Republicans keep edge in Florida Senate
BY JIM TURNER
NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
TALLAHASSEE – Republicans appeared set Tuesday night to retain, maybe even grow, their majority in the state Senate as...
Republicans dominate in state House races
BY JIM SAUNDERS
NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
TALLAHASSEE – Republicans further cemented their control of the Florida House on Tuesday, knocking off three incumbent Democrats, picking...
Voters approve minimum wage increase
Hourly wages in state will increase to $15 by Sept. 30, 2026
BY CHRISTINE SEXTON
NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
TALLAHASSEE – Florida voters on Tuesday approved gradually...
GOP DOMINATES IN FLORIDA
Republicans pull an upset over the Dems with a win for Trump and down-ballot candidates.
BY DAPHNE TAYLOR
FLORIDA COURIER
In the past few weeks, President Barack...
Legendary gospel singer Bishop Rance Allen dies
COMPILED BY FLORIDA COURIER STAFF
Gospel legend Bishop Rance Allen has died at age 71.
Allen died around 3 a.m. Oct. 31 while recovering from a...
Jakari Young to become Daytona’s first Black police chief
BY DAYTONA TIMES STAFF
Daytona Beach Police Deputy Chief Jakari Young, 42, has been named the city’s next police chief.
Young will be sworn in on Friday,...
Orlando chamber of commerce leader to head Florida Lottery
BY JIM TURNER
NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
TALLAHASSEE – Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday named John Davis, the executive vice president of the Orlando Regional Chamber...
School choice scholarships pass 1 million mark in Florida
SPECIAL TO THE FLORIDA COURIER
JACKSONVILLE - Florida’s largest nonprofit scholarship administrator has awarded its 1 millionth education choice scholarship, fueled by growing numbers of...
Suppression, intimidation on mind of Black voters in state
BY DAPHNE TAYLOR
FLORIDA COURIER
The coveted Black vote. All sides know it’s going to make or break what many are calling the most important election...
They voted: FIU student and mom among early voters
Elijah Thomas, a freshman at Florida International University (FIU), voted for the first time ever on Oct. 24. The graduate of Northwestern High School...
