Jim Turner - News Service of Florida

The bill aimed to boost education, transportation and economic development in rural areas.

The lawsuit contends the FWC relied on outdated bear population numbers and lacked scientific justification for the December 2025 hunt that resulted in 52 bears being killed over a three-week period. A trial is set to begin in August.

The new law was part of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ push to impose regulations on AI. The other plank of his plan, aimed at protecting consumers from AI harms, failed to draw full legislative support.

State economists have pointed to new entrants to the job market needing more time to find work, as opposed to people losing their jobs as one of the culprits behind the rise in the jobless rate.

Early work includes clearing vegetation and inspecting power lines.

Lawmakers ended their regular session on March 13 without agreeing to a spending plan for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. While talks are ongoing, no breakthrough to the logjam has been reached.

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.

Gov. DeSantis signed legislation changing the designation from the dry-docked Schooner Western Union in Key West to the Tampa-based S.S. American Victory.

DeSantis didn’t hold a public bill signing event as he continues to mend fences with Trump, whose Mar-a-Lago Club sits east of the airport.

The majority of the court agreed to the stay as James Aren Duckett awaits postconviction DNA testing.