Florida Politics

Area political candidates follow tradition: marching in the FAMU homecoming parade to reach thousands of voters

Rep. Allison Tant says she agreed to help Commissioner Nick Maddox’s campaign in a “small” way, but learned about claims that she’d endorsed him when a flyer arrived in the mail.

The group was in Tallahassee Wednesday. As part of the campaign, the group enlists gas stations to drop their per-gallon price to $2.38 for an hour. Occupants of the vehicles attracted by the low price are then urged by Americans for Prosperity representatives to blame the president and other Democrats for high prices.

Democrat Charlie Crist has tapped Miami-Dade County teachers union president Karla Hernandez-Mats as his running mate as he challenges Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in Florida.

The furor escalated Friday over Governor Ron DeSantis's decision to suspend the Tampa area state attorney from office. A court fight appears likely.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the suspension at the Hillborough County Sheriff's Office, saying Warren has indicated he would not enforce any current or potential state laws regarding abortion or transgender health care.

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and Congressman Charlie Crist held their first, and possibly only, debate in the Democratic gubernatorial primary. Tom Flanigan speaks with Sun Sentinel editorial head Steve Bousquet on whether the debate moved the needle with Democratic primary voters.

Florida lawmakers are preparing to kick off their annual lawmaking session which begins on Jan. 11. The agenda comes amid both an election and redistricting year which will see Republicans try to boost their numbers and win all statewide contests while Democrats try to hold their ground. Casting a shadow over everything is the ongoing fallout from the Coronavirus, as Florida and the nation enter the third year of the pandemic.

Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, touting her campaign as “something new” and saying she will fight the “rigged system” in Tallahassee, formally entered the 2022 race for governor on Tuesday.

State lawmakers this year permanently slashed the affordable housing trust fund's revenue share, while also passing a guarantee that housing dollars would never again pay for other expenses.