Editorials
Editorial: The math behind DeSantis’ budget vetoes doesn’t always add up
We find a multitude of flaws in the governor's line-item veto decisions in the new...
Editorial: On reflection, everyone out of the pool
Reflecting Pool woes, while bizarre (and sometimes amusing), are undeserving of federal focus.
Editorial: Bullying local leaders while worshipping guns
The editorial boards examine the very troubling record of Florida attorney general James Uthmeier as...
Editorial: Immigrants need a community’s support
On the eve of this nation’s 250th anniversary, we reflect on its accomplishments. But we...
Editorial: The injustice of justices ignoring voters’ rights
The Florida Supreme Court predictably and wrongly upholds a gerrymandered map of Florida congressional districts,...
Editorial: Orange should be bold, boundless in tourist-tax discussion
Should Orlando consider tying tourist tax dollars into a bid to bring Major League Baseball...
Editorial: Iran conflict will likely never add up for Americans, the world
Even if peace between the U.S. and Iran lasts, the tenuously negotiated peace still carries...
Editorial: Don’t let partisanship cloud nation’s 250th celebration
America is about more than who's president. Enjoy her 250th birthday.
Editorial: Red flags are flying over Orlando’s hasty historic-preservation rule
One of the best things about local government is this: If Floridians disagree with something...
Editorial: On Juneteenth, celebrate and remember
Across Central Florida, today and throughout the weekend, expect vibrant celebrations of African American culture...
Editorial: Florida mourns the loss of two champions of justice
Former Supreme Court Justice R. Fred Lewis and Volusia County stalwart Richard S. “Dick” Graham...
Editorial: Candidate qualifying reflects an urge to serve the community
A bumper crop of candidates turned up for city and county races across Central Florida,...
Editorial: Don’t sleep on primary races, especially in Florida
The Editorial Boards survey the political landscape as the primary election ballot takes shape.
Editorial: Was Candidatepalooza 2026 in DeSantis’ plan?
There is one true thing about elections, year in and year out: Expect the unexpected....
Editorial: The day after Pulse, a message of grief and hope
As we mark 10 years since the Pulse shooting in Orlando, we remember our first...
Editorial: In the aftermath of horror, Orlando chose love
Tonight, before you go to sleep, think about what life was like before the Pulse...
Editorial: Months before property-tax vote, budget talks got dirty in the dark
A recent report lists 621 specific state projects, totaling $830 million, that merit veto consideration...
Editorial: ‘Uncle Lou’ is the face in a tide of terror and loss
The burden of injustice being dealt in our great nation’s name — will linger. This...
Editorial: For 150 years, these 3 principles have guided the Orlando Sentinel
They are three very important words in our past, our present and our future. They...
Editorial: Pull the plug on this power mega-monopoly
The parent company of FPL plans to gobble up Dominion Energy, allowing it to spread...
Editorial: DeSantis seeks to ram through a flawed property-tax plan
The best we can say about Gov. Ron DeSantis’ plan to hack property taxes for...
Editorial: FEMA task force recommendations spur thoughts about reform
A recent FEMA review council report represents a sound starting point for improving the delivery...
Editorial: FCC content regulation raises free speech issues
The Trump administration has made no bones about its frustration with the coverage it receives...
Editorial: For their sacrifice, troops deserve accountability
Major Cody Khork is home now, less than two hours away from his native Winter...
Editorial: Shady slush fund merits disgusted response
The dollar amount in Donald Trump’s $1.776 billion slush fund memorializes this nation’s revolutionary break...
Editorial: Jane Healy’s legacy — a fight for Central Florida
As Central Florida grieves Pulitzer Prize-winning editor Jane Healy's death last week at the age...
Editorial: Feds should focus on vaping’s fruits of evil
Editorial: Marty Makary, the recently resigned FDA commissioner, was correct to oppose fruit-flavored e-cigarettes.
Editorial: Folks complained about Spirit — until it was gone
Spirit was notoriously known for no-frills flying, and it was ranked poorly by travelers. But...
Editorial: Florida rewrites history with a right-wing slant
The whitewashing of American history continues with Gov. Ron DeSantis' alternative to AP U.S. History...
Editorial: Legislature divvies up dollars in the dark
The secrecy and blatant power grab by the Republicans have cast a pall over the...
Editorial: Identify Florida’s bogus nursing schools, and shut them down
Over the past century, nurses have played a critical role in hour-by-hour health care. And...
Editorial: As Social Security withers, Congress dithers
Social Security could face enormous benefit reductions in seven years. There are plans to save...
Editorial: Shut down ill-conceived redistricting plan
There's not enough time to implement Ron DeSantis' brazen new redistricting plan. The courts should...
