After a license plate law went into effect back in October, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he would deny any legislation implementing another rule if it came across his desk.
Attorneys for detainees at a Florida immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” want a federal judge to visit the facility.
A judge in Miami has dismissed a complaint challenging a college’s decision to gift prime downtown real estate for President Donald Trump’s future presidential library.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference at an airport in Highlands County, announcing some $311 million in awards for statewide infrastructure projects.
Another two property tax proposals were filed on Wednesday, adding to the growing list of plans that lawmakers want to put in front of voters next year.
A man convicted of killing a man and his girlfriend during a 1987 home invasion has been put to death in Florida.
With the discussion around property tax cuts hitting a fever pitch in Florida, a new report shows which counties have imposed the highest levies statewide.
A leading Muslim civil rights group in the U_S_ has sued Florida Gov_ Ron DeSantis over his order labeling it a “foreign terrorist organization.”.
After being labeled a “foreign terrorist organization,” the Council on American-Islamic Relations on Monday filed a lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
The governor has set aside $130 million for nursing education programs in his latest budget proposal. While the funding is not yet guaranteed, nursing schools are optimistic about the potential support.
Florida officials are plowing ahead with a proposal to roll back certain vaccine mandates for the state’s schoolchildren.
Florida is awarding $20 million in grants to support eight restoration projects across Miami-Dade County. Additionally, $9.5 million in grants will fund the Coral Reef Restoration and Recovery Initiative.
President Donald Trump on Monday pushed again for the federal government to control regulation of artificial intelligence as Florida lawmakers begin to delve into the effects of AI on the state.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has designated one of the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy groups in the U.S. a “foreign terrorist organization,” following a similar step by Texas last month.
States across the country are issuing their own guardrails on artificial intelligence, and President Trump wants it to stop. But as AI drives soaring demand for raw processing power, data centers are rapidly reshaping communities and indirectly having a negative effect on some people’s wallets.
Florida’s Republican-dominated congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to drop a plan that would allow new oil drilling off the state’s coast.
This week, four proposed constitutional amendments in Florida took another step closer toward becoming reality after getting approved by lawmakers.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis lambasted the potential for abuse in the rising realm of artificial intelligence and called for an “AI Bill of Rights.”
Florida is poised to join the wave of states debating how they might reshape congressional voting districts, as political parties grapple for an edge in next year’s midterm elections.
A Florida House committee is meeting on Thursday as state lawmakers inch their way toward a possible mid-decade congressional redistricting.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced $112 million in grants for water-quality improvements along the Gulf Coast and for some Central Florida utilities companies.
The board of the South Florida college that’s giving away a valuable piece of property for Donald Trump’s future presidential library redid its vote to transfer the land.
Pressure on Marcos Lopez has likely grown recently after five of his co-defendants struck plea deals with prosecutors, including his estranged wife.
A federal judge in Florida wants civil rights attorneys and lawyers for the U.S. and Florida to hammer out a settlement in a lawsuit over whether detainees at an immigration center in the Everglades are getting adequate access to attorneys.
James Fishback is positioning himself as an alternative to the Republican frontrunner, U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, and as a successor to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ political policies.
Siding with Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration, a Leon County circuit judge on Friday ruled that state officials did not err when ordering supervisors of elections to scrap more than 200,000 petition signatures supporting a proposed constitutional amendment to allow recreational marijuana.
An Indian River County sheriff’s deputy was killed and several others were injured Friday while trying to serve an eviction notice at a home near Vero Beach.
A federal judge in Florida is pushing for a resolution in a lawsuit over detainees' access to attorneys at an immigration detention center in the Everglades.
DeSantis has been a vocal supporter for property tax reform. But this week, he put his foot down on providing relief to seniors alone.
This year, state offices will be closed for three more days alongside the standard holidays, according to the governor's office.
A man convicted of fatally shooting a man and woman during home invasion robbery and later confessing to three other killings is scheduled to be put to death in December.
