Florida government

Following more than four hours of deliberations on Tuesday, Florida's Republican-dominated Legislature passed the measure largely along party lines. The Senate voted 21-16 to approve the bill, while the House passed it 82-30.

Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker on Feb. 22 rejected part of a state request to quash subpoenas seeking information about the law, which Gov. Ron DeSantis dubbed the “Stop Wrongs To Our Kids and Employees Act,” or “Stop WOKE Act.”

Democrats are urging the Florida Senate to reject Joseph Ladapo’s appointment as State Surgeon General. Ladapo was appointed to the job last month. He replaced Scott Rivkees, who resigned. But since coming on board—Ladapo's positions on issues like vaccines and mask mandates have riled Democrats. And a run-in with a Democratic state senator earned a rebuke from the Senate’s top Republican.

Thirty three state legislature seats were not contested by Democrats. Now, only one seat is not being contested by a Democrat.

Florida officials are rolling out a new online dashboard that allows the public to get a snapshot of water quality in the state's major lakes and…

Florida Supreme Court justices are the highest-paid statewide officials, with their salaries substantially higher than the amounts paid to the governor,…

The campaign tours may be over and the TV appearances put on hold, but Governor-elect Ron DeSantis and his transition team have been busy since the…

Guests for Sundial on Wednesday March 7:Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum is one of the Democratic candidates running to be Florida's next governor. He…

Florida's next chief financial officer will be one of Gov. Rick Scott's original political allies.Scott on Monday turned to former state Rep. Jimmy…

An administrative law judge will hear arguments next month as three health insurers challenge the way state officials want to divvy up contracts for HMO...

As the 2017 state legislative session approaches, lawmakers and Gov. Rick Scott already have been talking about their shopping lists of new ideas about…