Amendment 3: Tax Cut, No Replacement Plan
Amendment 3 would pull an estimated $11.86 billion a year from Florida's local budgets, with no replacement plan. In Hillsborough, we ran the numbers: $366.9 million a year, and even cutting every service but sheriff and fire to zero leaves the county short.
BREAKING: 'Kash Patel's FBI': What the Bureau's Deleted Campaign-Style Video Claimed, What It Left Out, and Why It Crossed a Line
The FBI made a campaign-style video attacking a Senate candidate by name and crediting "Kash Patel's FBI" for falling crime, then posted it during early voting. We broke down every claim, and why the law says this should never have happened.
BREAKING: Trump Administration Building Case to Strip Rep. Ilhan Omar of Citizenship and Deport Her, WSJ Reports
The Wall Street Journal reports the investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar aims to strip her citizenship and deport her. It centers on her age on immigration papers from the 1990s, an allegation Biden-era investigators dropped for lack of evidence. Omar says the probe has no basis.
Ashley Moody’s record: What Florida’s senator did as attorney general and in Washington
Before voters pick a senator Nov. 3, a sourced look at Ashley Moody’s record as attorney general and in the U.S. Senate, and who it affected. Her office did not respond to our questions.
FACT CHECK: A viral post says Trump’s side has ‘already done’ every step to overturn the midterms. About half of it holds up.
A post spreading online lays out a path from a midterm loss to Congress refusing to seat Democrats, and says it has all happened before. We checked every step. Several have real precedents. The most dramatic ones do not.
Our endorsements: Angie Nixon for U.S. Senate, Mark Davis for Congress, Dr. Linsey Grove for St. Pete City Council
Florida Man News Network endorses Angie Nixon for U.S. Senate, Mark Davis in the 16th Congressional District and Dr. Linsey Grove for St. Pete City Council District 6.
2026 Voter Guide: Citrus County
Early voting runs Oct. 22 to Oct. 31 at five sites. Plus Bilirakis vs. Overman and Florida House District 23.
2026 Voter Guide: Sarasota County
Early voting runs Oct. 19 to Nov. 1. Plus DeNiro vs. London, a School Board runoff and Sarasota city commission seats.
2026 Voter Guide: Manatee County
Early voting runs Oct. 19 to Nov. 1 at eight sites. Plus four County Commission seats and a $75 million land and water bond.
2026 Voter Guide: Polk County
Early voting at 10 sites through Oct. 31. Plus three U.S. House races and a proposed school property tax.
2026 Voter Guide: Hernando County
Early voting runs Oct. 22 to Oct. 31 at five sites. Mail ballots need a stamp. Plus a half-cent public safety sales tax.
2026 Voter Guide: Pasco County
Early voting runs Oct. 19 to Oct. 31, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Plus Bilirakis vs. Overman and two School Board runoffs.
2026 Voter Guide: Pinellas County
Early voting runs Oct. 19 to Nov. 1 at seven sites. Plus Luna vs. Gray, two County Commission seats and St. Pete's District 6 council runoff.
2026 Voter Guide: Hillsborough County
Early voting runs Oct. 19 to Nov. 1. Plus the county commission races and three big ballot questions, including an elected superintendent.
Early voting in Florida, explained: Required days, optional days and hours
State law requires eight days of early voting, lets counties add up to six more, and caps daily hours at 12. Here’s how the rules evolved.
Why 57% isn't enough: The history of Florida's 60% rule for amendments
Florida’s 60% threshold passed in 2006 with just 57.78%. Since then, majority-backed measures on marijuana and abortion have failed.
Florida 2000, explained: 537 votes, butterfly ballots and the reforms that followed
How a 537-vote margin, punch cards and Bush v. Gore led to Florida’s 2001 election overhaul and the federal Help America Vote Act.
Amendment 4, explained: How Florida restored felon voting rights, then added fees
Nearly 65% of voters backed Amendment 4 in 2018. A 2019 law tied voting to paying fines and fees, and a federal appeals court upheld it.
Fair Districts, explained: How Florida's anti-gerrymandering rules fared in court
Voters added Fair Districts rules in 2010. Courts forced a 2015 redraw, then upheld the 2022 map that dismantled North Florida’s District 5.
Tampa Bay Voter Guide 2026: How to vote, county by county
Dates, deadlines and what's on your ballot Nov. 3 in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando, Polk, Manatee, Sarasota and Citrus counties.