Florida Blog Posts
James Fishback and the Growing Prominence of a New Right-Wing Faction
Recommended Reading / May 26th, 2026 / by Gabriel James

Florida’s upcoming gubernatorial race may find itself to be more controversial and consequential than even Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s successful bid for New York City mayor last year.
See moreHurricane Season Puts Spotlight on FEMA
Story of the Week / October 10th, 2024 / by AllSides Staff

Hurricane Helene hit Florida’s gulf coast on Thursday, September 26th, barreling up the eastern part of the country into Kentucky. A second major hurricane, Milton, made landfall in Florida late Wedne...
See moreThis Week in Fact Checking: HBCUs, Hunter Biden, Ron DeSantis
Fact Check / August 3rd, 2023 / by Andy Gorel

Notable fact checking coverage across the spectrum this week delved into claims about Florida's COVID-19 response, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Hunter Biden's business dealings.
See moreShould Critical Race Theory Be Taught in Schools?
Recommended Reading / February 3rd, 2023 / by Divided We Fall (author)
Misinformation Watch: Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Law, aka “Don’t Say Gay Law”
Misinformation Watch / December 7th, 2022 / by AllSides Staff

Florida's "Parental Rights in Education Act," has been coined the "Don't Say Gay Law" by critics. This law has amplified an ongoing culture war over what can be taught in classrooms, but what is actua...
See moreHurricane Ian Arrives in Florida After Knocking Out Power in Cuba
Story of the Week / September 29th, 2022 / by AllSides Staff

Hurricane Ian strengthened to a Category 4 storm as it made landfall in Florida on Wednesday, just days after knocking out power for the entire island of Cuba.
See moreMedia Bias Alert: Protecting Parents’ Rights or Silencing LGBTQ+ People?
Bias / March 15th, 2022 / by Henry A. Brechter

A Florida bill has consistently been framed as anti-LGBTQ+ by left-wing media outlets, and consistently defended as protecting parents’ rights by right-wing sources.
See moreStory of the Week: Virus Spikes in Florida and Across South, Falls Elsewhere; Interpretations Differ
Story of the Week / July 16th, 2020 / by Henry A. Brechter

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. Florida set a U.S. record earlier this week with over 15,000 new COVID-19 coronavirus cases reported in a single day, solidi...
See moreClicks Over Ethics: Andrew Gillum, Media Bias and Sensationalism
News / March 17th, 2020 / by Henry A. Brechter

How should the media cover possible drug overdoses? What about when a former candidate for governor is present at the scene, heavily intoxicated, and possibly cheating on his wife? Sensationalism, a t...
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