Plus: Austin's newly passed zoning reforms could be in legal jeopardy, HUD releases its latest census of the homeless population, and a little-discussed Florida reform is spurring a wave of home construction.
Summer heat this year posed an existential threat to the world's third-largest barrier reef.
Nearly half of Miami's population was born outside the continental United States.
The state can thank immigrants for much of its recent economic success, but now they're getting the cold shoulder.
Ballots should be counted quickly and accurately.
It's not just Reedy Creek and The Villages. Florida has nearly 2,000 special districts.
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ crusade to end America's greatest success in private governance.
Tony Montana has a bloody rags-to-riches story.
School choice is supposed to prevent politicians from pushing their ideas into the classroom.
The Bluest Eyes and 13 Reasons Why top the list of controversial books in Florida.
The growing anti-transparency atmosphere in the state might make the Florida Man extinct.
Floridians spend millions litigating insurance disputes after hurricanes. There's a better way.
The brief urges the Supreme Court to reverse its badly misguided precedent in Pruneyard v. Robins.
The Florida master-planned retirement community spans 33 square miles and counting.
Thanks to recent reforms, most government workers in Florida now enroll in less risky defined contribution plans.
Jordan S. Rubin's Bizarro tells the story of the men who tried and failed to challenge the government's arbitrary rules on synthetic drugs.
Tariffs and sugar subsidies have propped up overvalued land needed to fix the environmental damage.
Eradication of the apex predator is “likely impossible.”
Killing It mocks capitalism, but at least it's funny.
Real pirates terrorized the Gulf Coast. These modern pirates just want to have fun.
The Pensacola favorite gave rise to festivals and even a federal trademark case.
"I don't want you looking through my boxes," Donald Trump told his lawyers, according to court documents.
Plus: an unexpected digression into the world of Little Debbie dessert snack cakes.
Over 2 million Americans have moved to Florida since COVID began. Where did they come from?
The siren song of the Sunshine State is the promise of freedom tinged with the idea of escape.
The growing anti-transparency atmosphere in the state might make the Florida Man extinct.
"Marsy's Law guarantees to no victim—police officer or otherwise—the categorical right to withhold his or her name from disclosure," the Florida Supreme Court ruled.
Too bad that was only a small part of the 90-minute affair.
Libertarians will read Ditch of Dreams as a story about bureaucracy and environmentalism run amok.
Death's 1990 Spiritual Healing paints a right-wing culture warrior’s nightmare vision of America.
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While minors were required to be accompanied by an adult to attend the event, state regulators still went after the "not appropriate" drag performance.
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The former two-term governor discusses why Florida is attracting more people than any other state in the country.
Former Gov. Jeb Bush makes the case for why "Florida works pretty good."
Florida's mandatory minimum sentences created a large, elderly prison population. Now the bill is coming due.
The change came after concerns were raised about "potential personal liability for university actors who deactivate the student registered organization," according to state officials.
"Is there any way to stop this from happening tomorrow?" Ron DeSantis' former chief of staff asked about a Christmas-themed drag show on tour in Florida.
Almost 10 years after his arrest, Marvin Guy will soon learn if he'll spend the rest of his life in prison.
It's unlikely to stop would-be shooters, but it certainly would allow more innocent people to be locked up with little recourse.
Democrats and Republicans are united in thinking their political agendas trump the First Amendment.
Douglass Mackey's case raised questions about free speech, overcriminalization, and a politicized criminal legal system.
Even content creators outside of New York would feel its effects.
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