After a nationwide midterms upset that left Florida relatively unscathed, there have been plenty of rumors about Gov. Ron DeSantis taking another stab at the presidency.

Following Republican candidate Byron Donalds’ victory for the Florida governor’s seat this week, many residents may be wondering: what does he plan to do now?

Months after Gov. Ron DeSantis labeled three groups in Florida as “terrorist organizations,” those designations have now become officially effective.

Recently, CAIR was labeled a "terrorist organization" thanks in part to a new state law. On Thursday, Florida's attorney general revealed that not only did a court uphold the designation, but the group has also suspended its operations in the state.

Florida voters have approved a new amendment that will massively expand the homestead exemption. However, another new law came out this year that tackles property taxes, too.

Gov. Ron DeSantis told reporters Wednesday he’ll convene a special legislative session in the next two months to install the large property tax cut approved by voters Tuesday evening.

With election results already coming in, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has begun celebrating the GOP victors — as well as the failure of an amendment that was on the ballot.

Florida voters have officially approved a new property-tax plan that is soon set to take effect.

A controversial new constitutional amendment will go before Florida voters on Tuesday — but before then, a handy new tool has been released to help homeowners determine how much they could save on their homes in particular.

On Thursday, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation announced new rate drops approved for insurance companies in the state — effective this month.

On Tuesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order, declaring a 1992 song as the state’s new official anthem.

Police in Florida say a 15-year-old has been charged in a shooting that wounded 11 people at Florida A&M University after the school’s homecoming football game.

Detectives arrested Anthony Rivers III on Sunday. He faces 11 counts of attempted second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a delinquent.

Authorities say at least 12 people were injured, including six children, in a shooting near a football stadium in Tallahassee on homecoming weekend for Florida A&M University.

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles said a malicious actor accessed some department records Sept. 4 using compromised credentials, potentially exposing driver license and motor vehicle information for some Floridians.

After Category 2 Hurricane Isaias made landfall in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to hold another news conference on Saturday morning.

After a bombshell appellate court order called for the Hope Florida grand jury report to be expunged, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took a victory lap on Thursday — though he called out CBS News in particular.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took to social media on Wednesday to respond to a court order, which called for the Hope Florida grand jury report to be expunged.

Ahead of Tropical Depression Nine, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued an executive order to declare a state of emergency.

The Florida Department of Health is moving forward with its push to remove the requirement for four vaccines for children entering schools, but has dropped its attempt to expand exemptions for the immunization requirements.

Gias Foods is recalling a frozen pasta sold at Walmart stores in Florida, and across the country, after testing done by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services found it may be contaminated with a dangerous bacteria.

In a release, Florida's insurance commissioner announced he’s approved major rate decreases for rent insurance policies starting later this month.

This week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took to social media to tout the state’s latest law targeting data centers.

Property tax cuts and public funding are on the line when Florida voters hit the polls in November.

While over 200 new laws have already been approved in Florida this year, roughly a dozen just took effect on Thursday.

Florida’s final scheduled minimum wage hike has taken effect on Wednesday, though that's not where it all ends.

The Florida Department of Education has announced that new science standards may be coming for students in the state.

There’s a new proposal heading to the ballot in November that will let Florida residents determine whether to cut property taxes across the state.

On Thursday, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier revealed proposed legislation that he says would “shut down spam calls and texts” in the state.

This week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis highlighted the state’s latest sales tax holiday, encouraging residents to take advantage of the opportunity.

The next Legislative session in Florida is still a ways off, though some lawmakers have already gotten busy filing new bills for consideration.

A new bill introduced during Florida’s latest Legislative session sparked major headlines earlier this year after it failed to get approval from lawmakers.

While DeSantis and the Florida GOP have both officially endorsed a new property tax proposal, they split ways when it came to another amendment that will go before voters later this year.

Florida’s final scheduled minimum wage hike is slated to take place this month.

Florida is now seeking legal action against Netflix, alleging that the streaming company has spent years “deceiving Florida families” with its service, according to Attorney General James Uthmeier.

