Elizabeth Koh is a Miami Herald reporter based in Tallahassee, Florida, who has been reporting on a number of new state laws that went into effect July 1. The laws include limits on painkiller prescriptions, giving kids that are bullied the option to leave school and a restriction on marriage licenses for those younger than 18. Koh joined Sundial to break down each law and what it means to the state of Florida. Carl Lewis is the director of The Fairchild Botanical Garden , an education-based

Chris King is a businessman, not a career politican. And he wants to be Florida’s next governor. The Orlando native, entrepreneur and founder of Elevation Foundation Group , is basing his campaign on family values. His main issues include gun reform, affordable housing, raising the minimum wage and investing in Florida’s education system. He just finished a weeklong tour around South Florida where he talked to people about his efforts to help low-income students with free college access and

Chris King is one of the five Democratic candidates for governor in the state of Florida. With just eight weeks left until the primaries, Sundial had a one-on-one with King, an Orlando-native and businessman. He talked about gun reform laws, affordable housing and curbing the influence of lobbying from Big Sugar. Ryan Pfeffer is a Miami-based journalist, and Ben Hicks is a South-Florida based photographer. Pfeffer recently wrote a story for Ft. Lauderdale Magazine about the ongoing threats to

Republican candidates for governor Ron DeSantis and Adam Putnam will face-off in a debate for the first time at The Sunshine Summit . The two-day event, which starts Thursday in Kissimmee, Florida, will bring together Republican leaders, donors and activists to discuss issues and the future of the party. FOX News Channel and the Republican Party of Florida have teamed up to televise a one-hour debate. On Friday there will be several conversations with conservative leaders in the Republican party

Florida Republican leaders are meeting in Orlando to plot their strategy for election year. The 2018 Sunshine Summit kicks off Thursday night with a debate between gubernatorial candidates Ron DeSantis and Adam Putnam. This is the first time both candidates face each other. Day two of the summit will include a panel called “Puerto Rico Rising.” Florida GOP Chairman Blaise Ingoglia launched the first Sunshine Summit in 2015 and joined Sundial by phone. Next month will mark two years since the

The race for Florida governor recently got a bit more interesting for Democrats. Real estate billionaire Jeff Greene joined the race just a few weeks ago. He's competing against Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, former Congresswoman Gwen Graham, former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine and Orlando businessman Chris King. The Palm Beach County businessman has made education a signature platform for his campaign; he started his own private school in 2016. Greene's been a staunch critic of the Trump

Just a few months before the August gubernatorial primary, real estate billionaire Jeff Greene recently joined the Florida Democratic race for governor. He joins Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, former Congresswoman Gwen Graham, former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine and Orlando businessman Chris King in the race. Greene has been an outspoken critic of the Trump administration and a new television ad shows Greene arguing with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club where Greene is a member. He joined

The Miami-Dade County commissioners discuss on Wednesday the future of the 836 extension proposal. It’s a hotly debated topic, as traffic issues tend to be in South Florida. The Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX), the organization behind the construction of the extension, argue it's necessary for alleviating congestion on major roadways from Kendall to Miami. But environmental groups are raising concerns that the freeway runs too close to the Urban Boundary Development line, established a few

Miami-Dade County commissioners will vote on the future of an 836 highway extension on Wednesday as tensions brew over traffic congestion in South Florida. This extension will add a 14-mile stretch of highway from the western portion of the 836, moving south along the Urban Boundary Development line west of Kendall. Some residents want this to ease traffic on their daily commute, but environmental groups argue this could push development past that boundary, into the Everglades wetlands vital to

The Miami-Dade commissioners will vote this Wednesday on the controversial 836 Extension - a project to prolong the way for 14 miles south of its current location and west of Kendall. People who live in Kendall and have to commute downtown have built up support for the project. Other groups are fighting it because the extension could interfere with the Urban Development Boundary, or wind into the Everglades. Sundial sat down with Tere Garcia from the Miami Dade Express Authority to discuss the