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Florida Senate President Ben Albritton was hospitalized overnight Sunday with a blood clot in his lung, his office announced Monday morning. The Wauchula Republican, now in “good spirits,” began experiencing chest pains Sunday morning. He was taken to the emergency room at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, where physicians discovered a small blood clot in his lung.

This year there are roughly 40 proposals before the Florida Legislature seeking to create exemptions to public records. Historically, the state has been considered a national leader in making its system of government accessible to its citizens — but no more. Open government advocates are dismayed by the many new attempts at whittling down the state's transparency.

Florida lawmakers next week will start the 2026 legislative session. With hundreds of bills filed for consideration during the session.

In early 2023, Gov. Ron DeSantis executed what many viewed as a conservative takeover of New College, a struggling state liberal arts college. About 20 faculty members and 200 students decamped within six months. Today, the campus culture reflects the new influx of many conservative-leaning professors and students, who are sharing classes with the old guard who tend to be more liberal.

The Florida Division of Emergency Management working with Jamaican officials has evacuated dozens of Floridians stranded in Jamaica during Hurricane Melissa.

The bill filed by Republican Representative Ryan Chamberlin would allow high school and college students to opt out of receiving at least the state minimum wage.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and state Transportation Secretary Jared Perdue hope to land the next generation of air transport companies at a testing facility in Polk County.

A proposal filed in the Florida legislature Tuesday would rename a roadway on all 40 of the state's public university and college campuses after deceased conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.

Democrats are seeking to roll back around $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts and extend enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies that are set to expire.

Many of the laws going into effect this month will change the state’s criminal or civil statutes.

The EEOC lawsuit claims Enterprise discriminated against older applicants for its management trainee positions.

The laws range from changes in how mentally ill people are treated in the criminal-justice system to requiring landlords to disclose information about flood risks and more.