An appellate court has upheld a lower court ruling that a parentless 16-year-old girl in the Florida Panhandle is not “sufficiently mature” to end her pregnancy while seeking a waiver from a state law requiring minors to get parental consent for an abortion.

Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference in Putnam County on Thursday, according to a news release.

Florida’s new 15-week abortion was blocked and then quickly reinstated after an appeal from the state attorney general in a lawsuit challenging the restriction.

Pro-choice supporters started off Independence Day at the Orange County Courthouse holding up signs and chanting "my body, my choice."

Leon County Circuit Judge John C. Cooper said the new 15-week abortion ban, signed in April by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, violates Florida’s constitution.

An administrative law judge Friday rejected a challenge to a state Department of Health rule designed to prevent student mask requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Two Central Florida school boards submitted letters Thursday responding to the state’s 48-hour notice to comply with mask requirements.

The State Board of Education on Thursday ratcheted up discipline against eight county school boards that have maintained student mask mandates to try to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The on-again, off-again ban imposed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to prevent mandating masks for Florida school students is back in force.

An appeals court in Tallahassee has granted Florida’s request to reinstate a ban on mask mandates in schools, handing a temporary win to Gov. Ron DeSantis and his administration.

The Lake County school board met Thursday morning to discuss mask rules after a Florida judge once again ruled against Gov. Ron DeSantis’ executive order banning mask mandates.

A Florida judge has ruled the state cannot enforce its ban on mask mandates in public schools to guard against the coronavirus while an appeals court sorts out whether the ban is ultimately legal.

A judge again rules against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ mask policy for students.

Here's the latest on the battle between the state and some parents over students wearing masks in schools.

Many school districts, including in Central Florida, have reconsidered their mask policies following a Florida judge’s ruling last week that found Gov. Ron DeSantis overstepped his authority by issuing an executive order banning mask mandates,

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appealed a judge’s ruling that the governor exceeded his authority in ordering school boards not to impose strict mask requirements on students to combat the spread of the coronavirus.

Florida school districts can legally require their students to wear face masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 after Leon County Circuit Judge John C. Cooper filed his decision he made during a ruling last week.

Florida state education officials have begun to make good on threats to withhold funding from local school districts that defied Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on mask mandates.

The Florida Department of Education has made good on its threat to withhold funding from school districts with mask requirements.

Gov. Ron DeSantis says he’s confident things will go in favor of the state as he appeals a ruling made by a judge that blocked his ban on school mask mandates.

The often-heated debate over whether returning students should wear masks in the classroom has moved from school boards to courtrooms.

A judge has ruled that Florida school districts may impose mask mandates.

The politically-charged Florida debate over wearing masks in school to guard against coronavirus infection is now before a judge.

The politically-charged Florida debate over wearing masks in school to guard against coronavirus infection is now before a judge.