Dara Kam - News Service of Florida

Acquiring a medical marijuana license, setting up facilities and securing dispensary locations costs tens of millions of dollars. Meanwhile, hemp retailers can set up shop faster, easier and cheaper.

The board of Florida’s only public historically Black university has chosen a lobbyist with ties to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to be the school’s next president, alarming students, faculty and alumni.

The court order said that Farmer’s suspension without pay will go into effect next week. Farmer, 62, will remain suspended until the allegations against him are resolved.

Broward County Circuit Judge Gary Farmer, a former Senate Democratic leader, has argued that he has "learned his lesson" and should not be suspended without pay pending the outcome of the proceedings.

A Florida House panel is halting a probe into a foundation linked to First Lady Casey DeSantis’ signature economic-assistance program, Hope Florida.

Amid ongoing scrutiny of first lady Casey DeSantis' signature welfare-assistance program Hope Florida and an affiliated foundation, the executive director of the program is poised to step down from the job. Erik Dellenback said he submitted his resignation to the governor's office on March 10.

Florida's judicial ethics watchdog is calling for the immediate suspension of Broward Circuit Court judge Gary Farmer. He's accused of repeatedly making inappropriate comments.

A key Senate committee gave initial approval to a measure that would build on laws requiring safety inspections of older condominium buildings and adequate financial reserves for repairs.

Known for his humble demeanor, soft-spoken nature, and Southern twang, MacKay's decades-long public-service career included stints as a state legislator, U.S. representative, lieutenant governor, and governor.

DeSantis issued an executive order allowing supervisors of elections in Milton-affected counties to make changes such as consolidating polling sites and making it easier for displaced voters to obtain mail-in ballots.

The Supreme Court decision rejected a series of arguments, including claims related to abuse Cole suffered as a teenager at the state’s notorious Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna.

Nearly two dozen men, most of them elderly, peppered Attorney General Ashley Moody’s staff Monday with questions about a $20 million program that will compensate them for brutality they endured at the notorious Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna and Okeechobee School in South Florida.