Gov. Ron DeSantis

“These findings confirm a deliberate system built to punish, dehumanize, and hide the suffering of people in detention,” said Ana Piquer, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for the Americas, in a statement accompanying the report.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday proposed an artificial intelligence “bill of rights” to stymie unfettered AI growth, crack down on sexual AI chatbots, and restrict AI data centers in Florida.

Gov. Ron DeSantis may get a chance to appoint up to 25 additional judges in his final year in office if the Florida Legislature goes along with a new request from the state Supreme Court.

The governor has tasked the legislature with putting more protections in place for puppies and dogs when it comes to different animal abuses.

The Republican governor spoke at a press conference in Crystal River Friday morning.

The new standards say using terms like "McCarthyism" and "Red Scare" is slander against anti-communists.

On "The Florida Roundup," Curtisia Windom opens up about discovering her father killed her mother, grandmother and another man.

The new standards the board voted for on Thursday offer deeper analysis of the topic, guidelines for specific courses, material for students with special needs and paves the way to find textbooks that are "aligned" with the curriculum. The board also unanimously voted to make Florida the first state to adopt the Phoenix Declaration, a playbook for education outlined by a conservative think tank.

Because of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ delay in announcing special election dates to fill two vacancies in the Florida Legislature, voters in parts of Palm Beach and Hillsborough counties will not have representation in Tallahassee when the regular legislative session begins in January.

"We remember those who demonstrated courage, made sacrifices and endured hardship while fighting for freedom and against communism," the governor said.

As Florida’s Republican leaders consider overhauling the state’s property tax system, Gov. Ron DeSantis recently zeroed in on tax changes for primary homes, or homestead properties.

DeSantis said he thinks the death penalty could be a "strong deterrent" if sentences were more quickly carried out.