Gov. Ron DeSantis

It’s the first installment of the $608 million FEMA grant Florida’s been waiting for since the detention center opened last summer.

The governor took the opportunity during a ceremony in Madison Thursday afternoon to torch Perez yet again. In this case, the governor went on a verbal tear for nearly 10 minutes (with one break) to express anger and frustration with the Miami Republican, claiming he “has a personal agenda.”

Fentanyl-caused deaths declined by 46% in the first half of 2025.

Environmental groups say the expected closure of a detention center in the Florida Everglades is linked to their lawsuit. The center, nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz," could close in the next month or two. A federal appellate court recently allowed it to remain open but sent the case back to a lower court.

A bill limiting foreign influence from “countries of concern,” including adding penalties for businesses and prohibiting surrogacy contracts with Chinese nationals, was signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Moskowitz is pivoting to the newly created 25th district, which stretches along the coast from Delray Beach to Miami Beach. Its an area Trump won in 2024 by about 9 percentage points.

A prohibition on local governments imposing certain regulations over traditional Seminole Tribe homes known as “chickees,” now more often used as shaded garden or poolside structures, was among four bills signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed into law a new congressional map, reworking 21 of Florida's 28 U.S. House districts. A voting rights group quickly filed a lawsuit.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law Monday a new congressional map that was updated to include the lawsuit that was filed against the new map.

Gov. Ron DeSantis got to put the finishing touches on one of his 2026 legislative priorities Friday, signing a union-restricting bill that had been subject to intense debate in Florida’s Capitol.

Mid-decade redistricting in Florida was all but inevitable once Donald Trump made partisan map-drawing a national priority. I’m a political scientist, and my research focuses on voting and elections. I’ve served as an expert in redistricting cases in Florida, and I’ve been tracking Florida voters’ opinions on DeSantis’ 2026 redistricting efforts.

Under a contentious bill in the Republican-controlled state Legislature, Cassie Urbenz’s union — and others like it around the state — could face decertification.