Politics

Griffitts, R-Panama City Beach, made the official announcement on Facebook. The move was anticipated after he recently took leadership roles at Visit Panama City Beach.

The former mayor tried a couple of years ago to return to the commission but narrowly lost to incumbent Curtis Richardson. Now she hopes to unseat Dianne Williams-Cox.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed into law a new congressional map, reworking 21 of Florida’s 28 U.S. House districts. A voting rights group quickly filed a lawsuit.

The new map makes significant changes to 21 of Florida's 28 congressional districts, a shift that could flip four seats from Democrats to Republicans.

Florida lawmakers approved a new congressional map that could expand Republicans' advantage in the U.S. House and is expected to draw lawsuits.

The map drawn by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis boosts President Trump's effort to reshape voting before the midterm elections. The GOP likely holds a slight edge over Democrats in redistricting now.

Governor Ron DeSantis’ redrawn congressional maps that could give Republicans four more seats in Congress cleared committees Tuesday, clearing way for them to be approved as early as Wednesday.

Mayor John Dailey wants to start a search right away, and he wants to hire Goad’s replacement before the November elections. But Commissioner Jeremy Matlow wants the new commission and new mayor to make the selection.

The processes in other states have been explicitly political: each state looking to give their dominant party a leg-up heading into a consequential election season. But the state’s top Republicans say Florida’s redistricting is not prompted by politics.

Vindman is an army veteran who rose to national fame after testifying in President Donald Trump's first impeachment proceeding in 2019.