"The State will not tolerate such an unconstitutional deviation," Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier wrote in a letter to Miami officials.

Candidate Emilio González said commissioners had only offered "nonsensical, bogus justifications" for the change.

Former Miami City Manager Emilio Gonzalez, one of nine candidates running for Mayor in the now-canceled November election, has filed a lawsuit challenging the City Commission’s decision to delay the

DeSantis’ Office drew Florida’s congressional map, one approved by lawmakers after DeSantis vetoed a map produced by the Legislature during the Regular Session. The current congressional map has 20 Republicans in Congress, up from 15 before. The state gained a seat in reapportionment, taking the state from a 15-12 split to a 20-8 GOP advantage.

The congressman, who would be the first Black GOP governor since Reconstruction, is the frontrunner to succeed Ron DeSantis. In an interview, he says he would not shift policy much.

In a Tallahassee federal court, petition groups told the judge that a new Florida law substantially decreased their ability to collect signatures.

The South Florida real estate community wants to cash in on the rise of New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, whose democratic socialist policies have spooked New York business leaders. Why it matters: Real estate executives say Mamdani's victory in the Democratic primary — which became official Tuesday — could cause some New Yorkers to consider relocating to South Florida (again).

Florida's AG warned Miami officials against changing election dates without voter approval, but officials proceeded, prompting a lawsuit alleging constitutional violations.

Just over four months before voters were to choose a new Mayor and two other officials at City Hall, the Miami Commission has narrowly approved postponing its election to November

In the past five special elections in Florida, Democrats have turned out in greater numbers and outperformed their party’s previous margins from November. Democrat Josh Weil ran an unsuccessful campaign for a U.S. House seat in a special election earlier ...

Michael Hepburn and Emilio Gonzalez are among the Miami mayoral candidates who were protesting the election’s 12-month delay.

We will elect Democrats up and down the ballot,” declares Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried. “And we will be, once again, a beacon of light and hope, not just for the South, but for the