Politics

Collier County’s Supervisor of Elections Office publicly tested voting machines in preparation for the Naples city election Feb. 1.

The former governor made the announcement Tuesday morning on Twitter ahead of his scheduled press conference in St. Petersburg.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced Thursday he is suing the federal government in a long-shot attempt to get the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to allow cruising to resume immediately.

He denies sleeping with underage girls in a column written for the Washington Examiner.

Among other things, the bill would bar social media companies from blocking political candidates from their platforms.

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried says she won’t follow the Governor’s directive to lower flags to half-staff on the day of Rush Limbaugh’s funeral.

Chris Spencer, director of the governor’s Office of Policy and Budget, faced a series of questions from the committee after presenting an overview of DeSantis’ proposal, which was released Thursday.

The news that a Publix heir donated to President Trump's Jan. 6 Washington D.C. rally led to backlash on social media, with the hashtag #BOYCOTTPUBLIX trending on Twitter.

State and local law enforcement will be on alert in Tallahassee, although there are no specific threats as of yet.

In what may be considered a preemptive strike, President Trump will hold a rally in Tampa on the same day that Democratic candidate Joe Biden had announced he's coming to Tampa, as well.