Editorial: Alligator Alcatraz has been a shameful nightmare. Shut it down
The fetid, jerry-built concentration camp in the Everglades has cost Florida at least $600 million,...
Editorial: Our community loses if Haitians are stripped of protection
Remember Donald Trump’s lies about Haitians eating pets in Ohio? People in Central Florida, who...
Editorial: US automakers have to build more affordable cars
The Aussies can buy an $18K SUV. Why can't we?
Editorial: Sloths’ tragic journey shows need for change
Here’s what heaven looks like to a sloth: Hanging out in a rain forest, rarely...
Editorial: Has James Duckett lost his last chance at proving innocence?
The death-row inmate, convicted of rape and murder in 1987 in Mascotte, believes a reconsideration...
Editorial: James Comey’s seashell indictment is laughable
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is pleasing President Donald Trump by supporting a ridiculous indictment of...
Editorial: Florida harms women, then keeps it secret
How has Florida's six-week abortion ban affected maternal mortality? The Florida Department of Health won't...
Editorial: Farmers are in trouble as Trump, Congress ignore their plight
Farmers are hurting, and every American has a stake in their future.
Editorial: Florida lawmakers let voters down
The redrawing of congressional districts approved this week is an insult to voters' intelligence and...
Editorial: Celebrate those fighting for transparency
The Florida Center for Governmental Accountability has adopted the mission of cutting through the secrecy...
Editorial: Bleak session’s single success: Vaccines survive
This week's special legislative session, dominated by a corrupt gerrymandering of congressional districts, won't be...
Editorial: Charlie Gray left a legacy of integrity
Charles Gray, who died last week at age 94, played a role in bringing Disney...
Editorial: How did a tragedy like Sloth World happen? Find answers
They were meant to live their lives in the rainforests of Guyana and Peru, where...
Commentary: For Arbor Day, make sure trees get lifelong TLC
Those trees that have supplied curb appeal for decades need pruning and care from homeowners,...
Editorial: Cherfilus-McCormick acknowledged it’s time to go
Faced with expulsion from the House, Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has resigned, and good riddance. Questions...
Editorial: If Mills won’t resign, expel him
In the wake of Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick's resignation from Congress, Cory Mills should be the next...
Editorial: Corporations spend big in Florida politics
Florida lawmakers cannot legally accept contributions during the 60-day session, but they were flooded with...
Editorial: It’s called ‘astroturfing.’ It’s political trickery
When a fringe position trends on social media, is that because it resonates with real...
Editorial: Is redistricting effort losing steam? Good
Gov. Ron DeSantis has called lawmakers back to Tallahassee on April 28 for a four-day...
Editorial: DeSantis could give Floridians a break with gas tax cut
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has never been shy about embracing tax holidays. During his time as governor, he...
Editorial: Enough with the specialty license plates
Two recent events share a connection that many Floridians might not recognize. The first happened...
Editorial: Two presidents, two popes and the decay of dignified disagreement
With his harsh criticism of Pope Leo XIV, Donald Trump steps into a trap his...
Editorial: Florida shouldn’t write its budget in the dark
By historic benchmarks, Florida’s annual budget preparations aren’t all that late. But House and Senate...
Editorial: Uthmeier has forgotten who he represents
The problem with an appointed attorney general such as James Uthmeier is that the "people's...
Editorial: A civilization ‘dying tonight?’ Trump’s Iran threats went too far
Editorial: When the president warns "a whole civilization will die tonight," he risks inviting a...
Editorial: Don’t play God with Gulf sealife
For decades, there’s been a quasi-clandestine accord about expanding oil drilling in the Gulf. Nobody...
Editorial: Violence overshadows local, national politics
There was a time when you could walk into any City Hall or legislative office...
Editorial: The spectacular rise and sudden fall of Pam Bondi
Pam Bondi deserved to go. She ranks among the worst attorneys general in history for...
Editorial: As Artemis II soars, it inspires
By the time the Artemis II mission makes its six-hour loop around the far side...
Editorial: Is James Duckett innocent of 1987 murder? Prosecutors don’t want you to know
From the start, there have been doubts about whether former Mascotte police officer James Duckett...
Endorsement: Christine Moore is the right choice to move Apopka forward
The Orlando Sentinel endorses Christine Moore for Apopka mayor.
Editorial: Mills, Cherfilus-McCormick should leave Congress
Two members of Florida's congressional delegation — one Democrat, U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Miramar...
Editorial: Voting by mail is safe, secure and easy. Why does the GOP hate it so much?
Next month, Coral Gables residents will make history with the city’s first mail-only election, the...
