This week on “Politically Motivated‚” Christopher Heath and Lauren Melendez take a closer look at what is holding up state budget negotiations, along with what bills are still outstanding, and the results of the city elections in Orange County on Tuesday.
The FDC is providing a $5,000 hiring bonus at 15 correctional institutions, in addition to the $1,000 bonus already offered at 18 institutions.
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.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis kicked off a new sales tax holiday on hunting, fishing and camping at a store in Plant City Monday. In addition, DeSantis announced that the state would be offering half-price passes on its public shooting ranges through the end of the year, in honor of America’s 250th birthday and the Second Amendment.
Family members of detainees and South Florida nonprofit advocates gathered at the gate of the immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” in the Everglades on Tuesday morning to demand it be shut down, claiming the conditions inside are inhumane.
The Florida Democratic Party has filed a public records request with the Gov. DeSantis’ office and the Florida Division of Emergency Management for all documents related to the state contracts behind the internment camp known as “Alligator Alcatraz.”
Florida has converted an isolated airport in the Everglades into a massive immigration detention center called "Alligator Alcatraz."
As a reporter for News 6, I was invited to get a look at Alligator Alcatraz, the makeshift immigration detention center in Florida.
Homeowners in need of assistance to strengthen their homes against storms and lower their insurance premiums may be able to get help from the popular My Safe Florida Home (MSFH) program soon.
A bill championed by an Orange County mother that would require EpiPen and anaphylaxis training in some school programs is a step closer to getting to Gov. DeSantis’ desk.
Fred Piccolo, a former spokesperson for Gov. Ron DeSantis who also served in other government communication roles statewide, was arrested Tuesday on a warrant for exposure of sexual organs, Manatee County jail records show.
On Monday, Sen. Carlos Guillermo-Smith D-Orlando, revealed his tourism tax reform bill is now part of the state senate tax package.
The proposal would get rid of the Lieutenant Governor position and the Government Efficiency Task Force, instead replacing them with a COGE.
Bills filed for the annual Florida Legislative Session will look to create a funding source for a popular program to help Floridians pay to harden their homes against severe weather, while also offering tax relief to make those home projects more attractive.
The Florida Legislature is going back to Tallahassee starting Tuesday to make changes to recently-passed — and contentious — legislation to crack down on undocumented immigrants.
Republican state Rep. Debbie Mayfield of Melbourne lashed out Wednesday against Gov. Ron DeSantis after his administration blocked her from qualifying to run in a special election to replace outgoing Sen. Randy Fine.
The Republican-controlled Florida Legislature passed a bill Tuesday night aimed at curbing illegal immigration, sending the package to the desk of Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has derided the proposal for days.
The Florida Legislature is currently in the midst of a special session focused on immigration, with Governor Ron DeSantis expressing dissatisfaction over the dismissal of his proposal.
One of the many executive orders that President Trump signed on Inauguration Day was aimed at changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” and Florida officials wasted no time in accepting the new moniker.
The Florida Senate president and House speaker rebuffed a call for a special session by Gov. DeSantis on immigration, hurricane recovery and more, calling it premature.
Monique Worrell says she will move forward with purpose and clarity after reclaiming her position as Orange-Osceola County state attorney.
After being suspended by Gov. DeSantis in 2023, former Orange-Osceola County State Attorney Monique Worrell will be reinstated after winning the seat again in November.
On his last day as Orange County’s Supervisor of Elections, Glen Gilzean is reflecting on his accomplishments and speaking about his feud with Orange County’s mayor and comptroller.
Orange County Supervisor of Elections Glen Gilzean held a news conference in Winter Park to announce “a substantial change” to early voting.
The city of Orlando on Monday joined the growing number of county and city governments opting out of a state law that is supposed to bring more affordable housing to communities.
There’s a hurricane bearing down on much of Florida right now, so we know this is the last thing on your mind, but the deadline to register to vote is today.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced state resources were being deployed north in “Operation Blue Ridge,” what’s meant in part to assist Floridians seeking rescue in western North Carolina, the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Tennessee Valley following Hurricane Helene.
Medical marijuana patients and advocates are upset that the Florida Department of Health emailed its patient registry to praise Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis for signing the state budget.
Glen Gilzean, the Gov. DeSantis-appointed supervisor of elections in Orange County, will not run for the seat and will leave when the term is up.
Two graduate students from China whose studies were put on hold, and a professor who says he is unable to recruit research assistants, are suing Florida education officials.
One person was killed and two others were injured on Sunday during an “active shooter situation” in Jacksonville Beach, according to a report from our sister station WJXT.
The NAACP said it sent a letter to “current and prospective members of the NCAA” on Monday asking Black student athletes to reconsider attending a Florida public university or college.
With spending plans topping $115 billion, the House and Senate continued moving closer Wednesday to negotiations on a final budget for next year.
During a speech in Miramar Beach on Tuesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis handed out the 4,000th bonus check to a deputy from the Bay County Sheriff’s Department at the Florida Sheriff’s Association Conference.
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he wants lawmakers to change Washington this year.
Ron DeSantis has decided to shift his presidential campaign away from New Hampshire just six days before the state’s first-in-the-nation Republican primary while his leading super PAC executes another round of layoffs.
