Maxwell Frost urges Senate to extend TPS for Haitians after Supreme Court ruling

“The administration has chosen to rip away legal protections from people who follow the rules, so they can fuel a sinister mass deportation agenda.”

by McKenna Schueler June 26, 2026June 26, 2026

Florida News

DeSantis signs bill to name Florida roads after Charlie Kirk and Trump

Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed three bills late Thursday, his first rejection of legislation passed this year, and signed 15 others

by News Service of Florida June 26, 2026June 26, 2026

Florida News

Florida still owes $603 million on immigration enforcement contracts

60% of the bills for detention camps remain unpaid

by Liv Caputo, Florida Phoenix June 17, 2026June 17, 2026

Florida News

ICE empties ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ amid hurricane season. Activists aren’t buying it

“They built it and filled it with people during the hurricane season last year, so that makes no sense”

by Liv Caputo, Florida Phoenix June 17, 2026June 17, 2026

Florida News

Bill to name Florida roads after Charlie Kirk and Trump heads to DeSantis’ desk

DeSantis has until June 30 to act on the bills

by News Service of Florida June 16, 2026June 16, 2026

Florida News

Florida US Senator Ashley Moody votes against ‘anti-weaponization’ payments to J6 rioters

Florida’s other senator, Rick Scott, voted no on the amendment

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix June 9, 2026June 9, 2026

News

Florida gas prices continue to dip

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said “significant progress” had been made on a potential ceasefire and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

by News Service of Florida June 8, 2026June 8, 2026

Florida News

Rick Scott pushes to get Kanye West’s Florida concerts canceled

Scott urged the authority board to “carefully review this decision” of hosting the rapper, for shows June 26 and 28 in Tampa.

by Jay Waagmeester, Florida Phoenix June 5, 2026June 5, 2026

Florida News

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ payments land at last: $58 million to hit Florida next week

It’ll be the first installment of the federal government’s promised $608 million reimbursements

by Liv Caputo, Florida Phoenix May 18, 2026May 18, 2026

Florida News

DeSantis signs law taking tough stance against ‘foreign countries of concern’

It also prohibits public employees and officials from accepting gifts from those countries

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix May 10, 2026May 10, 2026

Florida News

‘God Squad’ withdrawal of protection for Gulf species draws another challenge

Environmental groups want to block Trump administration rules letting energy companies bypass endangered species protections in the Gulf

by Jay Waagmeester, Florida Phoenix April 16, 2026April 16, 2026

Florida News

Florida gas prices expected to rise further as Trump issues blockade in Iran

The average in Orange County was $4.02 a gallon at the start of the week

by News Service of Florida April 14, 2026April 14, 2026

News

Florida gas prices up another 24 cents amid war in Iran

The average gallon of gas was $4.19 in Florida on Monday

by News Service of Florida April 7, 2026April 7, 2026

Florida News

Trump’s SAVE America Act would end voter registration drives nationwide

It would effectively ban voter registration drives, a mainstay of college campuses and neighborhood events

by Florida Phoenix April 6, 2026April 6, 2026

Florida News

Trump admin sued over move to strip endangered species protections in Gulf

“The God Squad” voted to exempt oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from environmental safeguards

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix April 3, 2026April 3, 2026

Florida News

‘Don’t send her home!?’: Florida leaders react to Pam Bondi’s firing

President Donald Trump announced Bondi’s departure Thursday

by Jay Waagmeester, Florida Phoenix April 3, 2026April 3, 2026

Florida News, News, Ron DeSantis

DeSantis signs bill to rename Florida airport after Trump

The bill will rename Palm Beach International Airport after President Donald Trump

by Jim Turner, News Service of Florida March 31, 2026March 31, 2026

News

Even Florida’s most conservative counties saw large ‘No Kings’ turnout

The third “No Kings” protest of Donald Trump’s second term lured crowds across Florida, even in areas dominated by Republican voters

by Florida Phoenix March 30, 2026March 30, 2026

Florida News

Trump voted by mail in Florida and then called voting by mail ‘cheating’

Trump said he had the right to vote by mail-in ballot in Florida’s special election Tuesday ‘because I’m president’

by Ashley Murray, Florida Phoenix March 27, 2026March 27, 2026

News

Three ‘No Kings’ protests are coming to Orlando this Saturday

More than 3,000 anti-Trump protests nationwide are happening this Saturday, in what organizers predict could be one of the largest single-day nonviolent protests in U.S. history.

by McKenna Schueler March 26, 2026March 26, 2026