Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

DeSantis signs bill allowing untrained volunteers to carry guns in Florida churches

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Gov. Ron DeSantis signed nine bills from the 2026 regular session into law on Thursday, including a ...
Florida Politics

Delegation for 4.24.26: Mapped out — impeach — transfer student — NAS Pensacola — green policies

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a day after Virginia voters approved an aggressive Democratic map, urged DeSantis to ...

DeSantis has talked for a year about cutting property taxes. Where's his plan?

The idea has all but disappeared from the daily digest of topics to tackle in Tallahassee. The governor says his proposal is ...

Florida governor's race now up to 45 candidates, but 1 was arrested

There are 45 active candidates in the 2026 Florida gubernatorial race. Current governor Ron DeSantis is ineligible to run ...
The Indianapolis Star

David Jolly says DeSantis was 'wrong' to 'shatter leadership' of UWF

David Jolly, the former congressman who is running for the Democratic nomination for Florida governor, said what Gov. Ron DeSantis has done to the University of West Florida is “wrong.” “I ...

Pensacola State College President Ed Meadows announces retirement

Pensacola State College President Ed Meadows made a surprise announcement Tuesday that he will retire at the end of 2026.
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DeSantis removes Escambia Chief Deputy Andrew Hobbs from PSC Board of Trustees

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. -- A traffic stop in Crestview early Saturday morning led to multiple arrests after a driver was clocked at 137 mph in a 65 mph zone on St Two killed, four injured in pickup ...
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill naming highway after Donald Trump

Gov. Ron DeSantis signs into law Tallahassee’s airport redesignation, Bobby Bowden Tallahassee International Airport, during ...