Today marks the 25th anniversary of the terror attacks on the nation.

It’s never been more perilous for a Florida citizen or a local government to stand up for what they believe than it is right now. That’s because the Florida Legislature passed laws this spring specially designed to shut down dissent, and Republican…

In today’s shaky media business climate, it’s a small miracle to get the chance to create a nonprofit news bureau in the nation’s third-largest state, and to offer quality reporting that’s free of advertising and free to readers. I am so grateful I…

Usually when you hear about lobbyists, it’s about how they provide prodigious quantities of campaign cash. Or because they’ve slipped “a little noticed provision into a bill during the frenetic last days of the legislative session.” The lobbyists you…

Governor Ron DeSantis on Wednesday announced three men selected to be in the Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame. According to the governor’s office, they are: Daniel Webster Perkins Perkins, of Jacksonville, is a graduate of North Carolina State…

As is customary when a hurricane approaches Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued a state of emergency ahead of the storm. The National Weather Service said Wednesday afternoon that Hurricane Dorian could hit Florida’s east coast late Sunday or…

The new executive director of the Republican Party of Florida is Peter O’Rourke, the website Florida Politics reports. O’Rourke, a former Trump campaign official, was forced out of his job in the Trump administration in 2018 for earning a $160,000…

UPDATE: There’s confusion over the state’s plans on whether Florida might hold a black bear hunt this year. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokeswoman Susan Neel told the Phoenix Monday that “There is not going to be a hunt this…

An environmental group has filed suit against the Trump administration, saying federal authorities are failing to protect 12 coral species around Florida and islands in the Pacific Ocean. The corals have been on the federal endangered species list…

A video of an endangered Florida panther trying to get up and follow two others is heartbreaking – the panther’s back legs simply buckle out from underneath the cat. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) suspects neurological…

A multi-billion-dollar government plan to build a reservoir to curb South Florida’s noxious algae outbreaks sparked by manure, fertilizer and sewage pollution is drawing renewed opposition, with a top wetlands expert concluding that it’s not big…

Donald Trump has surpassed 2,300 conflicts of interest since he took office in the intersection of his public role and private businesses,, a Washington, D.C.-based legal watchdog group says in a report released today. “President Trump has used the…

The Trump administration is recommending that one of Florida’s most iconic wild creatures – the diminutive Key deer which roam in the state’s southern-most islands – lose protection under the Endangered Species Act. The deer – which number 1,000 or…

By Julie Hauserman / Special to The Star It’s never been more perilous for a Florida citizen or a local government to stand up for what they believe than it is right now. That’s because the Florida Legislature passed laws this spring specially…

Florida’s journalism picture may be about to change dramatically. A merger between America’s two biggest newspaper companies – GateHouse and Gannett – could be announced soon. If it happens, the majority of newspapers in the state will be owned by a…

It’s never been more perilous for a Florida citizen or a local government to stand up for what they believe than it is right now. That’s because the Florida Legislature passed laws this spring specially designed to shut down dissent, and Republican…

In the vast, big-sky coastal marshes of St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge south of Tallahassee, the air is thick with migrating monarch butterflies on certain fall days. Driving through, it’s impossible not to hit some, and when I do, I’m appalled…

Check it out: There are more women running for president right now than at any time in American history. We have six women (four of them sitting U.S. senators) vying for president in 2020 – all Democrats. We also have 102 women serving in Congress –…

If you drive by an orange grove these days and see someone spraying the trees, it may be antibiotics in that mist. They are spraying streptomycin and oxytetracycline – antibiotics often used on people. The Trump administration in December gave the…

Former Gov. and U.S. Sen. Bob Graham, chair of the Florida Conservation Coalition, is joining the calls for Gov. Ron DeSantis to veto two bills that pose significant threats to Florida’s environment. One bill (SB 7068) to build a massive toll road…