WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Val Demings tangled late Tuesday night in a feisty, one-and-only debate on hurricane relief for Florida, future limits on abortion, gun rights and illegal immigration. There were no knockout punches thrown. Rubio, facing his closest re-election campaign in more than …
Read More »DeSantis extends early voting by up to 2 days in hurricane-ravaged counties
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday extended early in-person voting by up to two days for next month’s midterm elections in three largely Republican counties in southwest Florida ravaged by Hurricane Ian. DeSantis also allowed officials there to open “super” voting centers, made it easier to request …
Read More »Protesters disrupt first visit to UF for school’s presumptive new president
Hundreds of boisterous student protesters drove Sen. Ben Sasse from a stage Monday afternoon at the University of Florida, where he has been selected as the sole finalist to become the school’s next president. Before he was interrupted, Sasse – a conservative Republican – defended his remarks opposing forgiveness of …
Read More »Nebraska senator Ben Sasse is likely to resign his seat to become University of Florida president
Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse is the sole finalist to become president of the University of Florida, the school said Thursday, and the Republican senator indicated he will take the job.
Read More »Aramis Ayala is challenging Ashley Moody in an uphill bid to become Florida’s attorney general
Former Orlando-area State Attorney Aramis Ayala is attempting to unseat Republican Attorney General Ashley Moody.
Read More »Biden: Russia ‘shamelessly violated’ UN Charter in Ukraine
President Biden's remarks are expected to begin Wednesday at 10:35 a.m.
Read More »The Point, Sept. 21, 2022: Florida’s governor sued over migrant flights
The people flown from Texas to Massachusetts filed a class-action suit on Tuesday against Ron DeSantis.
Read More »The Point, Sept. 16, 2022: Gov. Ron DeSantis says Florida is no ‘sanctuary state’ for immigrants
The controversy continued for a second day after his decision received national pushback.
Read More »The Point, Sept. 12, 2022: The looming impact between sea level rise and Florida’s property tax base
A new analysis shows Florida will be the most affected state nationwide when it comes to property tax loss and sea level rise.
Read More »The Point, Sept. 8, 2022: Parents of Gainesville child who shot himself face multiple felony charges
Ja’Kobe Ferguson began to play with a parent's unlocked guns when one discharged on Aug. 24, police said.
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