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Gabrielle Russon is an award-winning journalist based in Orlando. She covered the business of theme parks for the Orlando Sentinel. Her previous newspaper stops include the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Toledo Blade, Kalamazoo Gazette and Elkhart Truth as well as an internship covering the nation’s capital for the Chicago T
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Hillsborough eyes $24M USF infrastructure partnership with possible MOSI payoff
12+ hour, 30+ min ago (689+ words) Hillsborough County Commissioners are poised to formalize a $24 million infrastructure partnership with the University of South Florida that could also help the county address transportation demands tied to its broader redevelopment of the county-owned Museum of Science & Innovation campus. Commissioners…...
Wyman Duggan committee picks up six-figure check from Aubrey Edge ahead of potential Jax mayoral run
22+ hour ago (306+ words) Rep. Wyman Duggan is expected to run for Jacksonville Mayor, and he just got a big contribution from the company of a local CEO who would like to see Democrat Donna Deegan lose next year. First Coast Energy, the Jacksonville…...
UNF gets prestigeous grant for AI research used in updating computer software
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (246+ words) The University of North Florida (UNF) is getting a grant to help pay for artificial intelligence (AI) utilization in updating research software code. The Sloan Foundation is providing the Jacksonville-based school $105,000 to fund AI assistance in the School of Computing....
Analysis shows big windfall for taxpayers who take part in new scholarship tax break
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (315+ words) The American Federation for Children (AFC) is promoting the reality that hundreds of millions of Americans are eligible for tax credits for donations to scholarship funds. The AFC published a report this month that shows an estimated 121.5 million taxpayers can…...
Ron DeSantis endorsed a state Senate candidate on 9/11. It could have waited.
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (478+ words) Warning: This is a column about pearl clutching. I’m the one doing it. Like so many others, I hold Sept. 11 as a sacred day. My family is from the City. I lived in New York. I remember Sept. 12, when this…...
Winner and Loser of the Week in Florida politics — Week of 9.6.26
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (1741+ words) With just over 50 days until a pivotal election, a new political battlefront is emerging in Florida’s most populous county. Is it a new affordability issue or a controversial immigration plan? Is it a war of choice we’re being gaslit by…...
Trump asks Smithsonian to install George Washington statues and exhibit
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (201+ words) In late Friday night social media posts, President Donald Trump called on the Smithsonian to install a colossal statue of George Washington outside the National Museum of American History and a special exhibit honoring the nation’s first president. Trump asked…...
Orange County School Board candidate Diana Moore faced parent and colleague complaints, suspensions as teacher
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (1729+ words) Longtime Orange County teacher and School Board candidate Diana Moore’s confrontational personality has made both children and her fellow teachers cry at school, according to records obtained by Florida Politics. “As a mother, it is hard to stomach the thought…...
'Connecting the dots': Christopher Chestnut roots family backing Byron Donalds in persecution of Andrew Gillum, FDP's treatment of Black Democrats
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (724+ words) Christopher Chestnut says his mother Cynthia Chestnut’s endorsement of Republican Byron Donalds isn’t about “kickbacks,” and that he’s endorsing the Republican over Democrat David Jolly in the Governor’s race also. “We’re not the sellouts. We’re being sold out,” he said…...
Ashley Moody already has 50% support in new poll of Senate race
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (278+ words) U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody is on track to be elected in 2026, according to a survey taken this week by Quantus Insights. The Plant City Republican leads her Democratic challenger, Rep. Angie Nixon of Jacksonville, 50% to 43%. According to this data set, Nixon…...