Hurricanes Helene and Milton potentially spread more than a hundred invasive species to Florida

Among species of concern that may have been spread by Helene and Milton are the giant applesnail and the Asian swamp eel

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix December 12, 2024May 28, 2025

News

Trump insists he ‘pulled’ Florida sheriff Chad Chronister from DEA consideration

The episode would appear to validate complaints the president-elect hasn’t fully vetted his nominees

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix December 4, 2024December 24, 2024

News

Rick Scott defends Pete Hegseth, who is accused of mistreating women and getting drunk on the job

The Florida lawmaker said Wednesday morning that he’s standing by Hegseth to lead the Pentagon

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix December 4, 2024December 20, 2024

News

Florida lawmakers, activists weigh in on what Trump’s ‘mass deportations’ would look like

President-elect Donald Trump has promised the largest deportation effort in American history

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix November 22, 2024January 3, 2025

News

Florida lawmaker wants state to clarify medical exceptions in six-week abortion ban

‘I am focusing purely on medical exceptions. Because we don’t want women in Florida dying’

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix November 21, 2024November 24, 2024

News

‘Conditions that no human should live in’: Orlando’s Maxwell Frost seeks closure of Florida detention center

The center, a county jail near Jacksonville, operates in part as a federal immigration detention facility

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix November 19, 2024June 4, 2025

News

‘Serious allegations of sex parties and drugs’: Florida conservative group blasts Trump for Matt Gaetz AG pick

‘President-elect Donald Trump has quickly named many good choices to serve in his cabinet. But Matt Gaetz is not one of them’

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix November 15, 2024April 10, 2025

News

Trump received 56% of the Hispanic vote in Florida, new exit poll finds

Out of 10 states polled, only in Florida did Trump best Harris among Latinos

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix November 14, 2024January 10, 2025

News

‘It was a reaction to the pregnant pigs’: Florida lawmakers recall what led to 60% threshold to pass amendments

Why did the state even create such a high standard?

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix November 7, 2024June 11, 2025

Cannabis

Donald Trump, Kamala Harris featured in new ad touting Florida’s Amendment 3

Trump announced on his Truth Social page last month that ‘[a]s a Floridian, I will be voting YES on Amendment 3 this November’

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix October 30, 2024May 31, 2025

Cannabis

Bipartisan group blasts DeSantis for using taxpayer money to fight Florida’s Amendment 3

‘This is undemocratic and a violation of Florida laws to spend taxpayer funds on political ads. Period.’

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix October 28, 2024June 14, 2025

Cannabis

Trulieve CEO tours Florida to ‘set the record straight’ on Amendment 3

The company has invested more than $80 million to get Amendment 3 passed in Florida this fall

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix October 24, 2024May 30, 2025

News

‘Republican politicians have gone too far’: Florida Democrats make final pitch to NPA voters with new ad

More than 3.5 million NPA voters are registered in Florida, more than a quarter of the electorate

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix October 19, 2024December 10, 2024

News

Florida activists call out DeSantis for ignoring climate crisis

Activists in Jacksonville, Orlando and St. Petersburg on Tuesday blasted the governor’s stance on climate change

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix October 16, 2024November 8, 2024

News

Rick Scott is ‘Florida’s biggest snake’ in new Debbie Mucarsel-Powell ad

‘Scott slid into the Senate, where he wrote the plan to end Social Security, raise your taxes, and ban abortion’

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix October 15, 2024December 9, 2024

News

DeSantis, Florida officials debunk rumors FEMA won’t have resources for Hurricane Milton

‘You’re not seeing me out there carping or complaining about anything,’ DeSantis said

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix October 8, 2024May 10, 2025

News

DeSantis OKs voting changes in wake of hurricane, but NAACP, ACLU and others want more

Representatives of civil rights and voting rights groups said Friday that he needs to go further

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix October 7, 2024October 14, 2024

News

As mail ballots go out, Florida Democrats get more money from DNC

The Democratic National Committee is making a $400,000 contribution to the state party

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix October 1, 2024October 23, 2024

News

In the wake of Hurricane Helene, even Rick Scott says climate is ‘clearly changing’

Scott travelled through parts of the state speaking to law enforcement and first responders a day after Hurricane Helene hit Florida

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix September 30, 2024October 4, 2024

News

‘Dangerous and xenophobic’: Florida’s Haitian lawmakers denounce false pet-eating allegations from Trump campaign

Vance and Trump have repeatedly alleged over the past two weeks that Haitian immigrants in Springfield have stolen and eaten dogs and cats

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix September 20, 2024December 9, 2024