Florida Democrats on Wednesday introduced pieces of legislation that would transfer control of Florida’s redistricting process to independent citizen commissions, as Senate President Ben Albritton separately told senators that there is no redistricting work underway...

Florida’s 175 state parks need nearly $759 million worth of repairs, maintenance and upgrades, a new report shows. The bulk of that is needed address aging infrastructure, improve safety and accessibility and modernize outdated facilities like restrooms, trails,...

Former U.S. Rep. David Jolly will hold his first joint public event with former U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham on Thursday during a town hall in St. Petersburg focused on Florida’s affordability pressures, his campaign announced on Wednesday. Jolly, a Democratic candidate for...

Florida State Attorneys from across the state on Tuesday endorsed Sen. Blaise Ingoglia in his campaign for Florida Chief Financial Officer, citing his record on financial oversight, fraud prevention, and support for law-enforcement efforts. The announcement included...

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals last week authorized the State of Florida to begin enforcing its 2024 social media law restricting minors’ access to platforms with addictive features, granting the state’s request to stay a lower court order that had blocked the...

Miami Dade College’s Board of Trustees will hear from the public on Tuesday before taking a second vote on transferring a valuable piece of property to the state for a planned Trump presidential library. The board previously approved the land transfer in September,...

Sen. Danny Burgess filed legislation on Monday that would broaden when grandparents may seek court-ordered visitation and require judges to give greater consideration to a child’s emotional well-being following the death of a parent. Senate Bill 674 would revise...

An effort to oust Florida Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick from Congress is one of several formal reprimands that House lawmakers have pursued against each other in recent days. Hours after prosecutors announced on Nov. 19 that Cherfilus-McCormick had been indicted on...

The Florida Supreme Court is recommending the addition of 25 new trial-court judges statewide for the 2026-27 fiscal year, citing updated workload data, local conditions, and continued population growth across several regions. In a certification opinion released...

Florida’s tourism industry generated $133.6 billion in economic impact in 2024, according to a new Visit Florida economic impact study released Tuesday. The report indicates that tax revenue linked to visitor spending reduced the amount Florida households would...

Florida welcomes a new taxpayer about every two minutes while California loses one about every minute, according to new data. An analysis of data from the IRS conducted by the National Taxpayers Union Foundation found that Florida, Texas and North Carolina gain new...

The University of West Florida (UWF) Presidential Search Committee has named Interim President Manny Diaz Jr. as the sole finalist to become the institution’s seventh president. The decision, announced Friday, moves Diaz one step closer to a permanent appointment,...

Eight plans to offer property tax relief in Florida have taken a step forward in the state legislature. All but one are constitutional amendments that would need 60% of voter approval to go into effect. They all cleared the House Select Committee on Property Taxes on...

Sen. Don Gaetz on Thursday filed legislation aimed at restructuring the funding and administrative framework of Florida’s school choice programs following a recent Auditor General report that identified significant tracking and accounting problems within the state’s...

The United States has a long and proud history of invention, but we often struggle to fully put our innovations to work. We certainly know how to build and create technology, but it is another to deploy it broadly so that businesses, communities, and families truly...

Sen. Corey Simon on Thursday filed a wide-ranging proposal aimed at reshaping economic development, infrastructure, health care, and education in rural counties across Florida ahead of the 2026 legislative session. The measure, Senate Bill 250, establishes new funding...

U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida, indicted on charges of stealing $5 million in federal disaster funds and using some of it for her campaign, said Thursday she is innocent and has no plans to resign. In the meantime, she will step down from her position...

Some Florida lawmakers are urging President Donald J. Trump to withdraw portions of the Eastern Gulf Test and Training Range (EGTTR) from an upcoming federal offshore oil and gas lease sale, citing concerns that exploration in the area could disrupt military...

Florida Supreme Court Justice Charles T. Canady will leave the state’s highest court in 2026 to lead the University of Florida’s Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education. Canady announced this week that he will step down from the bench to serve as director...