/tags/politics politics en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:06:20 GMT /government-politics/2026-06-08/baxter-drops-palm-beach-county-commission-bid-to-run-for-congress The Acreage resident secured Trump’s endorsement in January for her County Commission bid and proclaimed it in an advertising mailer that went out last week. Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:06:20 GMT /government-politics/2026-06-08/baxter-drops-palm-beach-county-commission-bid-to-run-for-congress Jane Musgrave | Stet News /government-politics/2026-06-08/democrats-get-into-the-chief-financial-officer-race Former Miami-Dade County Democratic state Sen. Annette Taddeo announced her candidacy on Monday. Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:38:03 GMT /government-politics/2026-06-08/democrats-get-into-the-chief-financial-officer-race Mitch Perry | Florida Phoenix /americas/2026-05-14/in-colombia-and-brazil-presidential-candidates-offer-old-solutions-to-old-problems Abelardo de la Espriella in Colombia and Flávio Bolsonaro in Brazil have never appeared on the same stage, but they are running similar campaigns, reading from similar scripts, and looking toward the same set of foreign role models. Thu, 14 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT /americas/2026-05-14/in-colombia-and-brazil-presidential-candidates-offer-old-solutions-to-old-problems Guilherme Casarões and Carlos Ricaurte | The Conversation /government-politics/2026-04-28/florida-speaker-kills-desantis-ai-regulation-vaccine-repeal-bills-on-first-day-of-special-session Bucking Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida lawmakers won’t strike vaccine mandates for kids or create new guardrails on artificial intelligence, House Speaker Daniel Perez declared Tuesday morning. Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:24:55 GMT /government-politics/2026-04-28/florida-speaker-kills-desantis-ai-regulation-vaccine-repeal-bills-on-first-day-of-special-session Liv Caputo and Christine Sexton | Florida Phoenix /government-politics/2026-04-27/cherfilus-mccormick-straw-donor-elections-complaint-haiti Former U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick was accused of violating elections law for accepting donations through shell companies stemming from a Haitian government-funded company, according to the Campaign Legal Center complaint. Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:25:55 GMT /government-politics/2026-04-27/cherfilus-mccormick-straw-donor-elections-complaint-haiti Jake Shore /government-politics/2026-04-21/gov-desantis-approves-small-private-school-expansion-teacher-mentorship-package Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a education package Monday evening that puts into law the main education policy priorities of the legislative session, including small private school zoning laws, installing portraits of presidents in schools, and cursive writing testing requirements. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-04-21/gov-desantis-approves-small-private-school-expansion-teacher-mentorship-package Jay Waagmeester | Florida Phoenix /government-politics/2026-03-30/florida-election-supervisors-say-beware-of-third-party-registration-cards Unofficial voter registration cards are being mailed out, and Leon County Supervisor Mark Earley says much of the information used to send them is inaccurate. Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:30:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-03-30/florida-election-supervisors-say-beware-of-third-party-registration-cards The News Service of Florida /government-politics/2026-03-24/2025-extended-session-cost-florida-taxpayers-more-than-259k Last year’s extended session that featured a lengthy standoff between the Florida House and Florida Senate over spending and taxes cost slightly more than $259,000, according to figures compiled by the Office of Legislative Services. Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:30:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-03-24/2025-extended-session-cost-florida-taxpayers-more-than-259k Christine Sexton | Florida Phoenix /education/2026-01-29/floridas-school-vouchers-bill A Florida Auditor General report concluded the state Department of Education's voucher management program is riddled with problems. Millions of taxpayer dollars for the program are unaccounted for, infuriating lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle. Thu, 29 Jan 2026 11:00:00 GMT /education/2026-01-29/floridas-school-vouchers-bill Natalie La Roche Pietri /education/2025-11-13/history-communism-florida-school-curriculum The new standards the board voted for on Thursday offer deeper analysis of the topic, guidelines for specific courses, material for students with special needs and paves the way to find textbooks that are "aligned" with the curriculum. The board also unanimously voted to make Florida the first state to adopt the Phoenix Declaration, a playbook for education outlined by a conservative think tank. Thu, 13 Nov 2025 23:37:20 GMT /education/2025-11-13/history-communism-florida-school-curriculum Natalie La Roche Pietri