A controversial proposal that would have required nonprofits receiving Manatee County funding to verify they are not serving undocumented immigrants was withdrawn Tuesday after drawing widespread public opposition and little support from commissioners.

Matt The Welder said closing the "Rent-A-Cow" loophole has become a central theme in his campaign for state agricultural commissioner.

This week on "The Florida Roundup," we spoke about the impact rising gas prices are having on Floridians, talked with Rep. Ryan Chamberlin about his push for a citizen-led campaign to put the elimination of property taxes up for a vote in 2028 and more.

President Trump's proposed budget includes a $1.5 billion cut in support for testing and prevention.

The proposal comes after weeks of negotiations with local officials but has not been vetted by public boards. It lays out ambitious economic projections to recoup the upfront investment.

Residents, truckers and snowbirds say they're experiencing sticker shock at the pump. At $4.10 a gallon on Thursday, gas prices in Florida are nearly 20% higher than they were a month ago.

"To be housing ICE detainees in a detention camp in the middle of the Everglades … without making sure that they have enough access to nutritious food and the ability to sleep and have access to counsel — everything about this screams inhumane and unnecessary," U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, told reporters.

The Sarasota County Commission voted unanimously to add a referendum to fund the Environmentally Sensitive Lands Protection Program through 2049. It'll need a simple majority of votes to pass.

Uthmeier pointed to alleged connections between OpenAI’s product, ChatGPT, and cases of self-harm and suicide by minors.

It was tentatively set to begin next week.

There have been more than 21,000 unsolved murders in the state since the '60s. Florida is turning to new tech to find answers.

Florida has one of the largest foreign-born populations in the U.S. For some, the fate of citizenship for their new children hangs in the balance of the Supreme Court's decision on President Trump's effort to change more than a century-long practice.