Florida Legislature

The new PAC plans to help educate the public and elected officials of the implications if the referendum to cut property taxes statewide passes in November.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has spent more than a year boosting a proposal to eliminate or substantially reduce property taxes for Floridians, but because the Legislature’s version doesn’t reach as far as his own plan, he now says he doesn’t intend to campaign for the proposal that will go before the voters in November.

He’ll call a special session before he’s term-limited out to create a trust fund to help local governments if voters approve measure.

Acting as the newly created State Board of Immigration Enforcement, Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet on Tuesday approved more than $87 million in immigration reimbursements for 56 local law enforcement agencies, most of it for radios and AI policing systems.

With 83-year-old Democratic Congresswoman Frederica Wilson’s announcement she won't seek reelection in November, state Sen. Shevrin Jones has emerged as the likely front-runner for the seat.

Miami-Dade Democratic state Sen. Shevrin Jones announced Wednesday that after 13 years in the Florida Legislature, he will not run for re-election to the District 34 seat he has held since 2020.

The Legislature plans to vote on the bill on Friday, along with the $114.5 billion budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.

David Jolly and Jerry Demings are vying to become the first Democratic governor to lead Florida in nearly three decades. If elected, they’ll face an additional challenge — working with an opposition Republican Party that enjoys a supermajority in the Legislature.

With billions on the line for Florida’s schools, the environment, and its neediest citizens, state legislators return to Tallahassee Tuesday to finally craft a new state budget.

Cursive writing will be a revived practice after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an amended teacher training and mentoring bill into law, which requires cursive instruction for Florida students in grades three through five.

Florida's attempt to expand vaccine exemptions for children is back in play after it failed to pass during the regular session that ended March 13.

More than two years after Gov. Ron DeSantis ended his presidential campaign and endorsed Trump, the governor has called a special legislative session on redistricting and other issues that will put him back in the national spotlight and maybe remind Republicans that he could lead the party one day.