Florida Gov. DeSantis signs "Gulf of America" bills
One of the bills (HB 575) will change dozens of state laws to reflect the name change, while the other (HB 549) will require state agencies to update "geographic materials" to reflect the change.
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One of the bills (HB 575) will change dozens of state laws to reflect the name change, while the other (HB 549) will require state agencies to update "geographic materials" to reflect the change.
Overhauling property taxes, which play a key role in funding local governments and schools, would require passing a constitutional amendment.
Senate President Ben Albritton is emerging as the most influential player in Tallahassee this session as he is the swing vote between the ongoing war between House Speaker Danny Perez and Governor Ron DeSantis.
The inquiry into DeSantis administration spending has raised questions about potentially missing state-owned vehicles, agency leaders earning six-figure salaries while living in other states.
Hope Florida was launched by the first couple in 2021.
Florida's attorney general said Ryan Routh will face additional state terrorism and attempted murder charges.
They have a little more than three weeks to mesh their spending goals and reach an agreement on tax cuts.
The House already had passed the bills, meaning they are ready to go to Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is expected to sign them.
DeSantis said Florida's DOGE — in place for one year — will bring a new wrinkle to his cost-cutting efforts by using artificial intelligence.
Pointing to the federal government's power to regulate immigration, a U.S. district judge temporarily blocked a new Florida law aimed at cracking down on undocumented immigrants.
The Republican-controlled House passed two bills along party lines to carry out President Donald Trump's directive to rename the gulf as the Gulf of America.
The House Ways & Means Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved a $5.43 billion package dominated by House Speaker Daniel Perez' proposal to lower the state's sales-tax rate from 6% to 5.25%.
Under the proposal, the state's sales-tax rate would go from from 6% to 5.25%
Jeffrey Hutchinson received three death sentences and one life sentence after being convicted of murdering his girlfriend and her children in 1998.
DeSantis on Monday said state and local governments can maintain their "core functions" by offloading the tax burden on non-Floridians.
The citrus industry proposal includes $125 million for new tree plantings.
President Donald Trump has endorsed Donalds in the race to replace Ron DeSantis.
House Speaker Daniel Perez said the sales tax proposal is tied to efforts to reduce state agency spending.
The governor's support for loosening child labor laws aligns with his broader goal of replacing migrant labor with domestic workers.
The proposal, which builds on the 2024 law, sparked heated debate, with critics of the plan saying it would lead to exploitation of children and proponents calling it a "parental rights" issue.
The money in question was either previously turned down by the government or never requested, according to the Sun-Sentinel. It was to be used for reducing exhaust emission from vehicles and helping legal refugees, most of them from Cuba and Haiti, settle in Florida.
A Florida man who killed an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother on a night in which he drank heavily and used drugs has been executed.
The governor's remarks came just two days after Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier warned city officials.
The removal of fluoride from tap water has been pushed by the DeSantis administration but has been opposed by medical advocacy groups.
Hialeah Police officers will gain the authority to stop, interrogate and arrest individuals suspected of violating immigration laws.
Michael Alvarez, a teacher at First United Methodist Christian School, is facing simple battery charges after police say he allegedly taped a student's mouth shut.
Flight attendants and staff described shock, anger, and uncertainty after the airline's abrupt closure, as state officials rush to connect them with new opportunities.
The Miami Marlins promoted catcher Joe Mack from Triple-A and demoted the slumping Agustín Ramírez before the club's game against the Philadelphia Phillies.
New recommendations target safety gaps in Biscayne Bay, including a single citation database, improved navigation markers, and a potential "boat court."
Passengers described chaos, missing luggage and costly rebookings as Spirit abruptly halts operations at FLL.
Michael Alvarez, a teacher at First United Methodist Christian School, is facing simple battery charges after police say he allegedly taped a student's mouth shut.
Flight attendants and staff described shock, anger, and uncertainty after the airline's abrupt closure, as state officials rush to connect them with new opportunities.
The Miami Marlins promoted catcher Joe Mack from Triple-A and demoted the slumping Agustín Ramírez before the club's game against the Philadelphia Phillies.
New recommendations target safety gaps in Biscayne Bay, including a single citation database, improved navigation markers, and a potential "boat court."
Passengers described chaos, missing luggage and costly rebookings as Spirit abruptly halts operations at FLL.
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.
A federal appeals court blocked a FDA rule that allowed the abortion pill mifepristone to be dispensed through the mail.
The incident occurred one week after shots were fired during the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C., and Mr. Trump was rushed off the dais.
The 81-year-old former New York City mayor has been hospitalized for pneumonia, his spokesperson said.
Before this map was created, there were 20 districts that favored Republicans and eight that favored Democrats.
State lawmakers approved the new map, which deeply affects both Wasserman Schultz and fellow Democratic congressman Jared Moskowitz.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
Luna said she expects Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to be the next member who either resigns or gets expelled.
Uthmeier was asked several times during a press conference in Miami this week if he had formally requested the judge overseeing the grand jury to keep the findings secret.
Seventy-three percent of Americans say delays and denials of medical treatment by healthcare insurers are a major problem. Now, a company called Sheer Health says they will fight insurance battles on behalf of their clients.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
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 trial in the lawsuit between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was set to begin later in May.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.
Attending this year's Kentucky Derby meant more for thoroughbred expert Mark Toothaker, who suffered a seizure from laughing at a whiffed NFL field goal attempt that led to a lifesaving diagnosis.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.