Commentary

One month after Florida got its first COVID-19 cases, two weeks after the governors of California and New York issued shelter-in-place orders, the governor...

Senior citizens lined up the entire length of the Tallahassee shopping center before daylight as Publix opened its doors before daylight to accommodate senior...

If Florida didn’t have a governor who is trying to make President Donald J. Trump happy, we might have a governor willing to answer...

South Florida’s hip nightclubs, pricey restaurants and stunning Atlantic views are miles away – culturally and geographically -- from the state’s rural farmlands and...

Well, it’s been a quiet week in Tallahassee, Florida, my hometown, out here on the edge of the swamp.Except, of course, for a few...

Rick Scott really misses being governor of Florida.He misses the mansion; he misses tootling about in his private jet; he misses having the power...

It’s here. COVID-19 has become the latest threat to human life and the United States economy. All official guidance, be it the Centers for Disease Control...

Many of us who have spent a lifetime writing for newspapers have heard for years that the very papers we deliver each day are...

Last October, Florida Department of Corrections Secretary Mark Inch, appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, warned Florida lawmakers about growing tensions in the state’s prisons.“The...

You’ve probably never heard of Erica Newland. And if she had her druthers, it’s a safe bet that she would have preferred it stayed...