Gov. Ron DeSantis

The Florida Senate voted Thursday to rename the Palm Beach International Airport after President Donald Trump. The House passed its version of the measure earlier this week, sending the bill directly to Gov. Ron DeSantis desk for consideration.

A community advocate is accusing the DeSantis administration of “kneecapping” the Florida Legislature and its willingness to shore up a purported $120 million deficit in a program that helps people living with HIV and AIDS afford their prescriptions.

The Florida House on Tuesday backed down from its proposal to block emergency funds from being used on illegal immigration enforcement following harsh criticism from the DeSantis administration.

Frustrated by the governor’s failure to call a special election to fill an empty seat in House District 113, one candidate has turned his backyard tiki hut into a “constituent” office to meet with district voters, including those in the North Grove.

The lower chamber — long at odds with the DeSantis administration — would also ban the purchase of aircraft, boats, or motor vehicles through the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund, a trust set to expire next week unless reauthorized by the Legislature.

The bonus comes despite scrutiny about the college's spending, which nearly doubled from about $53 million in 2021 to about $93 million in 2025.

Once adopted, the proposed rules would implement previously announced changes the DOH said would take effect March 1 to ADAP to avert a projected $120 million shortfall.

The 2026 Senate confirmation journey has begun for acting Department of Children and Families Secretary Taylor Hatch.

"A ‘swing of this magnitude is not something that can be dismissed,’"Gov. Ron DeSantis said on a social media post. "Republicans should be clear-eyed about the political environment heading into the midterms.”

The protestors want state and federal authorities to close the controversial immigrant detention center, free detainees and end “the immoral” apprehension of immigrants by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

Attorneys representing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security have for months worked to cast doubt on the grant award, describing plans to provide federal funding as “unrealized” and “legally insufficient.”

Gov. Ron DeSantis took part in a dedication of a statue for President Ronald Reagan at Florida International University on Friday as part of his commemoration of the nation’s 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. FIU officials also announced a new initiative aimed at supporting Cuba’s transition to democracy.