Florida Senate Bill 202 Brings Human Touch Back to Insurance Claims

Florida is taking a stand. Senate Bill 202 promises to shake up the way insurance claims are handled, demanding a real human say the final “yes” or “no” on claim denials. No more cold, unfeeling algorithms deciding your financial fate without a...

Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Virginia “Ginger” Watkins to the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority 

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Virginia “Ginger” Watkins to the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority. Virginia “Ginger” Watkins Watkins is currently retired and previously served as Chair of the...

Florida School Boards Association names Flagler's Lauren Ramirez to newest class of Emerging Leaders

Ramirez is one of 16 Florida School Board members elected in 2024 to earn the distinction by completing a minimum of 48 hours of the FSBA's New School Board Member Training and attending two forums. By Florida School Boards Association | 2:12 p.m....

Elections in the Triad: Candidates for the City of Greensboro

It’s election season in the Triad, and we are committed to giving readers an opportunity to hear from all of the candidates who are on the ballot for the upcoming election. This week and next, readers can see the answers to five questions that...

Under increased scrutiny, data shows developers have long dominated makeup of Florida’s wildlife commission

Joshua Kellam in Havana, Florida in February 2018. Credit: Tim Donovan / myfwcmedia/Flickr “I’m a developer,” said FWC Commissioner Joshua Kellam, describing the makeup of Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Kellam previously...

Government shutdown enters 24th day, Bucs look to bounce back and pumpkin patches around Tampa Bay

Good evening, Tampa Bay. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook. Your Weather Planner It will be another mostly sunny and breezy day for Saturday. Highs will be in the mid to...

Local congressman asking utilities, financial institutions to step up amid shutdown

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A local congressman is calling on Northeast Florida utility companies and financial institutions to step up and help out amid the ongoing government shutdown. Congressman Aaron Bean (R-FL, 4th District) sent a letter to three...

Voting in Tampa’s City Council District 5 election is happening right now—here’s how to do it

Thomas Scott (L) and Naya Young both captured at a Tiger Bay candidate forum on Aug. 15, 2025. Credit: Dave Decker / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay Early Voting is underway in the City of Tampa Special Municipal Runoff Election. Below is information...

Florida’s Republican CFO attacks city of Miami’s spending, demands tax cut

Florida’s chief financial officer brought his tax-cut campaign to Miami on Thursday, using some basic math to insist the city spends too much on salaries and services. State CFO Blaise Ingoglia rested his argument on what he described as...

Political polarization

It has long been clear that the Democrat Party has lost touch with reality, but to attribute the beginning of our current polarization to President Ronald Reagan is new. It is based on the convenient ignorance of three basic facts: (1) Reagan...

Port St. Lucie staff engage students in learning about local government

PORT ST. LUCIE — City staff met with hundreds of local students this week to explain how municipal government affects everyday life, from clean water to public parks. The outreach was part of Florida City Week, observed statewide Oct. 20–26, an...

Inside the quiet condo selloff reshaping South Florida’s waterfront

Harbor Condominium treasurer Juan Llorente, Blanca CRE EVP Cary Cohen and MSP Group CEO Deme Mekras speak to Fox News Digital about how they all came to a buyout deal of the North Bay Village, 29-unit, waterfront building. Along South Florida's...

No Florida SNAP benefits in November if government shutdown continues: What to know

A worker shortage within the government is keeping some Floridians from getting SNAP benefits, which includes food stamps. ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - SNAP benefits could end in November due to the ongoing government shutdown. The Supplemental Nutrition...

Gavin Giroux, son of Senators forward Claude, assists charities with homemade calendar

Breadcrumb Trail Links Sports Hockey The six-year-old son of the veteran forward Claude Giroux created a crayon-coloured calendar of his dad's NHL work schedule. Gavin Giroux shows off a page in his Senators-related game calendar, being sold as a...

Pay for Trump and Congress continues in shutdown, unless they ask it be held

WASHINGTON — Some members of Congress are asking for their salaries to be withheld during the government shutdown, while federal workers on Friday missed their first full paycheck since many operations closed on Oct. 1. With no movement toward a...

Catholic Charities sees surge in food demand during government shutdown

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – As the government shutdown stretches into another week, more families are struggling to put food on the table. Catholic Charities Jacksonville says demand at its food pantry is surging — forcing the organization to make...

U.S. Senator Rand Paul: “Fentanyl is not produced in Venezuela”

“Is it too much to ask that we know the names of those we killed before killing them, that we know what evidence there is of their guilt?” said the senator in response to the U.S. attacks in the Caribbean, in which more than 30 people have been...

Virginia Democrats to Attempt Redistricting Commonwealth’s Congressional Maps

by Natalia Mittelstadt Virginia Democrats are planning to attempt to redistrict the commonwealth’s congressional maps to help their party ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Don Scott, the leader of the state’s Democrat-controlled House, wrote in...

Florida Lawmakers Propose Making Flamingo The Official State Bird

FLORIDA - Florida lawmakers are once again considering a change to the state’s official bird. A new proposal, Senate Bill 150, filed by Senator Ana Maria Rodriguez of Doral, would designate the American flamingo as Florida’s state bird and the...

Florida’s restriction on concealed carry under 21 is unconstitutional, Broward judge rules

The section of the Florida law prohibiting adults under age 21 from carrying a concealed firearm is unconstitutional, a Broward judge ruled Friday. Effectively dismissing a case against a Fort Lauderdale resident who turns 20 in December, Broward...