Ron DeSantis

The flights, which drew national attention, took the migrants from San Antonio, Texas, to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, with a brief stop in the Northwest Florida community of Crestview. The lawsuit alleges that migrants were “duped” into participating in the flights and thought they were going to a city in the Northeast U.S.

He said "we do need to do something this year" to help with increased costs for repairs and property insurance. The 2025 regular legislative session begins in March.

He said it's factual and "not electioneering," but Democrats say the information being posted online is biased.

The deputy secretary of state has asked election supervisors in Hillsborough, Orange, Osceola and Palm Beach counties to gather roughly 36,000 signatures to review.

Donald Trump was invited by Gold Star families to participate in a wreath-laying to honor fallen military members killed during the 2021 pullout of Afghanistan.

"This is the only issue I can remember that united Republicans and Democrats and Independents,” said former DEP director Eric Draper. "No matter what your political beliefs are, you think this is a bad idea.

The governor says the presidential election could determine whether the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors stays in place.

Saying Florida is not getting in the "golf course business," Gov. Ron DeSantis said plans to bring golf, pickleball, hotels and frisbee golf would go back to the drawing board.

The proposal prompted hundreds of protesters to gather at the parks this week and sparked rare bipartisan opposition, including from Florida’s Republican U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott.

DeSantis acknowledged some of his candidates fell short, but said the parental rights movement is still making headway.

The Independent Florida Alligator uncovered details of the former University of Florida president's spending. Gov. DeSantis and Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis are calling on the state university system's Board of Governors to investigate.

For years, more people move from upper Midwestern states to Florida than the inverse. Other states, some Republican-led, had similar if not higher out-migration numbers to Florida.