Outgoing DeSantis frets over Texas, incoming Donalds mulls priorities

Texas, not Florida, dominates Ron DeSantis' post-midterm post-mortem, while Byron Donalds faces competing interests as he sets his agenda. And, just what did our audience say should be the new governor's priorities?  Antonio Fins, John Kennedy and John Torres of the USA Today Network Florida hash …

Rumored blue wave fizzles in Florida races

Florida's GOP firmly keeps power including the state's first black and nation's first black Republican governor Byron Donalds, and multiple Congressional and State legislative races. Inside Florida Politics host Antonio Fins and USA TODAY NETWORK - Florida's John Kennedy discuss Election night in t…

Amendment 3 gains favor, congressional races tighten, record pace on executions

Why some voters say they want that property tax cut, congressional races way closer than GOP expected and what our audience thinks of the state's potential record year in death row executions. Antonio Fins, John Kennedy, Valentina Palm and John Torres of the USA Today Network Florida explain it al…

Data centers dog Donalds, no debates October surprise and Flock cameras

Data centers give Republican gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds heartburn, no debates are a new abnormal in Florida elections and our Poll of Polls asks: Are you in favor of the use of Flock cameras?  Antonio Fins, John Kennedy and John Torres the USA Today Network Florida explain it all in the…

Embrace Trump or not?; Amendment 3's carrots and sticks

Republicans damned if they embrace President Donald Trump, and damned if they don't. Amendment 3 offers tax cuts — but at what cost? And our Poll of Polls asks, "Will race play a role in the Florida governor's race?"     Antonio Fins, John Kennedy and John Torres of the USA Today Network Florida …

Trump says trust me on AI, oligarch's wedding gift, Jolly suffers defection

President Donald Trump says nothing to see here in a scary artificial intelligence break out, a Russian oligarch pays for Donald Trump Jr. wedding festivities and is candidate David Jolly's Gainesville defection an omen?      Antonio Fins, John Kennedy and Kinsey Crowley of the USA Today Network …

Hope Florida burns, Trump on midterm, Florida's cooling economy

The Hope Florida Foundation grand jury report rocks midterm kick-off, the resident president is bullish on the GOP’s election prospects and are state Republicans over-hyping Florida's golden age economy?   Antonio Fins, John Kennedy and Kinsey Crowley of the USA Today Network Florida explain it al…

A Florida primary that was quite contrary

Progressives won and lost, establishments won and lost and Trump-endorsed won and lost. What does all this mean for the November general election? Antonio Fins, John Kennedy and Valentina Palm of the USA Today Network Florida explain it all in the Inside Florida Politics podcast.

Primaries heat up, Moody faces Hope questions and do we really like Daylight Saving Time?

Florida’s primary campaigning resembles a “circular firing squad,” US Sen Ashley Moody faces renewed scrutiny about a charity scandal and President Donald Trump weighs in on Daylight Saving Time. Antonio Fins, John Pacenti and John Torres of the USA Today Network Florida explain it all in the Insi…

DeSantis legacy loses luster, Alligator Alcatraz closes, World Cup takeaways

The governor's Stop Woke signature law loses in court, immigration arrests put faces on crackdown and lessons to be learned from the world's visit to America. Antonio Fins, John Kennedy and Valentina Palm of the USA TODAY Network Florida explain it all.