June 13, 2025
A St. Augustine legislator sponsored a law that lists highways as a dangerous condition for students walking.…
June 8, 2025
OPINION | The illegal immigration distraction
A common enemy isn’t enough to change voters’ minds. …
May 20, 2025
No more random boat inspections in Florida
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation Monday that requires probable cause for law enforcement to stop and search boats.…
April 24, 2025
DeSantis defends Hope Florida in St. Augustine appearance
Gov. Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis touted the program despite questions about its finances.…
February 7, 2025
NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Spending Florida’s money
What’s in Gov. DeSantis’ proposed budget, plus a look at how past final state budgets have compared to the governor’s…
February 2, 2025
OPINION | Muzak for airports: Scenes from Reagan National
Being stuck in the airport after the plane crash felt like an apt metaphor for the banal transactional conflicts of…
June 20, 2024
OPINION | Gubernatorial myopia: DeSantis pencils out girls
One of the governor’s strike-throughs will have an outsized effect on Duval county’s vulnerable girls.…
April 12, 2024
DeSantis in St. Augustine to sign law enforcement bills
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed laws that govern police review boards and prevent people from harassing police officers.…
March 25, 2024
DeSantis comes to Jacksonville to sign social media limits on kids
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB3 at Cornerstone Classical Academy, banning children younger than 14 from having social media accounts.…
March 19, 2024
MAP | Where Trump won most handily on the First Coast
Former President Donald Trump smashed his competitors in the Republican presidential primary in Florida on Tuesday.…
February 1, 2024
DeSantis is sending Florida State Guard to southern border
In an appearance in Jacksonville, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the state will send the Florida State Guard to Texas to…
January 29, 2024
OPINION | 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…
November 7, 2023
UNF 2024 poll: Trump has overwhelming support among Florida Republican voters
A new poll from the University of North Florida’s Public Opinion Research Lab of likely Republican primary voters across Florida…
October 31, 2023
When 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…
September 18, 2023
DeSantis celebrates first responder bonuses with Jacksonville firefighters and police
Florida’s governor joined police and fire fighters in Jacksonville to talk about the state’s first responder bonuses.…
September 18, 2023
Gov. DeSantis awards Clay County over $3.5M infrastructure grant
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday awarded more than $3.5 million to the Clay County Board of County Commissioners through the…
August 29, 2023
Jacksonville 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.…
August 25, 2023
Mayor and finance board spar over diversity chief funding
The Finance Committee recommended slicing a portion of the mayor’s budget that would have paid for a chief of diversity.…
August 22, 2023
OPINION | No sleep till Milwaukee: A Republican presidential debate preview
Ron DeSantis must show the American people the aggressiveness and ability to confound his opponents that elevated his national profile.…
August 21, 2023
OPINION | Jacksonville isn’t Ron DeSantis’ town anymore
What’s clear is that Ron DeSantis has taken his eye off Jacksonville — like the rest of the state — and…
July 23, 2023
OPINION | 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…
June 19, 2023
Jacksonville 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…
June 11, 2023
OPINION | ‘DeSantismander’ deserves a legal challenge
Florida’s congressional district map is a fraud, and the most glaring example is my district. No offense to Aaron Bean,…
April 5, 2023
OPINION | Ring the alarm
Florida Republicans are stripping people of safety, bodily autonomy and dignity while masquerading as choice.…