Mitch Perry | Florida Phoenix

A typical A.I.-focused data center consumes as much electricity as 100,000 households, but the larger ones under construction will consume 20 times as much, according to the International Energy Agency. On Monday, six Florida organizations signed a letter sent to Congress by more than 200 other groups calling for a national moratorium on approval and construction of such facilities.

Could Gwen Graham add heft to David Jolly’s candidacy for governor by becoming his running mate in Florida next year? That question occurred when the former Tallahassee-based U.S. representative appeared with Jolly last week during a political rally in Pinellas County.

The 30-year-old political newcomer wants to end HB-1 visas and remove every ‘foreign worker who has stolen a job from us.’

The U.S. State Department confirmed the release of Mohammed Ibrahim in a statement sent to the Phoenix on Friday.

A state judge denied the temporary preliminary injunction sought by Bear Warriors United, which argued the hunt authorization was based on outdated data and will harm the bear population in Florida — right now estimated at around 4,050.

A proposal that would lower the minimum age requirement to purchase a long gun in Florida from 21 to 18 won approval in its first committee stop in the Florida House on Tuesday.

Pasco County Republican House member Kevin Steele announced Tuesday that he is running for Florida chief financial officer (CFO), setting up a contested Republican primary election against incumbent Blaise Ingoglia next year.

Because of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ delay in announcing special election dates to fill two vacancies in the Florida Legislature, voters in parts of Palm Beach and Hillsborough counties will not have representation in Tallahassee when the regular legislative session begins in January.

Stephanie Sifrit is on a mission to persuade the Florida Legislature to require nursing homes and assisted-living facilities to allow residents to install video monitoring devices in their rooms.

Gov. Ron DeSantis continued to jab at House Republicans over property taxes on Wednesday and insisted that voters should be given just one proposed constitutional amendment to overhaul the system instead of multiple proposals.

U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds and First Lady Casey DeSantis enjoy nearly identical leads in prospective one-on-one gubernatorial matchups versus Democrats David Jolly and Jerry Demings in a public opinion poll out Tuesday.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday confirmed that the Hillsborough County state Senate seat that has been vacant since he appointed Republican Jay Collins to be lieutenant governor will likely not have representation during the regular 2026 legislative session.