Election


Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks with a customer at the Red Arrow Diner during a visit to Manchester, N.H., Friday, May 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
What ‘Make America Florida’ Might Actually Mean

Gov. Ron DeSantis has argued that Florida is thriving and is the freest state in the country, but the data and evidence suggests otherwise.

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Democrat Donna Deegan Makes History, Becomes First Female Mayor of Jacksonville

Democrat Donna Deegan made history Tuesday night when she became the first-ever woman elected as Jacksonville mayor and only the second Democrat to hold the position in the past three decades.

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Biden Heads to Florida Determined to Fight for Social Security and Medicare

It's a delicate moment for Social Security and Medicare, programs that economists say will drive the national debt to unprecedented highs over the next few decades.

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Cuban-Puerto Rican Political Organizer Alex Berrios Wants to Lead and Transform the Florida Democratic Party

After seeing Florida Democrats lose every statewide election in November, the candidate for chairperson wants to get the party back to basics and reconnecting with working class people. 

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Florida Still Leads Nation in Arrests Stemming from Jan. 6 US Capitol Riots

Two years after the deadly attack, the Sunshine State leads the nation in the number of residents arrested in connection with the insurrection that the country watched in disbelief.

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Charlie Crist Will Donate Remaining Campaign Funds to Groups Focused on Helping Floridians

The former representative has already decided on the 20 organizations that will benefit from the money leftover.

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Anna Eskamani, Gen-Z Activist Maxwell Frost Among the Democrats Who Won in Florida

These districts in the Sunshine Stare remain true blue. And the Sunshine State made history with a Gen-Z Democratic victor!