Florida Insight Digest

Florida faces overlapping severe weather risks this summer from both tropical systems and thunderstorms.

• Tropical Storm Bertha, packing 50 mph...

Florida's new Super Speeder law is turning extreme speeding into jail time for dozens across the state.

• Drivers going 100 mph or 50 mph over the...

DeSantis-backed Amendment 3 offers homesteaders a phased $150k–$250k exemption from non-school taxes starting 2027, yet school levies stay and new...

Florida's 2026 primary season reveals a mix of participation and frustration:

• Early voting data shows Democrats with a slight edge, returning 52,384...

Byron Donalds and David Jolly clash over AI data centers in the 2026 race, with utility costs as the flashpoint.

• Donalds introduced federal...

Florida's self-defense rules hinge on four strict elements that must all hold up in court.

• Reasonable belief and imminent threat: Force is...

University of Florida claims the No. 1 spot as America's best-value public university for 2026, per SmartAsset's analysis of over 500 schools. With a...

Tropical Depression Impacts

• ⚡ TD Two Forecast: Tropical Depression Two is forecast to bring rainbands and possible storm surge of 1-3 feet from...

• Storm surge watch issued for Panhandle from Alabama border west, with 1-3 feet possible from Indian Pass to Chassahowitzka.
• High rip current risk...

A wildfire in Palm Beach County has burned 13,700 acres near the Rotenberger Wildlife Management Area and stands 75% contained. Smoke and falling ash are impacting Weston, with visibility still possible in surrounding communities.

Christopher James Lumpkin, 40, died Sunday in Duval's pretrial facility while awaiting transfer to Clay County on a writ of attachment. He was under...

Primary Election Deadlines

• ⚡ Voter Registration Deadline: Monday is the deadline for Floridians to register to vote or change party affiliation...

Henry Mack's recommendation for Florida Education Commissioner comes after losing the FGCU presidency by one vote in 2023.

• Trajectory: Former FL...

Florida Democrats displayed fresh energy and electoral strategy at their Leadership Blue 2026 convention in Orlando, framing the state as a comeback...

Monday, July 20 is the final day for Floridians to register to vote or change party affiliation for the Aug. 18 primary. The election includes...

Could the DSA wave that propelled Zohran Mamdani and others to victories reach Florida?

• National momentum vs. local resistance: Young progressives...

A tropical depression has organized in the northeastern Gulf, with an 80% chance of becoming Tropical Storm Bertha and delivering heavy rain bands to...

Florida's beloved manatees are enduring an existential threat as warming waters destroy seagrass meadows and intensify algal blooms, triggering record...

Education Policy Changes

• 🔥 Community College Enrollment Ban: Florida Board of Education directs community colleges to implement bans on...

Governor Ron DeSantis is renewing his call for congressional term limits by citing Senate health scares and describing the chamber as an “old folks...