Jim Turner - News Service of Florida

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.

FSU Board of Trustees Chairman Peter Collins said there is a need for the college athletic system nationally to have firm guidelines that include penalties for violators of NIL or revenue sharing.

“My answer is just get the cost down internationally, and that means having stable energy markets, making sure we're doing everything to get our stuff to market,” DeSantis said. “But I don't know that there's going to be any simple fix.”

The Senate approved the bill on a 25-11 vote last week, after adding a provision outlining rules for expelling students at state universities who “promote” support for such groups.

The House and Senate are expected to take time off before returning to work out the differences in their proposed spending plans.