Florida Legislature to investigate insurance companies
A House committee will now investigate by issuing subpoenas, questioning witnesses under oath and hiring outside experts.
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A House committee will now investigate by issuing subpoenas, questioning witnesses under oath and hiring outside experts.
DeSantis and other Republicans recently floated the idea of eliminating or reducing local government property taxes.
Florida lawmakers return to Tallahassee Tuesday for the annual 60-day legislative session.
Some of the key debates to take place over the next 60 days at the Capitol include illegal immigration, getting rid of property taxes, lowering the cost of homeowners' insurance, and other widely discussed issues ahead of the annual session.
When asked by a reporter at FIU about the contest, Casey DeSantis replied by using a quote from baseball legend Yogi Berra.
Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis on Friday left open speculation about whether she will run for governor in 2026.
Marybel Rodriguez reports the research began with pediatric patients. The grant will allow the research being done at Florida International University to expand to adults.
Gov. Ron DeSantis is talking up one potential heir to succeed him in 2026: his wife Casey DeSantis.
Morgan Rynor reports Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Wednesday a statewide expansion of immigration enforcement, granting all 67 county sheriffs the authority to act as federal immigration agents.
DeSantis called the move a major step in strengthening immigration enforcement.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday announced a statewide expansion of immigration enforcement, granting all 67 county sheriffs the authority to act as federal immigration agents under the 287(g) program.
Rep. Byron Donalds has announced that he's entering the race to succeed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2026.
U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds has announced that he's entering the race to succeed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2026.
Ahead of the anticipated immigration enforcement, Florida sheriffs are conducting an inventory of available beds.
"State DOGE task force" will be an effort to "continue to streamline and eliminate unnecessary bureaucracy," DeSantis said.
Taking a page from billionaire Elon Musk's push to cut federal spending, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday announced a new panel that will review about 900 state positions.
Florida officials aren't wasting time implementing their new legislation.
In a post on Truth Social, President Donald Trump encouraged state Rep. Byron Donalds to run. Trump said if he did, he would offer his complete and total endorsement.
Florida officials are holding off updating the state's population projections because of the uncertainties surrounding how the immigration policies of President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis are going to impact growth.
The new agreements involve the Florida State Guard, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the FDLE.
Edward James is scheduled to be executed on March 20 at Florida State Prison.
The case focused, at least in part, on requests by the center for phone or text logs that could provide information about communications by DeSantis' then-chief of staff, James Uthmeier, related to the flights.
Larry Keefe, a former U.S. attorney, will serve as executive director of the new State Board of Immigration Enforcement.
After serving as Gov. Ron DeSantis chief of staff, it was made official Monday during a ceremony at the Old Capitol.
"Facing South Florida" devotes the entire half hour to the immigration bill DeSantis signed and the tumultuous events leading up to it.
Miami Marlins right-hander Eury Pérez left their game at Toronto after four shutout innings.
The CBS News Miami NEXT Weather team says minor flooding is possible as heavy rain and thunderstorms move through.
Italy said it was seizing $232 million in assets belonging to the late Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, who was captured after 30 years on the run.
All of Broward, most of Miami-Dade, and the Upper Keys are under a marginal risk for isolated flash flooding on Thursday.
George Pino is facing charges of manslaughter and vessel homicide in connection to the September 2022 boat crash.
Miami Marlins right-hander Eury Pérez left their game at Toronto after four shutout innings.
All of Broward, most of Miami-Dade, and the Upper Keys are under a marginal risk for isolated flash flooding on Thursday.
The NEXT Weather team shares expert advice on how to prepare for a potential storm.
The CBS News Miami NEXT Weather team says minor flooding is possible as heavy rain and thunderstorms move through.
Italy said it was seizing $232 million in assets belonging to the late Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, who was captured after 30 years on the run.
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 group of 35 former federal judges asked a court to reopen a legal dispute between President Trump and the government, calling the deal to create a $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization fund" potentially fraudulent.
The U.S. military carried out another round of strikes on Iran, a U.S. official confirmed to CBS News on Wednesday, another challenge to a shaky ceasefire between the two countries.
FEMA says it's ready for hurricane season, though it's still racing to recover from months of shutdown disruptions, delayed grants and a depleted Disaster Relief Fund.
More than a dozen soldiers injured in Operation Epic Fury are still recovering at the military hospital.
Former first lady Jill Biden said she thought her husband, Joe Biden, was having a stroke during the 2024 debate against Donald Trump.
Commissioners voted to allow the review, saying if that was the only way to move the project - designed to help people with mental illnesses caught in the criminal justice system - then so be it.
Enrique Tarrio said since President Trump announced the formation of the fund, he has been inundated with calls from others convicted for January 6 related activities.
Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in planning and orchestrating the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
The only remaining roadblock: Miami Dade County Commission Chairman Anthony Rodriguez, who has so far refused to say when – or even if – he will allow the full commission to vote on it.
A group of Miami residents, including historian Marvin Dunn, filed suit last week in federal court to block the transfer of land for the proposed library.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
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.
The American Music Awards celebrate fan favorites in the music world and feature performances from multiple artists.
Rob Base, the MC whose lyrics lit up the dancefloor classic "It Takes Two" and got countless people moving worldwide, passed away Friday.
Stephen Colbert hosted "The Late Show" for the final time Thursday night as the franchise came to an end after 33 years.
Lee Mendelson Film Productions alleges the U.S. Department of the Interior illegally used the jazzy tunes in social media posts and a video game.
"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert is marking the end of an iconic late-night franchise on CBS.