June 13, 2025New law requires bus routes for students near highwaysA St. Augustine legislator sponsored a law that lists highways as a dangerous condition for students walking.…By Noah Hertz
June 8, 2025OPINION | The illegal immigration distractionA common enemy isn’t enough to change voters’ minds. …By A.G. Gancarski
May 20, 2025No more random boat inspections in FloridaGov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation Monday that requires probable cause for law enforcement to stop and search boats.…By Tristan Wood - WFSU
April 24, 2025DeSantis defends Hope Florida in St. Augustine appearanceGov. Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis touted the program despite questions about its finances.…By Noah Hertz
February 7, 2025NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Spending Florida’s moneyWhat’s in Gov. DeSantis’ proposed budget, plus a look at how past final state budgets have compared to the governor’s…By Megan Mallicoat
February 2, 2025OPINION | Muzak for airports: Scenes from Reagan NationalBeing stuck in the airport after the plane crash felt like an apt metaphor for the banal transactional conflicts of…By A.G. Gancarski
June 20, 2024OPINION | Gubernatorial myopia: DeSantis pencils out girlsOne of the governor’s strike-throughs will have an outsized effect on Duval county’s vulnerable girls.…By Sherry Magill
April 12, 2024DeSantis in St. Augustine to sign law enforcement billsGov. Ron DeSantis signed laws that govern police review boards and prevent people from harassing police officers.…By Noah Hertz
March 25, 2024DeSantis comes to Jacksonville to sign social media limits on kidsGov. Ron DeSantis signed HB3 at Cornerstone Classical Academy, banning children younger than 14 from having social media accounts.…By Will Brown and Carter Mudgett
March 19, 2024MAP | Where Trump won most handily on the First CoastFormer President Donald Trump smashed his competitors in the Republican presidential primary in Florida on Tuesday.…By Randy Roguski and Heather Henderson
February 1, 2024DeSantis is sending Florida State Guard to southern borderIn an appearance in Jacksonville, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the state will send the Florida State Guard to Texas to…By Will Brown
January 29, 2024OPINION | Will Donald Trump unite Jacksonville Republicans?Republicans, led by the chair of the Duval County party, are being compelled to unite behind Trump weeks before the…By A.G. Gancarski
November 7, 2023UNF 2024 poll: Trump has overwhelming support among Florida Republican votersA new poll from the University of North Florida’s Public Opinion Research Lab of likely Republican primary voters across Florida…By Jacksonville Today
October 31, 2023When DeSantis says ‘woke,’ some in Jacksonville hear ‘Black’As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis campaigns for president on a platform of “anti-wokeness,” pastors and civil rights activists in Jacksonville…By Will Brown
September 18, 2023DeSantis celebrates first responder bonuses with Jacksonville firefighters and policeFlorida’s governor joined police and fire fighters in Jacksonville to talk about the state’s first responder bonuses.…By Dan Scanlan
September 18, 2023Gov. DeSantis awards Clay County over $3.5M infrastructure grantGov. Ron DeSantis on Monday awarded more than $3.5 million to the Clay County Board of County Commissioners through the…By Jessica Palombo
August 29, 2023Jacksonville demonstrators decry white supremacy, point fingers at DeSantis A rally in James Weldon Johnson Park changed into a demonstration against white supremacy after Saturday’s racist shooting.…By Will Brown
August 25, 2023Mayor and finance board spar over diversity chief fundingThe Finance Committee recommended slicing a portion of the mayor’s budget that would have paid for a chief of diversity.…By Casmira Harrison
August 22, 2023OPINION | No sleep till Milwaukee: A Republican presidential debate previewRon DeSantis must show the American people the aggressiveness and ability to confound his opponents that elevated his national profile.…By Andrew Moss
August 21, 2023OPINION | Jacksonville isn’t Ron DeSantis’ town anymoreWhat’s clear is that Ron DeSantis has taken his eye off Jacksonville — like the rest of the state — and…By A.G. Gancarski
July 23, 2023OPINION | VP Harris exposed DeSantis’ weakness VP Harris spoke truths about Gov. Ron DeSantis that Florida’s disempowered Democrats lack the platform to fully get over on…By A.G. Gancarski
June 19, 2023Jacksonville is starting line for ‘rolling protest’ aimed at Black voters On Juneteenth, the celebration of Black people being belatedly notified of their rights, scores of people rallied against new Florida…By Will Brown
June 11, 2023OPINION | ‘DeSantismander’ deserves a legal challengeFlorida’s congressional district map is a fraud, and the most glaring example is my district. No offense to Aaron Bean,…By A.G. Gancarski
April 5, 2023OPINION | Ring the alarm Florida Republicans are stripping people of safety, bodily autonomy and dignity while masquerading as choice.…By Nikesha Elise Williams