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A pair of legal challenges contend the changes violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments. Plaintiffs are asking courts to strike down the law and block its enforcement.

Republicans advocating for the preemption say clean energy efforts are more costly than fossil fuel use, despite Tampa recently showing significant savings from such practices.

The audit, conducted by a Texas accounting firm, doesn’t address the ethical or legal questions surrounding a $10 million donation it received, only the accuracy of the foundation’s numbers.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a stopgap measure, but that fight to protect HIV medication for low-income patients will continue when lawmakers returns in April.

Brian Nathan won a special election Tuesday for Senate District 14 in Hillsborough County against Republican state Rep. Josie Tomkow. The margin of victory was so thin that an automatic recount could be called on Friday.

Despite passing a slate of high-profile bills, Florida lawmakers couldn’t resolve some of their biggest disagreements. Where do things stand and what’s up tap with special sessions planned for next month?

“Florida Matters Live & Local” takes a closer look at a pair of controversial bills heading to the governor’s desk. One covers voter ID and the other allows the state to label what groups are terrorist organizations.

In just a week, gas prices have shot up to almost $4 for a gallon for regular unleaded. "Live & Local" takes a closer look at what’s driving up the cost and how you are dealing with it.

Lakeland residents face higher electric bills, while a Senate bill transferring USF Sarasota-Manatee land to New College vanishes — leaving both energy costs and campus plans in uncertainty.

Florida is preparing to welcome millions of college students and families to its beaches, amusement parks and other hotspots. Doctors worry those visitors may return home with more than tans.

University of South Florida Middle East specialist Arman Mahmoudian weighs in on the bombings in Iran and retaliatory strikes.

The death of a classmate in an e-bike accident leads teens to help draft a bill on helmet safety with a state representative. Plus, how growers dealt with the recent cold and a new career for a former Baltimore Raven.