Politics

A planned remote office for U.S. Capitol Police in Tampa sparks talk of the creation of a national police force to round up Republicans, conservatives and supporters of Donald Trump.

Florida House Republican members have released their first joint political ad amid uncertainty about how next year's legislative districts maps will look.

Former Florida data analyst Rebekah Jones has announced via Instagram that she plans to challenge U.S House Representative Matt Gaetz during the 2022 election cycle. This comes a day after her Twitter account was suspended.

Civil rights lawyer Cecile Scoon has been elected to lead the League of Women Voters of Florida. She’s served as the Vice President since 2018.

Dylan Tillman's ruminations on the issues of the day comes complete with documentation of his various sources.

Democratic state legislative leaders are speaking out against Gov. Ron DeSantis’s decision to lift local rules requiring mask-wearing and social distancing and a GOP-backed ban on businesses requiring vaccination proof.

The Florida legislative session began Tuesday in a largely-deserted state Capitol amid unprecedented restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Florida lawmakers return to Tallahassee March 2 with one, main goal: pass a budget for the upcoming fiscal year. But that's being done in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, and it's cut a more than $2 billion dollar hole in the state's finances. It's also strained education, healthcare, money for the economy and other areas, thus influencing how lawmakers will make decisions on issues tangentially related to the budget. In short: COVID is what's on the minds of lawmakers as they tackle everything from liability to elections.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is drawing criticism after announcing he will order flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of long-time conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh.

Despite speculation that President Donald Trump's eldest daughter would challenge Sen. Marco Rubio in next year's GOP Primary.