Editorial: Hiding Hope Florida report in the shadows
Grand jury findings in the Hope Florida scandal remain sealed. If they have nothing to...
Editorial: Uthmeier challenges the NFL, but he’s really gunning for civil rights
It's never good to realize that every time a press release drops from one of...
Editorial: AI has benefits, but don’t ask Floridians to pay
A junior at Hagerty High School pulls up her favorite AI website and types “Design...
Editorial: The power of ‘sunshine’ vs. Pete Hegseth
No more fitting tribute exists of Sunshine Week, the annual tribute to open government, than...
Editorial: Special-election flips are a sign of hope for Democrats
Wins for Emily Gregory and Brian Nathan in Florida legislative elections look like a recognition...
Editorial: Florida’s fabled Sunshine laws are growing dim
Every year around this time, Florida newspapers observe Sunshine week, a tribute to Florida's open...
Editorial: Congress, don’t put tourism on ICE
Across the U.S., families have been making plans for months: Pricing flights and looking for...
Editorial: Stop messing with our time
Now that we’re more than two weeks into daylight saving time, most of us likely...
Editorial: Can we agree to stop deporting the nearly innocent?
They were supposed to be the true believers, the ones who could be counted on...
Editorial: Time to defend Florida’s communities
Usually, there’s a sigh of relief when the Florida Legislature adjourns its annual session— as...
Editorial: American leaders failing in record numbers
The polls make it obvious: Americans are dissatisfied with their leaders. That sense of grievance...
Editorial: Florida’s 2026 legislative session was bad. It could have been worse.
Let's just summarize it this way: When lawmakers finally adjourned Friday afternoon and stopped voting,...
Editorial: Orange Commission made a tough but correct call on surtax plan
Editor's note: This editorial has been updated from the print version to reflect the final...
Editorial: Pam Bondi’s legally suspect Bar fight
In another example of the Trump administration's overreach, Pam Bondi is trying to supplant state...
Editorial: Children are innocent victims of anti-immigrant cruelty
Contrary to the propaganda spread by anti-information activists — a group that, increasingly, includes elected...
Editorial: Secrecy shrouds property insurance in Florida
There’s been a distinct trend in Florida’s property insurance market, one that’s been abetted by...
Editorial: Long overdue Pulse memorial starts to take shape
It has been nearly 10 years since a gunman walked into a nightclub on Orange...
Editorial: Two lawyers, the Bar, and a gross injustice
The way the Florida Bar investigates perceived enemies and allies of the DeSantis administration speaks...
Editorial: Anti-diversity legislation threatens to Make Florida Ugly Again
There was a time in Florida when diversity, equity and inclusion were considered to be...
Editorial: A race against time on AIDS medications
The Sun Sentinel Editorial Board urges the Florida Legislature to force the Department of Health...
Endorsement: Apopka voters can demand a new direction
This year’s ballot for Apopka is big: Eight charter amendment questions, along with 10 candidates...
Endorsement: Apopka charter amendments offer positive changes
The Orlando Sentinel makes its recommendations for Apopka's eight charter questions on the March 10...
Editorial: Floridians deserve to know what’s on the block with massive tax cuts
When former state Sen. Blaise Ingoglia started barnstorming Florida to accuse county and city officials...
Editorial: Proposed tax break would be great for millionaires, bad for communities
State lawmakers voted last week to serve Floridians a dose of pretty poison, bottled in...
Editorial: On tariffs, justices finally stand up to Trump
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision on tariffs shows that at least one of the two...
Editorial: Americans lose their right to breathe freely
The consequences of ending the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to address greenhouse gases will be...
Editorial: Florida’s fire risk keeps climbing. Don’t ignore it
Florida is in the grip of a record drought. Floridians can see it in the...
Editorial: FDA’s see-sawing on Moderna’s new mRNA flu vaccine is dangerous
The anti-science, anti-medicine mindset of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is...
Editorial: The Rev. Jesse Jackson spent decades fighting for justice
The Rev. Jesse Jackson was an influential Chicagoan for decades.
Editorial: Property insurance should be a priority for lawmakers
When evaluating the performance of their elected officials, many voters look up their positions on...
Editorial: Florida House is right. End DeSantis’ slush fund
Florida's years-long immigration "emergency" paved the way for Alligator Alcatraz and allowed Gov. DeSantis to...
Editorial: Acting attorney general serves gun lobby
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier should not pick and choose which Florida laws he will...
Editorial: Keep Florida’s growth management local
Florida’s towns, cities and counties have a lot in common with Floridians themselves: Some are...
Editorial: Florida, don’t block legitimate voters
Requiring proof of citizenship to vote may seem fair and simple, but bills in Congress...