News Service of Florida

In Florida, bear hunting has long been a controversial issue, but state wildlife officials in September could approve rules for a three-week bear hunt in December that would have “a more structured format” than a hunt held a decade ago.

Weil issued a statement that said he’s noticed an increase in symptoms tied to a condition called Rhabdomyolosis, in which damaged muscle tissue releases its contents into the bloodstream. He said he’s previously been hospitalized for the condition.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday scheduled a special election this fall to replace the late Rep. Joe Casello, D-Boynton Beach. Casello died Friday.

Calling her conduct “unacceptable,” the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a 10-day suspension, a public reprimand and a $2,115 fine for a Broward County circuit judge Stefanie Moon.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a measure (HB 289), known as “Lucy’s Law, that includes the changes. The bill was spurred by a 2022 crash in the Florida Keys that resulted in the death of 17-year-old Lucy Fernandez.

On Saturday and Sunday, no license will be required to go saltwater fishing. The following weekend of June 14th and 15th, people can go freshwater fishing without a license.

The law, which was one of the biggest issues of the 2024 legislative session, seeks to prevent children under age 16 from opening social-media accounts on certain platforms — though it would allow parents to give consent for 14- and 15-year-olds to have accounts. Children under 14 could not open accounts.

More than 100 undocumented immigrants were arrested Thursday at Tallahassee construction sites, including at an apartment project near Florida State University, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed two bills aimed at carrying out President Donald Trump’s directive to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, according to the Florida Senate.

The Florida Immigrant Coalition, the Farmworker Association of Florida and two individual plaintiffs filed the lawsuit in federal court in Miami. It challenges a law (SB 4-C) that passed during a February special legislative session.

“Members, if you look online, you will see there is no House Bill 1 filed. Nor is there a House Bill 3 or 5 or 7 or 9. I will not find meaning for my speakership in personal priorities. The mission of my speakership is to have this House be the most engaged, vibrant and dynamic legislative chamber in the country," said House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said that more state agencies have reached agreements for officers to be trained and participate in immigration-enforcement efforts with the federal government. Among them are the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Florida State Guard.