House Speaker Danny Perez on the snub, property taxes and the future of AI
Jim DeFede discusses Governor Ron DeSantis' eighth and final State of the State address with House Speaker Danny Perez.
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Jim DeFede discusses Governor Ron DeSantis' eighth and final State of the State address with House Speaker Danny Perez.
A House proposal that would ask voters to phase out non-school homestead property taxes moved forward Thursday, as lawmakers and Gov. Ron DeSantis try to reach an agreement on a November ballot measure.
Gubernatorial candidate James Fishback says a tax would deter creators and fund schools, while OnlyFans star Sophie Rain argues many rely on it to support their families.
Amid heavy opposition from the horse-breeding industry, a Florida House panel backed a proposal to eliminate a requirement that the state's two remaining thoroughbred tracks hold races to be able to offer other types of gambling.
A tech industry group that has battled Florida social-media laws in court is opposing new legislation dubbed the "Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights."
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivered his final State of the State address on Tuesday.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said some much-needed help is coming to homeowners.
A federal appeals court ruled that Florida can begin enforcing a 2024 law preventing children from accessing some social media platforms, which could include Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook and YouTube, while a legal battle continues to play out.
A judge's decision upholding Florida state election officials' invalidation of 200,000 petition signatures for a proposed constitutional amendment allowing recreational marijuana in the Sunshine State will not be appealed.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is calling on lawmakers to address concerns regarding "puppy mills" during the upcoming legislative session in January.
The administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis is firing back at Democrats over a lawsuit filed seeing access to "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Everglades.
Property taxes are sure to come up at the 2026 legislation session, which convenes in early January.
Proponents argued the proposal would help people gain skills through entry-level work experience that isn't available at the state's minimum wage.
Jim DeFede goes one-on-one with State Representative Vicki Lopez, who chairs a committee examining changes to the property tax system that will likely appear on the 2026 ballot.
The House passed similar bills in recent years, but the Senate has not gone along.
Lawmakers asked a series of questions, including about whether artificial intelligence could be used to deny claims without human involvement, something Rep. Hillary Cassel, R-Dania Beach, said happens in the health insurance industry.
The bill would require law enforcement officers to take into custody truck drivers who are determined to be undocumented immigrants.
The law, which was one of the biggest issues of the 2024 legislative session, does not name platforms that would be affected. But it includes criteria such as whether platforms' features include infinite scroll and autoplay.
CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede, host of Facing South Florida, talks about vaccine mandates and the Florida legislature.
The data showed that 29,455 abortions had been reported this year as of Monday.
The House Select Committee on Property Taxes is tentatively scheduled to meet during the afternoon of Sept. 22
Gov. Ron DeSantis last month signed the law (HB 907), which was unanimously passed by the Legislature in April and is dubbed the Sunshine Genetics Act.
The dismissal does not affect a separate lawsuit challenging another part of last year's law (HB 3) that seeks to prevent children under age 16 from opening social-media accounts on some platforms.
The pronoun restrictions were part of a series of controversial measures that Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican lawmakers have approved in recent years that focus on transgender people — and have drawn legal challenges.
Here is a closer look at 10 laws that took effect Tuesday, the start the state's 2025-2026 fiscal year.
Numbers from the state Division of Elections show more than 1.6 million mail ballots have been sent to voters as of Tuesday morning.
No injuries have been reported.
Fort Lauderdale police said the incident involved a man and woman who got into an argument at a hotel early Tuesday morning.
Southbound lanes of South Federal Highway are closed between Southeast 9th Street and Southeast 12 Street in Pompano Beach.
Carl Isom-McDaniel was on a walk with his grandson at Yellowstone National Park earlier this month when a bison suddenly charged at him and threw him 8 feet into the air.
Numbers from the state Division of Elections show more than 1.6 million mail ballots have been sent to voters as of Tuesday morning.
No injuries have been reported.
Fort Lauderdale police said the incident involved a man and woman who got into an argument at a hotel early Tuesday morning.
Southbound lanes of South Federal Highway are closed between Southeast 9th Street and Southeast 12 Street in Pompano Beach.
Carl Isom-McDaniel was on a walk with his grandson at Yellowstone National Park earlier this month when a bison suddenly charged at him and threw him 8 feet into the air.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
Sen. Darline Graham, who is serving out the remainder of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham's term in the Senate, said she will seek a full term for the South Carolina seat her brother held for more than two decades.
Homeland Security Investigations is an arm of ICE, meaning the immigration enforcement agency would effectively be investigating incidents involving its own agents.
This is the first time in more than 150 years that a vice president's family had a child while in office.
Sen. Mark Warner said he'll vote against Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence, citing disappointment in his testimony at a confirmation hearing last week despite his previous optimism about the nominee.
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
Larkin spoke this week to CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede.
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Perhaps the most controversial cut DeSantis made was the $15 million that would have gone to fund security efforts at Catholic schools in Miami-Dade County.
The likely Republican candidate for governor, Congressman Byron Donalds, said he would vote for it, but as he told CBS Miami's Jim DeFede, if it does fail, they will tackle the issue again next year.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Officials are still searching for the source of the outbreak, prompting consumers to seek advice on social media about which foods to avoid.
A recall has been issued for frozen blueberries sold at Publix stores in Georgia, Florida and other Southern states after 12 people became sick, the FDA says.
A new Florida law requires drug prescribers to complete sickle cell training, aiming to improve care and address stigma faced by patients.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
A lawyer says influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate will fight extradition to the United Kingdom.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
A total of 22,141 fans wore the caps in London's Hyde Park on Friday ahead of his set at the British Summer Time festival.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.