FLORIDA NEWS

The University of Georgia will soon start to appear on Florida license plates, as its supporters have reached a presale benchmark for a specialty plate.

Florida House members Tuesday raised the possibility of giving state regulators more oversight of municipal utilities.

Eric Silagy, chairman, president and CEO of Florida Power & Light and a prominent figure in state political and business circles, will step down next month as head of the utility, the company announced Wednesday.

Sesame Street Kids’ Weekends is making its way back to Busch Gardens Tampa Bay.

Saying that an African-American studies course “lacks educational value,” Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is defending its rejection of the curriculum, while Black religious leaders and elected officials are pledging to “fight like hell” against the decision.

Appearing on Gov. Ron DeSantis’ doorstep to mark the 50th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade court decision, Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday vowed that she and President Biden will “never back down” on abortion rights.

A federal judge has ruled that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis violated the First Amendment and the Florida Constitution by removing an elected state prosecutor, but that the federal courts lack the power to reinstate him because the case centered on state law.

Florida motorists had more than 1.99 million specialty license plates as of last week.

Rep. Randy Fine, a self-described “conservative firebrand” from southern Brevard County, announced Thursday he will run in 2024 for a Florida Senate seat.

Florida lawmakers can fine local government officials who attempt to restrict gun and ammunition sales under a state law upheld by the state Supreme Court.

Kentucky State Police are investigating the death of a woman who was found in the back of a car.

A Florida congressman has been injured in an accident at his home.

After taking office this month, Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson said Friday the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has dropped a lawsuit against the Florida Department of Law Enforcement in a dispute involving information about a concealed-weapons license applicant.

Several dozen fans scored autographs from Jair Bolsonaro in Central Florida on Friday.

The Florida Department of Education celebrated an overall improvement in the state’s high school graduation rate since the 2018-19 school year.

‘We need to just hear out these issues,’ judge says.

Florida is dealing with a strange problem.

Florida citrus growers took another hit Thursday, more than three months after Hurricane Ian swept through the heart of the industry.

A group of 46 Democratic lawmakers has sent a letter to President Joe Biden demanding former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s diplomatic visa be canceled in the wake of the rampage in Brazil’s capital by his supporters.

Authorities say a six-year-old girl has been found dead in a retention pond after going missing from a South Florida home.

Plaintiffs challenging a state law restricting how race-related concepts can be taught in higher education accused Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration Wednesday of violating a federal judge’s order that blocked parts of the law from being enforced.

Universal Parks & Resorts is bringing a theme park to Texas that will focus on entertaining young children.

Manatee deaths dropped in 2022 from a record high the year before, but Florida wildlife officials say chronic starvation caused by water pollution remains a major concern.

An appeals court next week will take up a Biden administration challenge to a ruling by a Florida federal judge that blocked requirements that airplane passengers and other travelers wore masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic.