By The News Service of Florida Retired Army Lt. Col. Alex Vindman, who testified during the first impeachment of President Donald Trump, announced Tuesday he is running for the Democratic nomination to try to unseat U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody, R-Fla, in November. Vindman said in a video release he views Moody as “hand-picked by the […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida After a student last year killed two people and wounded five others at Florida State University, state lawmakers Tuesday began moving forward with a plan to try to bolster security on state college and university campuses. The plan, unanimously approved by the House Judiciary Committee, borrows from […]
By The News Service of Florida U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, a Republican who has served in Congress for two decades, announced Tuesday he will retire. “I came to Congress to solve problems, to fight for working families and to help ensure this country remains a place where opportunity is available to everyone willing to work […]
TALLAHASSEE REPORTS Tuesday, January 27, 2026 Weather: Today, sunny, with a high near 49. Tonight, low around 30. Wednesday, a high near 54. Wednesday night, clear, with a low around 27. NWS US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.5%, Dow +0.6%, Nasdaq +0.4%) (More). Local Sports Florida State’s 2026 football schedule was revealed Monday […]
Florida State’s 2026 football schedule was revealed Monday night and features a Labor Day game against SMU at Doak Campbell Stadium and three Friday games, including the season finale against Florida. After opening the season on August 29 in Week 0 against New Mexico State, the Seminoles will open ACC play vs. SMU on Labor Day […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, was hospitalized Sunday after experiencing chest pain, with emergency physicians discovering a small blood clot in his lung, according to a memo sent Monday to senators. The memo said Albritton, 57, remained under observation at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital awaiting further testing. He […]
By Jim Turner, The Florida News Service With economic uncertainty “elevated,” state economists Friday increased general-revenue tax projections that lawmakers will use in crafting a state budget for the upcoming year. A panel of economists known as the Revenue Estimating Conference added a combined $572.5 million to projections made in August for the current 2025-2026 […]
By Jay Waagmeester, The Florida Phoenix The state’s newly expanded charter school co-location program could be limited after the Florida Department of Education received “a lot of feedback,” an administrator said. The department hosted a rule development meeting Monday, soliciting feedback for Schools of Hope rules, the program that lawmakers vastly expanded in the waning […]
TALLAHASSEE REPORTS Monday, January 26, 2026 Weather: Today, sunny, with a high near 47. Tonight, low around 24. Tuesday, a high near 48. Tuesday night, a low around 28. NWS US stock markets end Friday mixed (S&P 500 +0.0%, Dow -0.6%, Nasdaq +0.3%) after midweek volatility; marks second straight week all three indexes finished lower […]
By Mitch Perry, The Florida Phoenix Jacksonville state Rep. Angie Nixon announced Thursday that she is running for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate this year. The seat is now held by Republican Ashley Moody, appointed a year ago by Gov. Ron DeSantis. A Florida Democrat hasn’t served in the U.S. Senate since Bill Nelson lost his […]