The bill will “provide once and for all for the decertification of partisan teacher unions,” DeSantis said before signing the measure at Fort Myers High School.

A bill awaiting Gov. Ron DeSantis' signature creates a state board of Naturopathic Medicine to assist the Department of Health in overseeing naturopathic doctors in the state. Opponents say naturopathy is not supported by science.

Rep. Tobin Overdorf, R-Stuart, who initially drafted the bill, hopes evaluations will help support students’ literacy development, which will carry into their high school and college educations.

The overhaul, backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, preserves the region’s strong GOP lean while reshaping boundaries in ways critics say dilute Democratic voting power, particularly in St. Petersburg and other urban areas.

The redrawn congressional district lines that Gov. Ron DeSantis will soon sign into law are intended to help Republicans pick up as many as four U.S. House seats in November.

Florida lawmakers approved Gov. Ron DeSantis’ new congressional map, one that could expand Republicans’ advantage in the U.S. House and is expected to draw lawsuits.

More than two years after ending his presidential campaign and endorsing Donald Trump, the governor has called a special session on redistricting that will maybe remind Republicans he could lead the party.

A Florida special session called by Gov. Ron DeSantis became all about redistricting Tuesday after House leaders rejected two of his other priorities. The proposed map is speeding through the process.

Both measures were priorities for Gov. Ron DeSantis before his term ends in January, but House Speaker Daniel Perez announced members will vote on redistricting and be dismissed.

With his new congressional maps heavily favoring Republicans, Gov. Ron DeSantis is unilaterally declaring unconstitutional the 2010 "Fair Districts" amendment that state voters overwhelmingly approved, say statewide and national Democrats, along with the Miami attorney who got the amendment on the ballot.

Florida Republicans have pushed hard to drop some vaccine requirements for children. But after many months, their efforts stalled out. Could this week's special legislative session get the job done?

Gov. Ron DeSantis called lawmakers back to address the vaccination issue in the special session that starts Tuesday. He also wants to pass artificial intelligence regulations and a new congressional districts map.