Funding

Gov. Ron DeSantis, critical of license plate readers, has blocked their use on state roads, warning the cameras could create a “surveillance state.” But in the past year, DeSantis has approved approximately $4.6 million in requests from local law enforcement agencies for license plate readers in connection with their illegal immigration enforcement efforts. Not all of the money has been disbursed.v

In the years since officials in his administration directed the secretive disbursement of the $10 million, the governor has continued to elevate and promote many of the key actors involved, helping them climb to some of the most powerful positions of trust in the state. Here’s what the grand jury found about their role in the Hope Florida scandal and where they are now.

A year after President Trump signed a law ending six decades of federal funding of public media, it's a time of reinvention, innovation and clear anxiety at public tv and radio stations nationwide.

On "The Florida Roundup," one expert warned that reduced revenue could force health systems to make difficult decisions about the services they provide.

Nautilus 220 waterfront condo could drive 50% tax windfall for tiny Lake Park, delivering on the town’s Christmas wish.

Participants in ADAP will be able to access funds to cover their HIV medication after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation Tuesday to mitigate the cuts imposed earlier this month.

Female funding is not going in the right direction in South Florida. After a strong rebound in 2024, venture capital dollars flowing to female-founded companies in South Florida fell back sharply in 2025.

Members of the Circle of Brotherhood, a non-profit violence prevention organization, are seeking an apology from the Miami-Dade County Commission following a feud last year over funding with one of the commissioners that was settled amicably.

The attorney general's revised contract slashes funds originally approved for State Attorney Monique Worrell's office to help domestic violence victims.

Environmental groups claim federal and state officials withheld evidence about funding for an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades. The facility, known as "Alligator Alcatraz," remains open in part because an appellate court relied on arguments that Florida hadn't sought federal reimbursement, which would trigger federal environmental law requirements.

Miami-Dade is getting creative about one of its stinkiest problems: garbage.

The Trump administration is trying to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs as part of a broader campaign to end what it calls “wokeness” in American education. As part of this rollback, the Justice Department announced in July 2025 that it would no longer “defend” the federal definition of Hispanic-Serving Institutions, or HSIs.