Florida's $1.4 billion annual tourist development tax is at the center of a growing debate over whether local governments should have more control over how the revenue is spent, with some advocating for broader uses like infrastructure and education while others warn of potential cost increases.

The game between No. 19 SMU and Florida State kicked off after a delay of nearly two hours due to a power outage at the stadium.

In a tongue-and-cheek social media post this week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he’d be against having his own named lake — even as other officials with the state push the recently renamed “Lake America.”

Earlier this year, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law bringing five new specialty plates to the state. That law is set to take effect on Oct. 1.

Florida’s State University System Board of Governors voted unanimously Thursday to ban undocumented students from attending the state’s 12 public universities.

The recent leak of a sealed grand jury report is the latest - and most revealing - development in a probe that began last year examining how $10 million was funneled through the Hope Florida Foundation to a political committee that opposed legalized marijuana.

The study examines which cities in the U.S. are being managed the most effectively — and which places may need some work.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier took to the podium on Tuesday to announce that nearly 6 million eggs will be delivered to the Sunshine State after a massive investigation.

It’s a new month, and with it comes a new tax holiday in Florida.

Over 200 new Florida laws have been approved this year, though over a dozen are set to kick off early next month.

After a judge ruled that a proposed property tax amendment was “misleading,” new ballot language has finally been revealed for the plan. And it appears that Gov. Ron DeSantis is "pleased" with the results.

After President Donald Trump signed an order last week renaming Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” Florida schools will follow suit, according to the state's education commissioner.

Over one year later, and the Sunshine State’s “Super Speeder” law has already netted thousands of citations across the state, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed a death warrant for Curtis Wilkie Beasley for the 1995 murder of a Polk County woman bludgeoned with a hammer in the laundry room of her home.

Florida has two cities that are runner up to the most "fun" place in the country, according to a new WalletHub study.

During a news conference in Miami earlier this week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis discussed his stance on a growing issue in the Sunshine State: Flock license plate readers.

Florida’s back-to-school tax holiday came to an end last week, but a new one is just around the corner.

Florida politicians on both sides of the aisle are responding to a grand jury report that found the DeSantis administration “misappropriated” $10 million in taxpayer funds that were funneled through Hope Florida.

A state grand jury found that Ron DeSantis’ administration “misappropriated” taxpayer funds when it diverted $10 million to the Hope Florida Foundation, according to an exclusive report from CBS News.

The major accounting firm Deloitte has agreed to pay Florida over $1 million to settle allegations that it discriminated based on race and sex to achieve "workforce composition goals," according to Attorney General James Uthmeier.

U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, the Republican nominee for governor, tapped state Sen. Bryan Avila of Miami as his running mate, who would become lieutenant governor if they win the general election in November.

A wide-ranging operation in Florida has ended with the recovery of over 160 children, according to state Attorney General James Uthmeier.

Florida Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie resigned Tuesday, one day after becoming Lt. Gov. Jay Collins’ running mate in his run for governor.

With the primary elections right around the corner, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis echoed a call for a special session by one of the candidates running to replace him.

After a judge ruled that a proposed property tax amendment was “misleading,” new ballot language has finally been revealed for the plan.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier came forward on Thursday to reveal that over 2,000 child predators have been arrested since he first took office in February 2025.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the results of a major human-trafficking and crimes-against-children operation, resulting in 116 arrests to date.

Of the dozens of new Florida laws passed so far this year, one stands out among the rest.

On Monday, the Florida Sheriffs Association released a statement saying they were “significantly concerned” about Amendment 3, which if passed, would increase homestead exemptions from $50,000 to $250,000 over two years. They’re the latest in a wave of resistance against the measure, joining the Florida State Fraternal Order of Police, Florida Professional Firefighters, the Florida Fire Chiefs Association and several prominent county sheriffs in the state, who warn the tax cut could affect funding to first responder services in Florida.

This month, well over 100 laws finally kicked off in Florida — including a public nuisance law that brings several new rules to the table.

