Nears

A Pro-AI Super PAC Pours $5 Million Into Byron Donalds' Governor Bid, Signaling a New Front in Florida Politics

Florida's Voter Registration Deadline Passes for the Aug. 18 Primary as Closed-Primary Rules Loom Large

About 140 New Florida Laws Take Effect: What Changed on July 1

Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship, Splitting Florida's Leaders

DeSantis Says 'Alligator Alcatraz' Immigration Detention Site Will Close

Florida's Marco Rubio Defends State Department Budget on Capitol Hill as Secretary of State

Editorial & Opinion

Editorial: Eliminating Florida's Property Tax Sounds Great, but Voters Should Ask Who Pays for Schools and Cops

National NewsSouth Florida

Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' Immigration Detention Center Closes Less Than a Year After It Opened

DeSantis Signs Property Tax Relief and Local Government Transparency Bills Ahead of November Vote

Florida Chamber Backs Byron Donalds as the 2026 Governor's Race Takes Shape

Florida's 2026 Governor Race Takes Shape as Jolly-Graham Ticket Faces Republican Field

Rubio Takes Center Stage on Budget and World Cup Diplomacy, Boosting Florida Clout

National NewsSouth Florida

Florida Sen. Rick Scott Breaks With Trump and Secretary Rubio Over Venezuela Policy, Calling Rodriguez a Cartel Chief

Florida Legislature Set to Pass $115 Billion Budget as Special Session Ends