Florida proof-of-citizenship voting law faces immediate legal challenge
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law requiring proof of U.S. citizenship to register and vote in Florida, as voting rights groups swiftly filed a federal lawsuit.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law requiring proof of U.S. citizenship to register and vote in Florida, as voting rights groups swiftly filed a federal lawsuit.
Police say Daniel Spencer abused and killed 5-year-old Melissa "Missy" Mogle in 2025 while he was out on bail.
A death warrant calls for James Ernest Hitchcock, 69, to be put to death by lethal injection on May 7.
President Trump's family business filed a trademark application for the name in February in response to the Florida bill.
The bill (HB 399) has been criticized by Miami Beach officials because it allows the development to move forward without being cleared by the Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board.
The majority of the court agreed to the pause as James Aren Duckett awaits postconviction DNA testing, which he claims will "provide newly discovered evidence of his actual innocence," the court motion states.
DeSantis envisions those who fled the island nation under its communist government returning to help build up business and the government.
The bill (HB 697) includes $31 million to restore cuts to the program through June 30, the end of the fiscal year.
A federal appeals court backed Florida's first-in-the-nation ban on the manufacture and sale of cultivated meat.
Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a comprehensive agriculture bill that blocks Florida cities and counties from banning gas-powered tools.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday ordered Florida and U.S. flags at all local and state buildings to be flown at half-staff on Saturday to honor U.S. Army Reserve Capt. Cody Khork, who was killed by Iranian drone strikes on March 1.
"This idea that unless you're an axe murderer you should be able to stay, that is not consistent with our laws, and it's also not good policy," DeSantis said at an event in Bradenton.
Demolition began at Orlando's Pulse nightclub as the city cleared the site for a permanent memorial to the 49 people killed there.
Some members of the State Immigration Enforcement Council said immigrants who aren't criminals should be able to stay in the country, under certain conditions.
A Florida man convicted of abducting, raping, and murdering a young mother in 2008 was executed on Tuesday evening.
Chadwick Willacy, 58, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison on April 21, the sixth warrant DeSantis has signed this year.
The bill doesn't prohibit a local government from recognizing state and federal holidays, such as Juneteenth or Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Lauderdale‑by‑the‑Sea commissioners approved a resolution to rename a portion of Commercial Boulevard for President Donald Trump.
With House and Senate leaders unable to reconcile their differences over next year's spending plan, Florida lawmakers are set to miss their budget deadline once again.
They face several charges, including conspiracy to commit racketeering, dealing in stolen property, and organized retail theft.
A man convicted of shooting and killing a Florida police officer with his own service weapon during a traffic stop in 1991 was executed Tuesday evening.
The measure directs each university's board of trustees to "not utilize the H-1B program in its personnel program to hire any new employees through January 5, 2027."
The measure was pushed by the Freedom Foundation, a right-wing think tank funded by billionaires, whose intention is to eliminate public sector unions.
The unanimous decision allows DeSantis to convene a special legislative session on redistricting, dismissing a legal challenge from voters and clearing the way for potential changes to Florida's congressional maps.
A man convicted of killing a grocery store owner is set to become the second person executed in Florida this year.
