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...

Florida International University's (FIU) Board of Trustees appointed Florida Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez as its interim president, effective February 17, 2025. The announcement was made by FIU Board of Trustees Chair Roger Tovar following a special meeting held...

Florida regulators have approved new rates for the state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp., with premiums for the most-common type of homeowners policy increasing by a statewide average of 6.6 percent. The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation trimmed proposed rate...

Arguing that elections officials overstepped their authority, state Rep. Debbie Mayfield on Thursday filed an emergency petition at the Florida Supreme Court after being blocked from running in a special election for a Senate seat. Mayfield, R-Melbourne, filed the...

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 gas prices rose 10 cents over the past week, averaging $3.17 per gallon as of Sunday, according to data from AAA – The Auto Club Group. The increase follows a 17-cent surge the previous week. Despite a recent downturn in crude oil prices, fuel costs remain...

Florida House Democratic Leader Fentrice Driskell on Thursday announced the leadership team for the House Democratic Caucus for the 2024-26 legislative term, naming appointments that will shape the caucus’s strategy in the Republican-controlled Legislature. Rep....