23+ hour, 7+ min ago   (1741+ words) With just over 50 days until a pivotal election, a new political battlefront is emerging in Florida’s most populous county. Is it a new affordability issue or a controversial immigration plan? Is it a war of choice we’re being gaslit by…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (724+ words) Christopher Chestnut says his mother Cynthia Chestnut’s endorsement of Republican Byron Donalds isn’t about “kickbacks,” and that he’s endorsing the Republican over Democrat David Jolly in the Governor’s race also. “We’re not the sellouts. We’re being sold out,” he said…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (290+ words) Donors have a clear preference in the race for Governor. Republican nominee Byron Donalds is spending heavily, but continues to hold a strong fundraising lead over Democrat David Jolly in the remaining weeks before the first vote-by-mail ballots are sent…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (726+ words) — First Shot — 🎂 Happy milestone birthday to Katie Ballard, Mother of Dragons, Raiser of Political Funds Extraordinaire, Fiercest Friend and a Determined Foe. Attorney General James Uthmeier’s campaign is releasing its first television ad of the 2026 cycle, a 30-second spot titled…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (533+ words) Florida voters aren’t satisfied with the state’s education system, and they believe all schools receiving taxpayer dollars should be accountable to the same standards, whether they are traditional public schools, charters or a private school that accepts vouchers. That’s the…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (944+ words) — First Shot — Ed. note — Peter and Drew are locked in on an AI project that we believe will change the way Florida political news is covered. They’re going heads-down Thursday to bring it across the finish line, so there will…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (278+ words) Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried says Republicans choosing to attend a Midterm convention during campaign season deserve voters’ scorn. As a Republican National Convention kicks off in Dallas, Fried suggested it served only as a chance for Republicans to…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (655+ words) Byron Donalds says David Jolly “isn’t doing much of anything” on the campaign trail, but Jolly is firing back that it’s Donalds who dropped out of what would have been the first one-on-one events between the two men running for…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (438+ words) Collier County School Board Member Kelly Mason has dropped a lawsuit against Republican gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds. The voluntary dismissal of a complaint filed in July ends the latest chapter in years of legal disputes between the Naples Republicans. The…...

5+ day, 6+ min ago   (553+ words) The honeymoon was in Fort Lauderdale because plane tickets cost too much. Dinner was drive-through chili, with rice added to stretch it. Byron Donalds is running on it. “When we got married, we worked two jobs each, and we were…...