Ana Goñi-Lessan - News Service of Florida

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.

A collection of groups say proposed rules by the Education Department are “harmful,” arguing the move would affect the state’s economy and hurt currently enrolled students.

The governor postponed the redistricting special session by a week and added the vaccine issue, which failed to make it through any House subcommittee during the regular legislative session.

A hearing on the proposed rule is set for May 14 at Miami Dade College.

There have been about 1,500 wildfires in the first three months of 2026, and the state is on track to surpass the last two years' records. The busiest part of the fire season is April, May and June.

Attorney General James Uthmeier claims the policy encourages teams to hire nonwhite coaches, which would violate the state's employment laws banning discrimination.

A three-judge panel on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals found the ban on cultivated meats doesn’t conflict with existing federal laws regulating poultry that is raised for human consumption.

The funding will restore ADAP eligibility to more than 11,000 people until the Legislature passes a budget. The state health department enacted the change March 1 citing a $120 million shortfall.

In this year’s legislative session, a measure that would have made a byproduct of kratom called 7-OH illegal was removed from the bill and replaced with an entirely different drug, nitrous oxide.

If Gov. Ron DeSantis signs, it wouldn't take effect until Jan. 1, 2027.