Gov. Ron DeSantis signed two bills on Wednesday, with one restricting local government diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and the other barring state and local governments from adopting certain greenhouse-gas reduction policies. The first measure, SB 1134,...

Three judges in the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals late Tuesday upheld an earlier decision to block a judge’s order to wind down operations at Alligator Alcatraz in the Florida Everglades. The detention center for migrants, opened July 1, can house up to 3,000 in...

U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a Democrat from Florida, resigned from Congress Tuesday minutes before a House Ethics Committee hearing that would have decided sanctions against her. The committee previously found Cherfilus-McCormick guilty on 25 of 27 ethics...

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said Tuesday that the Office of Statewide Prosecution has opened a criminal investigation into OpenAI and its chatbot ChatGPT over whether the technology bears any responsibility for last year’s mass shooting at Florida State...

On April 28, the Florida Legislature will convene for a Special Legislative Session on Congressional redistricting. The purpose of mid-decade redistricting is to adjust the lines of electoral district boundaries in a way that ensures each district has equal voting...

The Florida Supreme Court last week unanimously elected Justice John D. Couriel as the state’s next chief justice, with his two-year term set to begin July 1. Couriel, who was appointed to the court in 2020 by Gov. Ron DeSantis, will succeed Chief Justice Carlos G....

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement will be able to access $16.2 million in grant funds for FIFA World Cup security during the games scheduled to take place in Miami this summer. The Joint Legislative Budget Commission approved the budget amendment Friday...

While legal system abuse is making housing less affordable, a new report shows Florida’s judicial reforms have helped deliver relief. Many families across the country are affected by increasing insurance costs, construction delays and housing supply caused by...

The special session originally planned to kick off next week to address redrawing congressional districts has been delayed until April 28th with an expanded scope. Second-term Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis amended the special session timeline and subject matter in a...

David Jolly’s campaign announced Thursday that state Sen. Brian Nathan is endorsing Jolly’s bid for governor. Nathan said he backed Jolly because of a shared focus on the economic pressures facing Floridians, including housing, health care and insurance costs. In...

Everglades Restoration is on track to be completed five years ahead of the original schedule as all federally funded contracts are now executed, Gov. Ron DeSantis says. In what Florida Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Alexis Lambert calls “one of the...

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier petitioned the U.S. Census Bureau this week to change how it conducts the next national headcount, arguing that errors in the 2020 Census cost Florida at least one congressional seat and an additional Electoral College vote. The...

Florida’s economy is expected to continue growing through 2029, but at a slower pace than in the years immediately following the pandemic, according to the University of Central Florida’s  (UCF) Winter 2026 Florida & Metro Forecast released this month. The report...

Florida’s average gas price dropped by 18 cents over the last week, but drivers shouldn’t bet on it staying that way, according to the latest report from AAA. In a departure from what drivers have seen since Operation Epic Fury launched in Iran, the latest stats...

Colorado State University (CSU) researchers are forecasting a somewhat below-average Atlantic hurricane season in 2026, citing the expected development of El Niño conditions that typically suppress storm formation in the basin. In their initial seasonal outlook,...

The Tampa Bay Rays are seeking $1 billion in public funding to build their new ballpark, the club announced on its MLB site. The planned ballpark would be at Hillsborough College’s Dale Mabry campus and is projected to cost about $2.3 billion, with the Rays paying...

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Thursday that his office has opened an investigation into OpenAI and its chatbot, ChatGPT, citing concerns about child safety, public safety and national security. In a video statement and accompanying post on X,...

Florida lost more than 20,000 jobs over the last year, according to the latest numbers released this week by the Florida Department of Commerce. Of the ten major industries included in the report, eight lost jobs in January, the most recent month available for...

A plan for mid-April budget negotiations is still up in the air after legislators failed to agree on a budget during the regular session. Senate President Ben Albritton said in a memo to senators Wednesday that there will be no agreement on the budget ahead of a...

Several of Florida’s public universities boasted nationally ranked graduate programs Tuesday after U.S. News & World Report released its 2026 Best Graduate Schools rankings, with the results showing strengths across education, medicine, business, law and public...