The Florida Department of Health issued guidance for psychotropic pharmacotherapy in children 5 to 17, recommending against the use of drugs to treat mental health conditions like depression, anxiety or attention-deficit related disorders in most cases.

There’s a new proposal heading to the ballot in November that will let Florida residents determine whether to cut property taxes across the state.

Since March, deportations ordered by immigration judges in Florida have increased 18 percent, according to recently released data. In June, judges issued 5,415 removal orders, a 17.6 percent increase compared to March’s 4,605 removal orders, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), a nonprofit that tracks immigration data.

Over 200 new laws were approved this year in Florida, though many other bills failed to pass the Legislature.

The latest ranking of America's happiest cities has been revealed - and it shows which area of Florida is struggling the most.

Earlier this year, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a new law that discusses how drivers may frame their license plates.

A parasite that causes extreme diarrhea, seen in recent outbreaks across the country, has been documented in over 20 counties in Florida. But experts say there could be more cases than what has been reported.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has approved five new specialty plates in Florida, which will be available for purchase starting in October.

The execution of former Mascotte police officer James Duckett can go forward after the Florida Supreme Court lifted its stay.

The new rules took effect immediately after the bill was signed by Gov. DeSantis last month.

A federal appeals court Tuesday kept in place a district court’s preliminary injunction on Florida’s law banning “woke” instruction at public universities. A 2-1 ruling from the three-judge panel on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found Florida’s assertion it could control the speech of its employees, including college professors, to be “a breathtaking assertion of power to ban unpopular ideas from public discourse in the very places the state’s own statutes recognize as centers of inquiry.”

Last month, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed even more bills — including a new law that implements more tax rules.

While DeSantis has signed off on over 200 new laws this year, he opted instead to veto several other bills.

On Wednesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced his intention to label roughly 100 groups as “terrorist organizations” under a new state law.

Well over 200 new pieces of legislation have now been signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis so far this year.

On Tuesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed another trio of new state bills. However, he also vetoed three others, issuing letters to explain why he did it.

Provisions from a law passed last year are set to finally take effect this week — and they're set to address automatic gratuities in Florida restaurants.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier took to social media on Monday to announce a new target: an upcoming Irish dance competition in Orlando.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed his eighth and final budget of his tenure Monday, vetoing more than $800 million from a $114.5 billion spending plan. The budget also includes $30 billion for schools, $4.5 billion for school vouchers, $665 million for Everglades restoration.

While DeSantis has signed off on over 200 new laws this year, he opted instead to veto five other bills.

On Friday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed off on eight more bills, bringing the total number of new laws this year to well over 200.

Last month, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a new bill impacting data centers across the state, adding it to the list of nearly 200 laws approved so far this year.

On Thursday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed another batch of 15 bills, though he also opted to veto three bills.

Undocumented students wouldn’t be admitted to the state’s public universities under a proposal reviewed by the State University System Board of Governors on Thursday.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a new bill into law that may have a major impact on local governments trying to raise property taxes.

Florida domestic violence survivors may face financial penalties for breaking leases to escape abuse, and despite new state protections passed this session, legislation that would have allowed survivors to exit leases penalty-free never received a hearing — though its sponsor vows to try again.

The cult-favorite convenience chain Buc-ee’s is set to open several new locations in the Sunshine State — but one location in particular may be a good fit for the company, according to Gov. Ron DeSantis.

A new Florida law is set to take effect next month, adding further restrictions on where sexual offenders may live in the state.

A new study has revealed the “best-run” cities in the country — and a couple happen to be right here in the Sunshine State.

A new Florida law was passed this week, and it brings new meaning to what constitutes a “gang member.”

This year, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and state lawmakers have passed a law designating a new “Trump Highway” in the Sunshine State.

A new bill has finally been sent to the governor after being approved by the Florida Legislature, paving the way for potential E-Bike speed limits.

Last week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled a new initiative that he claims will crack down on Medicaid fraud.

Over 170 laws have already been approved so far in 2026 — and one of them is expected to bring a new course to high schools in the state.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is now finishing up the process of signing new bills this year, with over 170 already approved so far.