Jim Turner

Republicans, with a 1.5 million advantage in registered voters, cast 1.5 million at in-person early voting locations that were last available on Sunday and through almost 679,000 mail ballots. The cumulative vote total accounts for 38.2 percent of the state’s registered GOP voters.

Florida highlighted a historic first in Tampa from more than a century ago as another step was taken towards a new mode of short air travel intended to avoid ground traffic.

Ricardo Gonzalez, who killed a North Miami Beach police officer during a 1992 bank robbery, is in line to be the 21st inmate executed by the state this year.

Annette Taddeo, the former state legislator running as the Democratic candidate for the Cabinet office of Chief Financial Officer, has qualified for the state program giving public campaign money to eligible statewide candidates. But Taddeo remains far behind in overall fundraising

Among the new laws taking effect Oct. 1 are changes in how police identify criminal gang members, a new penalty for those who involve minors in animal fighting, and a clarification on license plate frame rules.

The report follows the latest annual long-range forecast from state economists, which noted worker pay has been improving in what has been considered a “low-wage” state, while employment growth is expected to remain just under 1 percent annually.

Florida citrus leaders praised a federal change taking effect Monday lowering the natural sugar content of processed orange juice.

The Florida Supreme Court rejected a stay in the scheduled execution of Dennis Michael Sochor, who is set to die next for the death of a woman he met at a New Year’s celebration in a Broward County bar 44 years ago.

Visit Florida reported an estimated 39.89 million people journeyed to the state between January 1 and March 31, down 1% from the first quarter of 2025.

Richard Knight was executed Thursday night at Florida State Prison for the 2000 murder of his cousin’s girlfriend Odessia Stephens and her four-year-old daughter Hanessia Mullings. Knight is the eighth death warrant signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis this year.

The Citrus Commission approved a $250,000 contract with Visit Florida to maintain its welcome center.

Members of the state Cabinet warned Tuesday they won’t hold back on taking legal action against those responsible for blazes that get out of control and affect residential areas as the peak of an already highly active year for wildfires has yet to arrive.