Former House Speaker Paul Renner announced his campaign for Florida governor on Wednesday.

While making his rounds in Florida to talk about the affordability crisis, former U.S. Rep. David Jolly, who is vying to become Florida’s next governor, made a stop in St. Johns County on Monday.

After months of speculation, former U.S. Rep. David Jolly of Florida has confirmed the rumors and announced he will run for governor in 2026. The Republican turned Democrat said he believes he is the change Florida’s government needs.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis will hold a press conference in Fruitland Park on Wednesday.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference Thursday in Miami to continue to push for relief for condominium owners.

Sources close to Florida Gov. DeSantis said he plans to officially file with the Federal Election Commission to formalize his presidential candidacy.

At its statewide conference in Orlando, member organizations of the Florida NAACP voted unanimously to recommend that the national NAACP board issue a nationwide travel advisory against moving or visiting the Sunshine State.

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With both claiming to be Florida Democrats’ best bet to defeat Gov. Ron DeSantis in November, U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist and Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried traded barbs Thursday in their only debate before next month’s primary election.

The first major legislation on gun safety sailed through congress and was sent to President Joe Biden on the day marking one month since the deadly mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

Gov. DeSantis has indicated that he is in favor of the measure.

"Perdue’s only reason for running is to soothe his own bruised ego," spokesperson for Gov. Kemp

Florida’s governor again downplayed the COVID-19 pandemic Wednesday, warning instead about rising rates of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – At least half of the full-time teachers in Florida could get a pay raise under a new funding measure signed Thursday by Gov. The I-TEAM examined the median salary of fulltime teachers reported by the state’s 73 districts or entities. In other words, those 57 districts paid more than half their fulltime teachers less than $47,500 last year. Below is a breakdown of median teacher salaries for the districts in northeast Florida. “It’s a good thing that we’re putting money in teacher salaries,” said Justin Vogel, chief negotiator, St. John’s Education Association.