Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida

The U.S. Department of Labor in the Biden administration had said parts of the state law, such as the dues-deduction change, interfered with workers' collective bargaining rights.

The lawsuit centers on what are known as 287(g) agreements, which local governments can enter with the federal government to provide training and authority to local police to help enforce immigration laws.

DeSantis assailed House Health Care Budget Chairman Alex Andrade, a Pensacola Republican who submitted records to State Attorney Jack Campbell's office late last month after a House inquiry into the nonprofit Hope Florida Foundation.

A federal judge ordered a series of steps aimed at protecting manatees in the northern Indian River Lagoon, including temporarily preventing new septic tanks in the area.

The proposed ban, included in a broad bill dealing with the Agriculture Department, comes after decades of communities adding fluoride to water to help prevent dental problems.

Companion bills in both chambers would undo part of a 1990 law that involves wrongful death lawsuits and what are known as “noneconomic” damages for such things as pain and suffering.

A lobbyist hopes it will be considered during this year’s legislative session starting in March.

Fort Myers-based Alico Inc.says citrus production has declined extensively because of citrus greening disease and hurricane damage.

In the federal lawsuit, the insurer claims the HHS and CMS quality ratings didn’t properly take into account disruptions caused by major flooding in 2023 in Broward County.

They include children's access to social media and lawsuits filed by college students who say they should receive refunds for money they paid while campuses were shut down due to COVID-19.

They include the Republicans' continued dominance in the state and Gov. Ron DeSantis' influence in the outcome of the abortion and recreational marijuana amendments.

The groups claim the law violates the First Amendment and posits that parents should be the ones to decide what platforms or websites their children access and use.