Florida Phoenix

The Florida Phoenix is a nonprofit news organization dedicated to providing news without advertisements and free access to its readers. Our team of four journalists is based at the Florida Press Center in downtown Tallahassee, focusing on state government and political issues. We offer a variety of content, including detailed articles, blog entries, and social media updates that highlight current events, editorial cartoons, and progressive viewpoints. While many reporters in dwindling capital offices often find themselves preoccupied with sensational political antics, the Florida Phoenix prioritizes covering innovative solutions and the individuals working to foster positive change and advance compassionate policies.

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State officials discuss how FHP officers are now making immigration arrests

2 days ago | floridaphoenix.com | Mitch Perry

Gov. Ron DeSantis and other government officials held a news conference in Tampa on Monday to discuss immigration arrests made last week by the Florida Highway Patrol, which for the first time has that authority. The Legislature passed and DeSantis signed legislation in February that allows local and state law enforcement agencies to enter into what are known as 287 (g) agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to execute immigration enforcement inside Florida.
DeSantis dismisses idea of Florida GOP 'summit' to help negotiate budget impasse • Florida Phoenix

2 days ago | floridaphoenix.com | Mitch Perry

After negotiations over the state budget between the GOP House and Senate leadership broke down Friday, the Florida Republican Party of Florida stepped in, proposing to host a summit between Gov. Ron DeSantis, Speaker Daniel Perez, and Senate President Ben Albritton. The talks would include senior staff and leadership teams in a bid for a common path forward as the two chambers remain billions of dollars apart due to competing tax cut proposals. But DeSantis said Monday that he’s not interested.
Survey shows more Floridians support a property tax cut vs. sales tax

5 days ago | floridaphoenix.com | Mitch Perry

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis continued his full-fledged campaign on Friday to get the Florida Legislature to back his idea of providing immediate targeted property tax relief this year to Floridians, and for lawmakers to jettison their proposed sales tax cut.
Budget, tax deal off the table

5 days ago | floridaphoenix.com | Christine Sexton

A $2.8 billion tax cut deal reached between Senate President Ben Albritton and House Speaker Daniel Perez last week to help bring the 2025 regular session to a close is now off the table. The breakdown means legislators are nowhere near coming up with a new budget, which needs to be in place by July 1 or the state risks a government shutdown. The Friday morning announcement from legislative leadership came as Gov.
New poll of GOP gov race shows the power of Trump endorsement in Donalds-Casey DeSantis matchup

5 days ago | floridaphoenix.com | Mitch Perry

A public opinion survey shows U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds leading Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis, 44%-25, in the race for the Republican nomination for governor in 2026. That’s from a new poll conducted for the James Madison Institute (JMI) in the middle of May among 516 Republican voters. That’s after those Republicans were informed that Donalds has already been endorsed by President Donald Trump for the governor’s race.
All eyes on Florida's new statewide Medicaid managed-care bill • Florida Phoenix

5 days ago | floridaphoenix.com | Christine Sexton

Some of Florida’s most vulnerable people who rely on Medicaid may wind up having their care flow through managed care organizations under a bill the Legislature passed this session.
The failed Florida election bill that angered voting rights and voting integrity advocates alike

6 days ago | floridaphoenix.com | Mitch Perry

An election bill requiring new Florida voters to show proof of U.S. citizenship failed to advance in the just-concluded regular legislative session, drawing sighs of relief from both voting-rights and voting-integrity groups, although for different reasons. The measure arose shortly after President Trump issued his executive order requiring voters to show proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote.
Cory Booker & Andy Beshear to headline Florida Democrats' annual summer gathering next month • Florida Phoenix

6 days ago | floridaphoenix.com | Mitch Perry

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, two potential Democratic candidates for president 2028, will headline the Florida Democratic Party’s (FDP) annual Leadership Blue Gala next month at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, officials announced Thursday. Booker, who ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020, made history last month when he stood on the Senate floor and gave a 25-hour speech protesting the actions of the Trump administration.
Sen. Christopher Murphy & Rep. Maxwell Frost to hold town hall in Sarasota

6 days ago | floridaphoenix.com | Mitch Perry

As part of a campaign of Democrats holding events in Republican-held congressional districts, Connecticut U.S Sen. Christopher Murphy and Central Florida U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost will host a town-hall meeting on Saturday. The venue is in Sarasota in Florida’s 17th Congressional District, held by Republican Greg Steube. The two Democrats held a similar town hall in North Carolina’s Ninth Congressional District in a seat held by Republican Rep. Richard Hudson last month.
Jeanette Nuñez named sole finalist in search for FIU president

6 days ago | floridaphoenix.com | Jay Waagmeester

Former Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez was the sole finalist named for the Florida International University presidency Thursday, a job she has held on an interim basis since February. Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office had reached out to the university “and suggested that we consider Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez as the next leader for FIU,” FIU Board of Trustees Chair Roger Tovar said during a February special meeting in which Nuñez was introduced as interim president. Lt. Gov.