Ron DeSantis names Florida debate trophy after Kirk, $50K prize strengthens civic education

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has announced that the Florida Civics and Debate Initiative (FCDI) State Championship trophy will be renamed the Charlie Kirk Prize. The winner will receive a $50,000 scholarship, with runner-up and semifinalists...

Congressman Randy Fine proposes bill banning election of congress members with foreign citizenship

Washington, D.C. (WCJB) - A congressman representing parts of North Central Florida is introducing a bill which would ban anyone with citizenship in a country other than the U.S. from being elected to Congress. Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) introduced...

Ohio AG Dave Yost leads call for urgent Senate action on SNAP funding

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, along with attorneys general from 18 other states, has called on U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to act quickly to ensure continued funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The...

Connecting Orlando and Tokyo: MCO Announces Florida’s First Nonstop Flights to Asia Pacific

It will soon be even easier to get from Walt Disney World to the Tokyo Disney Resort, as Orlando International Airport is introducing its first-ever nonstop passenger service to Tokyo. What's Happening: Orlando International Airport (MCO) is...

Tampa Bay businesses weigh health care costs amid government shutdown

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — With the government shutdown approaching the four-week mark, time is running out to extend enhanced health care tax credits before open enrollment begins for Affordable Care Act health plans on Nov. 1. What You Need To Know...

Florida Auto Repair Shop Donates Services to Federal Workers in Need

An auto repair shop in West Palm Beach, Florida, is offering support to federal employees during the ongoing government shutdown, reports WPBF. The current government shutdown has gone on for three weeks now, with federal employees not receiving...

SMITH: Florida game

I came early for the weekend, as I always do when the football teams of Georgia and Florida meet in a rivalry game—which is one of the most-watched college matchups of the year. In the past the ancillary reasons had as much to do with that routine...

Meet Adelita Grijalva, the Arizona Congresswoman-Elect Who Can’t Take Her Seat

Photograph by Rebecca Noble/Stringer/Getty Images. Thirty days after winning the special election for her late father’s congressional seat, Arizona Democratic Representative-Elect Adelita Grijalva joined our video call from a temporary setup in...

Central Florida county, municipal elections on Nov. 4

ORLANDO, Fla. - There are elections around Central Florida next Tuesday to determine some city races and amendments. State and federal elections won't happen again until 2026 except for a couple of special elections for state house and senate...

Last Call for 10.28.25 – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot As artificial intelligence continues to transform business and daily life, The Moore Agency is reminding Florida’s business community that the human touch is...

‘Shipbuilding is a bipartisan issue’: Senate hearing highlights US support for boosting yard sector

A congressional hearing highlighted the way lawmakers across the US political spectrum support legislation aimed at boosting America’s shipbuilding industry. But the discussions were overshadowed by divisions in the Senate’s main chamber, where...

‘You betrayed us’: Manatee County residents beg for repeal of Florida planning restriction law

by Mitch Perry BRADENTON — State lawmakers representing Manatee County heard harsh criticism on Monday regarding a law that critics maintain blocks local governments from regulating development now and for years to come. Senate Bill 180 received...

Labor union, others protest government shutdown in Lakeland

Stephanie Yocum, President - West Central Florida Labor Council, AFL-CIO // Credit: West Central Florida Labor Council Facebook 10/28/2025 A small group of activists gathered outside Congress member Scott Franklin’s Lakeland office today. They...

Democrats call on DeSantis to use emergency funds for food in Florida

Florida Democrats are urging Governor Ron DeSantis to use state funds to cover food benefits set to expire due to a federal government shutdown. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, provides food aid to 2.8 million Floridians...

New billboards target Florida in calling for the release of all Jeffrey Epstein files

The national anti-trafficking coalition World Without Exploitation announced Tuesday it is expanding its "Courage Is Contagious" campaign into Florida, placing new billboards in Miami, West Palm Beach, and Stuart to press for the full release of...

Gentner Drummond among several Republican AGs calling on Senate to protect SNAP benefits

MEGAN, WHAT DID YOU FIND? WELL, ABBY, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, WE’VE HAD HUNDREDS OF FOLKS REACH OUT TO US WITH CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT IS NEXT. WELL, JUST A COUPLE HOURS AGO, ACTUALLY HEARD FROM DHS. AND THEY TELL ME IF YOU HAVE LEFTOVER FUNDS ON YOUR...

Davis pushes RESET on middle of decade congressional redistricting

(The Center Square) – In a chamber stacked against him, North Carolina’s representative for the northeastern part of the state is pushing a bill to retain consistent map boundaries – and possibly his seat in Congress with it. Restoring Electoral...

Retirees and students in Florida are seeking to defend 2020 census results against a GOP challenge

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Two Florida university students and an advocacy group for retirees are asking a federal judge to let them intervene in a lawsuit filed by young Republican groups challenging the 2020 census results, saying they worry that the...

Live Results: Alabama House District 12 Special Election

By 270toWin Staff October 28, 2025, 11:26 AM ET There is one special election a week out from Election Day next Tuesday. We've pulled together prediction market pricing for some of the marquee races. Polls close at 8:00 PM Eastern Time. Alabama...

James Bush sues Ashley Gantt, House Democratic Committee for ‘defamation’ in election ads

After back-to-back losses at the ballot box, former Democratic Rep. James Bush III is taking the woman who beat him and organizations that backed her campaign to court, accusing them of defamation. He is seeking more than $1 million in damages and...