Paul Renner, former speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, is running for Florida governor.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called out the proposed Florida House budget that he says reverses “all the momentum” in supporting law enforcement across the state.

The annual Florida Legislative Session gets underway Tuesday, and our state representatives are looking to pass bills on everything from help for people with disabilities to preventing pool drownings to mental health care for teachers.

Incumbent Republican State Rep. Carolina Amesty has officially been unseated by Democrat Leonard Spencer in the race for Florida House of Representatives’ District 45 seat.

Incumbent Republican State Rep. Susan Plasencia is up against Democrat Nate Douglas for the Florida House of Representatives’ District 37 seat.

Incumbent Republican State Rep. Carolina Amesty is up against Democrat Leonard Spencer for the Florida House of Representatives’ District 45 seat.

As news broke Thursday about State Rep. Carolina Amesty’s indictment and arrest on forgery charges, questions immediately arose about whether the Windermere Republican would resign or be suspended from office.

Progressive civic groups have challenged how four congressional districts and seven state House districts in South Florida were drawn by the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature.

A bill that would be one of the nation’s most restrictive bans on minors’ use of social media is heading to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

The Florida Senate is sending messages to Washington about what to do on the budget, term limits and foreign policy.

Should it be harder for a ballot initiative to pass in Florida?Right now for an amendment to be enshrined in the Florida Constitution, it needs to be approved by 60% of the state’s voters. But Florida lawmakers are proposing to increase that threshold to 66.67%. To do that, they’d need to ask voters via a ballot initiative.

Nick Alincy was a soccer player at St. Lucie West Centennial High School.

A bill filed in the Florida House of Representatives this week would allow some teens to work more hours, and work earlier or later in the day

A bill filed in the Florida House of Representatives would allow some teens to work more hours, and work earlier or later in the day.

Robert “Foxy” Fox didn’t think he would be actively running in a general election for the Florida House of Representatives.

The Florida House of Representatives approved a bill that would ban most abortions after six weeks Thursday, sending the measure to Gov. Ron DeSantis.

The Florida House is on the cusp of passing a massive expansion of school-voucher programs that would make every student eligible to receive taxpayer-backed scholarships, while the full Senate is poised to consider its version of the bill.

A new bill has been submitted to the Florida House of Representatives that would allow school districts to put cameras in classrooms.

The Florida House Friday morning passed two bills clarifying controversial programs on migrant transportation and prosecuting election crimes, sending both measures to Gov. Ron DeSantis for his signature.

Florida lawmakers in March will look to expand private school vouchers to all Florida school children — a universal expansion of the program.

The Florida House is debating sweeping legislation that would overhaul the state’s property insurance system, which has struggled due to insolvencies, high costs and major storms.

The Florida Senate has approved sweeping legislation that would overhaul the state’s property insurance system, which has struggled due to insolvencies, high costs and major storms.

Special legislative session begins Monday

A Republican former Florida State and NFL football star will replace a prominent north Florida Democratic state senator to help the GOP take supermajorities in both chambers of the statehouse.

Floridians now know the candidates running for office in August and November, after the end of the qualifying period last week set the candidate lists for the elections.

Rep. Anthony Sabatini, a Republican who represents Lake County’s District 32 in the Florida House of Representatives, is calling for a special legislative session after the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion case was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court Friday.

The Florida House of Representatives has given final passage to a bill to dissolve a private government that Walt Disney World has been allowed to operate on its properties for more than five decades.

Florida lawmakers are considering holding a special session to address private property insurance as many homeowners see their rates rise or their policies being dropped.

Gov. Ron DeSantis this week called a special session that will be held from April 19 to April 22 to redraw congressional districts.

Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran, who sparred with school boards and the federal government over mask mandates during the coronavirus pandemic, says he's resigning at the end of April.

The House passed an unprecedented two redistricting maps with a 67-47 vote Friday. Seven Republicans joined Democrats in voting against the map.

Republicans in the Florida House of Representatives have approved a bill to limit discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity in schools.

The Republican-controlled Florida House on Thursday passed a bill that would limit how race-related concepts are taught in schools and in workplace training sessions.

Florida House Republicans have advanced a bill to forbid discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity in schools, rejecting criticism from Democrats who said the proposal demonizes LGBTQ people.

Republicans in the Florida House of Representatives have approved a ban on abortions after 15 weeks, moving to tighten access to the procedure ahead of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could limit abortion rights in America.

Ron DeSantis provided new details Monday on legislation filed in the Florida House of Representatives aimed at Big Tech companies, such as Google, Facebook and Twitter. The bill is called the Florida Information Protection Act, or House Bill 969. Ad“Big Tech platforms have created a surveillance economy, which enriches those platforms by free-riding on consumer data,” DeSantis said. At the time, he also decried tech companies for “neutering” political candidates’ access to voters, saying that tech companies were only “de-platforming” Republican politicians. “Well, they operate in the state of Florida,” DeSantis said.