Gov. Ron DeSantis’ budget wouldn’t be worth the paper it’s printed on without a hoped-for multi-billion dollar injection of federal government…
Florida’s governor and legislative leaders need to get their priorities straight.
Florida’s governor and legislative leaders need to get their priorities straight.
Two weeks. Four felony arrests of Flagler County students who didn’t physically lay a finger on anyone. Four cases that will have to wend thei…
Cheers: To the Monroe County Commission for tasking staff to come up with a reopening plan for libraries and the Planning Department. While CO…
By now, there’s really no valid factual argument over the measures that work against the coronavirus. Stay home if you’re not feeling well. Av…
On March 6, 2013, Florida State Rep. Ray Rodrigues had reason to be proud.
The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump recently began, and while it may afford high drama, it holds little suspense. No one expects 17 R…
Cheers: To the Key West High girls basketball, which captured the District 16-4A championship following a 30-year wait. The title is the Lady …
It’s back. Again. Of course. Legislation to prohibit counties and cities from monitoring and controlling the impact of short-term rentals in t…
Months ago, Gov. Ron DeSantis cut local officials out of all the important decision-making about the pandemic and claimed it for himself. Now,…
In his inauguration speech, President Joe Biden called on the country to pursue the elusive goal of unity. He acknowledged that these days it …
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ proposal to spend $1 billion over four years to harden Florida’s infrastructure is a monetary baby step toward managing the…
Jeers: To Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s Board of Governors, who last week approved a pair of rate recommendations the company stat…
The bad news about COVID-19 seems never to let up, as the death count in the U.S. pushes toward 500,000 and the number of infections reaches 2…
Florida may be a place for “second chances,” but when cops run afoul of the law and are forced from their jobs, yet keep on working in other l…
Speaking to members of a right-wing think tank earlier this month, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had an interesting priority among the grievances …
Panhandling on medians is dangerous and should have been banned in Gainesville long ago, but such a measure is just a small part of better pre…
Cheers: To the Community Foundation of the Florida Keys, for its new drive to help build a permanent shelter at the former Keys Overnight Temp…
Gainesville should be a paradise for pedestrians, bicyclists and other residents who choose different ways to get around than driving.
Stop us if you’ve heard this before: Florida legislators, with the backing of Gov. Ron DeSantis, are pushing another bill that undermines the …
When it come to the COVID-19 vaccine, confusion reigns.
President Joe Biden’s inaugural address last Wednesday was not filled with soaring rhetoric about a gloriously unified America marching toward…
Cheers: To Monroe County librarians and library personnel. Their shared belief in the power and beauty of the written word comes through as th…
Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention.
Vaccines for COVID-19 were developed and approved at a record-setting pace, which makes the wait for most people to receive the shots even mor…
The last few weeks have brought forth events both unprecedented and unpredictable.
It sounds almost too cruel to be real. That the state of Florida would punish families reeling from domestic violence by whisking their childr…