Elizabeth Koh

Elizabeth Koh is a staff writer in the Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times Tallahassee bureau, covering the Florida Legislature and state government. A Brown University graduate, she has also reported for the Washington Post and the Dallas Morning News' Washington, D.C. bureau.

People with disabilities worry about Florida’s cuts to essential services

Almost all of the state’s Medicaid services are now run through a statewide managed care program, though advocates say it is ill-suited for people with long-term conditions.

By Elizabeth Koh July 18 at 8:31 AM

As new storm passes Panhandle, fear returns amid Michael flashbacks

It is hurricane season again in the Panhandle, but most residents will tell you that in Bay County, it never really stopped being hurricane season.

By Elizabeth Koh July 10

Tulsi Gabbard touts foreign policy credentials, when she can, during Democratic debate

The bulk of Gabbard’s nearly seven minutes was spent elaborating on her anti-interventionist policy.

By Elizabeth Koh June 27

Julián Castro impresses during Democratic debate

The former San Antonio mayor and HUD secretary, who had been on the outskirts of early polling, emerged as a debate-defining voice on his signature issue of immigration.

By Elizabeth Koh June 27

Casey DeSantis visits Panhandle to announce mental health aid

The aid will add counselors, telehealth resources and temporary housing to a region that is still struggling to pick up after the Category 5 storm carved a path of destruction through Florida’s northwest.

By Elizabeth Koh June 26

'Repugnant’: Trump’s Hispanic outreach slammed by Florida Democrats

Vice President Mike Pence is traveling to Miami on Tuesday morning to announce a “Latinos for Trump” coalition intended to erode the advantage Democrats have typically had in Hispanic communities.

By Elizabeth Koh June 25

Republicans make noise in Miami as Democrats gather for debates

Many prominent Republicans, chief among them Vice President Mike Pence, are expected to arrive in Miami this week to host fundraisers, launch the campaign’s national Latino coalition and stage rallies.

By Elizabeth Koh June 24

Ron DeSantis signs $90.9 billion state budget

He said on the last day of the legislative session that he planned to veto at least $100 million’s worth of line-items.

By Emily L. Mahoney, Craig Pittman and Elizabeth Koh June 21

Entire Dozier School campus will be searched for graves, state officials say

The campus-wide search will use existing radar-like laser mapping data to detect abnormalities that warrant more on-the-ground investigation.

By Elizabeth Koh June 20

It’s official: Donald Trump is running for reelection, he announces in Florida

At packed Orlando rally, Trump makes his case for four more years: ‘We’re going to finish the job.’

By Steve Contorno, Elizabeth Koh and Aaron Holmes June 18

Here’s your pre-game report for today’s Trump rally

Three reporters cover all the goings-on in Orlando before President Trump takes the stage.

By Aaron Holmes, Steve Contorno and Elizabeth Koh June 18

Fulfilling key promise, Gov. DeSantis signs bill banning ‘sanctuary cities’ in Florida

The policy is expected to draw a legal skirmish over its constitutionality as it goes into effect next month.

By Elizabeth Koh June 14

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