Gov. Ron DeSantis

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.

Gov. Ron DeSantis continued to jab at House Republicans over property taxes on Wednesday and insisted that voters should be given just one proposed constitutional amendment to overhaul the system instead of multiple proposals.

State Sen. Lori Berman, D-Boynton Beach, and state Rep. Fentrice Driskell D-Tampa, sent a letter signed by every Democrat in the Florida Legislature on Tuesday to the governor urging him to step in and boost the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, previously known as food stamps.

This month, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the appointments of a PSC aide and a former Republican state representative to the commission.

Last week, House Speaker Daniel Perez touted the idea of offering multiple proposals to voters in November 2026.

The report published this month found student test scores and problematic behaviors improved in the two years since cell phone restrictions took effect.