1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (622+ words) Two Democratic Cabinet hopefuls are spending the weekend working South Florida’s union halls and church pews, trying to build momentum in a pair of uphill statewide contests. Annette Taddeo, the Democratic nominee for CFO, will meet with labor leaders in…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (453+ words) Boynton Beach Commissioner Christina Romelus’ bid for the Palm Beach County School Board is gaining support from a local offshoot of the country’s largest feminist activist group. Women’s Issues NOW, a nonprofit created by the Palm Beach County chapter of…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (957+ words) Coral Gables Commissioner Melissa Castro swore under penalty of perjury that her permit-expediting company has not pulled “a single permit” in the city since June 2024. Florida Commission on Ethics investigators then checked the city’s permit records. They found 132 permit applications…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (232+ words) The Florida State Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) backed Paul Renner in the Primary. But down the stretch, the group joins other law enforcement groups in backing the Naples Congressman. The union trusts Donalds’ “commitment to public safety, supporting first…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (336+ words) A South Florida chapter of North America’s largest electrical union has chosen a side in the General Election clash for Florida’s 28th Congressional District, and it’s going with the challenger. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 349, is endorsing retired…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1700+ words) Voters in 22 Miami-Dade County municipalities will settle mayoral contests, fill Council and Commission seats and weigh in on dozens of ballot questions in the Nov. 3 General Election, with runoffs in some cities stretching into December. Seventeen of those cities, towns…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (376+ words) Former Senate Democratic Leader Lauren Book added $34,000 more to her Senate District 30 war chest in the three days that followed a low-funded Republican Primary that determined her Nov. 3 opponent. That haul alone, collected Aug. 19-21, is sevenfold what Republican Hector Rivera…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (805+ words) Duval County has emerged as a major battleground in Florida’s partisan proxy wars over School Boards, and this cycle is shaping up to be no different. All three School Board contests Tuesday resulted in a runoff, with no candidate reaching…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1601+ words) South Florida’s Primary Election on Tuesday winnowed crowded fields, settled several local contests and produced a General Election slate packed with consequential — and, in some cases, highly competitive — races. From nationally watched battles for control of Congress to pivotal fights…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (394+ words) Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister and Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco are throwing their weight behind U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis in his re-election bid for Florida’s 12th Congressional District. Bilirakis was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2007. He’s seeking…...