Disney is hoping a recent decision bolstering a Florida prosecutor’s First Amendment case against Gov. Ron DeSantis helps its own free speech lawsuit against the governor.
The Republican Party of Florida has ousted Chairman Christian Ziegler and has replaced him with a new leader as police investigate a rape accusation against him.
Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is criticizing House Republicans on the campaign trail, lamenting to a crowd in southwestern Iowa that he has “not noticed much of a difference” since they edged into the majority after the 2022 midterm elections.
The Florida Legislature starts the 2024 legislative session on Jan. 9. Nine days before, the last new laws of 2023 will go into effect.
For the first time in Florida, a state attorney is seeking the death penalty for a man accused of raping a child.
Brevard County’s school board members will discuss a proposed pilot program Tuesday that could lead to year-round classes for some schools in the county.
A midair scare forced a flight from Orlando to divert to Jacksonville after an argument on board.
Christian Ziegler is accused of forcing his way into a woman's apartment and raping her two months ago.
A former WWE star has been sentenced to more than a decade in prison for causing a deadly crash while driving drunk in Volusia County.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed legislation that puts sanctions on Iran and protects Jewish institutions.
Florida’s Republican attorney general is asking the state Supreme Court to keep a proposed abortion rights amendment off the ballot.
Police are asking for more victims to come forward after they say a man lured a 12-year-old boy into his car.
Gov. Ron DeSantis late Tuesday urged the Florida Supreme Court to reject a challenge to his suspension of Orlando-area State Attorney Monique Worrell, saying the case “presents a political question.”
A Central Florida couple is sharing their story after returning home from Israel on one of the emergency flights ordered by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Over the weekend, Florida’s governor welcomed back nearly 300 Floridians who were stuck in Israel.
Officials with the Florida Department of Transportation will announce details on Tuesday morning for upcoming projects in Volusia County as part of the Moving Florida Forward Infrastructure Initiative.
Another two suspects have been arrested after antisemitic banners were hung out over Interstate 4 in Orlando earlier this year, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
The Gov. DeSantis-appointed board overseeing Walt Disney World’s property says it is working to find an alternative to benefits for workers and retirees that includes Disney passes and discounts.
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday morning the appointment of Moms for Liberty co-founder and former Brevard County school board member Tina Descovich to Florida's Commission on Ethics.
A judge says that a Florida redistricting plan pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis violates the state constitution.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday said the state has requested a federal disaster declaration for 25 counties that were under a hurricane warning while Idalia pressed into the Big Bend as a major storm the day prior.
Florida public colleges will be required to update policies on restrooms and changing rooms to have separate facilities “based on biological sex at birth,” under a rule approved Wednesday by the State Board of Education.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday said Walt Disney Parks and Resorts should drop a federal lawsuit that claims retaliation by the state and accept changes to a special district that long benefited the theme-park giant.
A Florida court refused Friday to dismiss a lawsuit against the Walt Disney Company brought by the board appointed to oversee Walt Disney World property.
Leaders from Lake Buena Vista and Bay Lake met Thursday to discuss property tax changes affecting off-duty law enforcement services.
As a feud continues between Gov. Ron DeSantis and The Walt Disney Co., property owners in a special district that includes Walt Disney World could see a reduction in their property-tax rate.
Gov. DeSantis would prefer to see the federal lawsuit the Walt Disney Company filed against him dismissed, but if it has to go forward, his attorneys are pushing for a trial date in 2025 — a year after the presidential election he hopes to be a nominee in.
More school vouchers. Expanded restrictions on teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity. Limits on using TikTok. Carrying guns without concealed-weapons licenses. A larger Florida State Guard.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis condemned Walt Disney World and the U.S. Justice Department — not his chief Republican rival, Donald Trump — as he courted Nevada Republicans deep in the heart of Trump country.
Florida teams helped the Texas Department of Public Safety make more than 190 arrests along the southern border amid a “mass migration crisis” along the U.S.’s southern border.
A man was arrested on DUI charges Saturday after crashing a semitruck full of frozen food on Interstate 75, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Gov. DeSantis sign into HB 891 into law, establishing a four-year pilot program for year-round schooling in Florida.
As Florida lawmakers put the finishing touches on this year’s legislative session, they approved a request from Gov. Ron DeSantis to help speed 20 highway projects across the state under the banner of “Moving Florida Forward.”
Disney has amended its free speech lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis to add recent developments in the tit-for-tat fight between the entertainment giant and the Florida governor.
The Florida Senate on Tuesday backed a measure that would lead to state oversight of Walt Disney World’s monorail system, as Gov. Ron DeSantis’ fight with the entertainment giant continues to expand.
On Monday morning, the board of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District will meet to discuss one thing — Disney’s lawsuit against them.
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a “Digital Bill of Rights” proposal Wednesday to protect Floridians from Big Tech companies.
Florida House Lawmakers in Tallahassee passed a bill Thursday that will change the governing body that runs Walt Disney World property in the latest chapter of the fight between Florida Gov. DeSantis and Walt Disney World.
Florida’s statewide prosecutor would have jurisdiction to prosecute more crimes related to elections and voting, under a bill passed by the Florida Senate Wednesday.
