Florida's most ambitious citizen-led push to expand Medicaid has hit a wall. Florida Decides Healthcare announced this week it is suspending efforts to qualify the measure for the November 2026 ballot

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A campaign to expand Medicaid in Florida is delaying its push to get the issue on the ballot until 2028, citing a new state law restricting the process to get constitutional amendments before voters.

This week on the Inside Florida Politics podcast, Florida undergoes a Charlie Kirk-First Amendment stress test.

Some Florida politicians have called for redrawing congressional maps outside of the regular 10-year cycle, a process known as mid-cycle redistricting. Opponents, including the League of Women Voters, argue this could dilute community voices, create voter confusion, and undermine fair representation.

The group trying to put Medicaid expansion on Florida voters’ ballots will aim for 2028, not the 2026 election as initially planned. The group, Florida Decides Healthcare, announced its refocused plan on Thursday,

Overall, 51 percent of respondents said they would back a Republican candidate for governor, compared to 38 percent who said they would support a Democrat.

When Florida’s 2000 presidential election descended into the now-historic Bush v. Gore legal battle, its name became synonymous with electoral dysfunction. The world was laughing at a count marred by hanging chads,

Rep. José Alvarez, a Kissimmee Democrat, secured a rare endorsement from across party lines. Rep. Fabián Basabe, a Miami Beach Republican, backed the fellow lawmaker, who had endorsed his own re-election last month, against any potential Primary opponents.

In a memo finalized last month, State Attorney Amira Fox of the 20th Judicial Circuit said her Office found insufficient evidence that Republican Party of Monroe Chair Rhonda Rebman Lopez and then-Treasurer Sherri Hodies violated state law when the organization endorsed and donated to Hodies’ successful Supervisor of Elections campaign.

Candidates in Florida House special Republican primary differ on vaccine mandates, property taxes, and who won 2020 presidential election. Neither one lives in the district they’re running in.

While the Miami mayor position is officially nonpartisan, party affiliation could become a sticking point in the city’s November election.

A condominium association can reallocate funds between budgeted line items without a formal vote. If a budget change increases owner fees, the board must follow the same notice and meeting procedures as adopting the original budget. Florida law requires election ballots to be opened and counted in the presence of unit owners.