At 100 years old, Lee Grant knows the cost of McCarthyism better than almost anyone else on the planet.
Critics are warning that Florida's new social studies standards rehabilitate aspects of McCarthyism and the anti-communist Red Scare.
Last week, Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood openly invited New York City residents to move to the Sunshine State after a heated mayoral election. Now, he's going after the police.
Weeks after a Miami Heat player was arrested in Orlando during what prosecutors say was a sports betting scheme to help bettors win big, another incident is prompting changes from sportsbooks across the country, including Hard Rock Bet, and their app.
On a small plot of land in Polk County, a company is hard at work crafting a road out of radioactive materials.
As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis commemorated the holiday in Miami, his office also brought new details about a class coming to schools in 2026.
Amid a string of critical audits across the state, Florida CFO Blaise Ingoglia heaped praise on the city of Orlando for its spending habits during a Friday news conference.
A man convicted of fatally stabbing a woman during home invasion robbery is scheduled to be put to death in December.
State university leaders in January will tackle Gov. Ron DeSantis’ directive to end the use of H-1B visas that allow foreigners to be hired faculty, the university system’s Chancellor Ray Rodrigues said Thursday.
Progress is visible on Mount Dora’s Donnelly Street as recovery efforts continue following historic rain that washed out the road last month.
After New York City elected Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani as its next mayor, Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood invited New Yorkers to move to the Sunshine State.
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Saturday the evacuation of 28 Floridians from Jamaica following the devastating impacts of powerful Category 5 Hurricane Melissa.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the results of an audit on state universities that looked at the efficiency of their operations.
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday on social media that officials deployed water pumps “which will remove 30 million gallons of water” from flooded areas in Lake County.
A man convicted of raping and killing his neighbor has put to death in a record 15th execution this year in Florida.
Property taxes will be a big issue on the election ballot in 2026. Florida House lawmakers unveiled a slate of seven potential constitutional amendments, including changes to homestead exemptions, or eliminating some residential property taxes. But Gov. Ron DeSantis is dismissing the proposals.
Gov. Ron DeSantis has made it clear — he wants sweeping changes to Florida’s property tax system. What does that mean for counties, cities, and the services they provide?
A man convicted of raping and fatally beating his former manager at a Florida convenience store is scheduled to be put to death in November.
Prosecutors have dropped charges against a Florida man accused of abandoning his dog during Hurricane Milton.
Charges were dropped against a pet owner accused of leaving a dog tied to a fence along Interstate 75 in Florida before Hurricane Milton struck last year, according to court records.
The Florida House on Thursday rolled out a series of proposed constitutional amendments to cut property taxes, while looking to shield funding for schools and law enforcement. One bill would get rid of most homesteaded residential property taxes.
Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell sent letters to Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis demanding an end to what she calls a campaign of misinformation that “seeks to manufacture a pretext” for suspending her a second time.
Orlando District 3 includes neighborhoods like Baldwin Park, Audubon Park, Rosemont, and College Park. News 6 anchor Lisa Bell sat down one-on-one with each of the candidates in the non-partisan race -- Samuel Chambers, Roger Chapin, Chris Durant, Kimberly Kiss, and Mira Tanna -- and asked them about property tax reform.
Former Orlando City Commissioner Regina Hill is up against her successor, current Commissioner Shan Rose, and veteran community activist Lawanna Gelzer.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he will withhold $40 million from California because it is the only state that is failing to enforce English language requirements for truckers.
More than four months after Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed the idea, the Florida House on Wednesday began a renewed effort to repeal a decades-old law that has prevented some people from pursuing key damages in medical-malpractice lawsuits.
After courts rejected arguments that he should not be executed because of his age, 72-year-old Samuel Smithers was put to death by lethal injection Tuesday evening at Florida State Prison in the 1996 murders of two women in Hillsborough County.
Florida officials have been accused of failing to disclose their application for federal reimbursement for an immigration detention center in the Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz."
Florida officials have been accused of failing to disclose their application for federal reimbursement for an immigration detention center in the Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz."
