Steve Bousquet
Steve Bousquet has covered state government and politics for three decades at the Sun Sentinel, Tampa Bay Times and Miami Herald. He was the Times' Tallahassee bureau chief from 2005 to 2018 and has also covered city and county politics in Broward County. He has a master's degree in U.S. history from Florida State.
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The attempt to be both like Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump and in contrast to him has overshadowed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign.
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Florida's new chief elections officer met for the first time this week with his most important constituency: the state's 67 elections supervisors. -
The regular legislative session ended two months ago. Even though it was not especially productive in terms of the number of bills passed, Gov. Ron DeSantis has not yet acted on more than a third of all 275 bills passed. -
Grass-roots advocacy has gone virtual in Tallahassee because of the pandemic. An effort is underway by one of Florida's largest counties to connect with the Florida Capitol under these challenging conditions. -
House Democrats are pushing what they call meaningful COVID relief and a solid plan for the next pandemic. Their 69-page proposal is largely the work of a young freshman, Representative Andrew Learned, a military officer and father of twins who runs a tutoring center near Tampa. -
The Florida legislative session began Tuesday in a largely-deserted state Capitol amid unprecedented restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. -
For much of the past year, state transportation officials heard strong opposition to plans for three major new toll roads in Florida. But the controversial projects aren’t dead. They were back before the Legislature just last week. -
Some of the most competitive races on the Florida ballot next week are for seats in the state Senate. Republicans hold a 23 to 17 advantage over Democrats and both parties like their chances. -
President Trump's Friday return to America’s largest retirement community, The Villages, signals one of the most important keys to his hopes for another Florida victory. But there are growing signs of an anti-Trump resistance, as many seniors on both sides are very fired up about this election. -
In a month or so, all 160 members of the Legislature are scheduled to return to Tallahassee, despite predictions that the COVID-19 pandemic could be worse than it is now. Some lawmakers say they're confident everything will be fine while others—especially those who've had the coronavirus—want to make sure safety is the top priority.
