Governor Ron DeSantis on Wednesday appointed former Florida House Speaker Paul Renner to the Board of Governors of the State University System, effective April 15, 2025, subject to confirmation by the Florida Senate. Renner, 57, served as Speaker from 2022 to 2024,...

Legislation filed Tuesday in the Florida Senate calls for a comprehensive review of legislative and Cabinet member compensation, directing state analysts to examine whether salary adjustments are warranted and whether the Legislature should function as a full-time,...

The state Senate does not have plans to override more 2024 budget vetoes by Gov. Ron DeSantis, Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, said Tuesday. “We’re not planning on doing anything in the near term,” Albritton said after appearing at a Florida Chamber of...

Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis on Monday appointed former state representative Frank White to the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Board of Governors. From 2016 to 2018, White represented parts of Northwest Florida in the state House, where he...

Florida Atlantic University was designated an “R1: Very High Research Activity” institution on Thursday by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, placing it among the most research-intensive universities in the United States. FAU is the sixth...

Florida’s citrus industry is facing yet another downturn, with the latest USDA Citrus February Forecast Report projecting a decline in production for the 2024-2025 season. The state’s all-orange production is estimated to reach 11.5 million boxes, marking a 4 percent...

Florida legislative leaders and Gov. Ron DeSantis reached a deal on immigration as lawmakers will return to the capitol on Tuesday for a special session that ends on Friday. In a joint proclamation, House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, and Senate President Ben...

After a special session late last month spiraled into a clash between Republican legislative leaders and Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida lawmakers will meet in another special session this week to pass a package of bills targeting illegal immigration — with DeSantis’...

An appeals court Monday dismissed an attempt by the Florida House and Senate to shield current and former lawmakers from testifying in lawsuits in a dispute stemming from a 2022 congressional redistricting plan. A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal...