11+ hour, 55+ min ago   (306+ words) Rep. Wyman Duggan is expected to run for Jacksonville Mayor, and he just got a big contribution from the company of a local CEO who would like to see Democrat Donna Deegan lose next year. First Coast Energy, the Jacksonville…...

15+ hour, 18+ min ago   (246+ words) The University of North Florida (UNF) is getting a grant to help pay for artificial intelligence (AI) utilization in updating research software code. The Sloan Foundation is providing the Jacksonville-based school $105,000 to fund AI assistance in the School of Computing....

17+ hour, 20+ min ago   (329+ words) Tampa, Jacksonville and Orlando are among the top 10 cities in the U.S. for boomtowns, according to a new study released by the financial loan firm LendingTree. Analysts with LendingTree looked at the country’s largest metropolitan areas and considered factors such as…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (455+ words) “We are waist-deep in the quicksand and we are still sinking,” Carol Marbin Miller, deputy investigations editor of The Miami Herald, said in a phone interview. “Miami is the biggest city in Florida,” Marbin Miller said. “Florida is a crucial…...

2+ day, 39+ min ago   (502+ words) Florida universities deserve a “D” for their free expression policies and attitudes, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) announced in its annual 2027 College Free Speech Rankings. The nationwide average is a “D-“, an improvement from last year’s “F…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (688+ words) Florida’s Public Service Commission has rejected a rule change that would have raised power bills statewide, handing consumer advocates a win after a yearslong fight over the provision. The 4-1 vote against proposing the amendment to the Florida Administrative Code followed…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (194+ words) A GoFundMe drive has been launched to support the 23 unionized journalists McClatchy laid off at the Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald and Bradenton Herald. Miami Herald reporter Alex Harris organized the fundraiser, which says the proceeds will help her laid-off…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (287+ words) Individuals affected by natural disasters could soon enjoy tax relief courtesy of a law championed by Florida lawmakers. President Donald Trump just signed the Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief Certainty Act (HR 5366). That’s a law that was sponsored by…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (490+ words) Hialeah Republican Rep. Alex Rizo’s bid for the Senate now carries the blessing of the man poised to lead it and the chamber’s top designator of health and human services dollars. Senate President-designate Jim Boyd and Sen. Jay Trumbull are…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (377+ words) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has ordered flags across the state to be lowered to half-staff Friday as the country marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. DeSantis issued a memorandum Thursday directing U.S. and Florida flags at all state and local…...