Ron DeSantis

The 19 executions carried out by the state in 2025 were the most for a single year in Florida since capital punishment was revived after a four-year hiatus in 1976 by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis cut the ribbon on the project at Oslo Road in Indian River County. It's the first new interchange built in the area in almost 50 years.

In Sarasota and Manatee counties, where law enforcement consumes the lion’s share of general fund spending, sheriffs say losses of the magnitude being projected could force them to reconsider services that extend beyond patrol and criminal investigations. Smaller police departments have even less room to maneuver.

The key players responsible for bringing a prestigious private university to Miami hosted a lavish event Thursday to celebrate the campus' announcement the day prior.

The letter reveals four separate investigations. All are closed except for one grievance, filed on Sept. 11.

Former immigration czar Larry Keefe replaces Mark Glass at FDLE.

Terrorism labels were applied to a series of groups, including CAIR, the Muslim Brotherhood and the antifa movement. The ACLU, representing CAIR-Florida, will file for a preliminary injunction.

Custis Beasley became the state's seventh prisoner over 70 put to death this year. The state Supreme Court recently rejected appeals that executing a man his age with cognitive decline would amount to cruel and unusual punishment.

A Florida voting rights advocacy group has strongly criticized Governor Ron DeSantis and state officials following new voter fraud charges against 20 individuals, calling the move a deliberate effort to intimidate minority voters ahead of upcoming elections.

Gov. Ron DeSantis also announced the creation of a new national group of election officials, with the aim of installing Florida’s legal changes designed to prevent voter fraud and crack down on those who vote illegally.

The case has garnered attention because of the election season comments by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, who has also in recent days targeted the New York Times for alleged bias and promoted Second Amendment gun rights.

State records show the controversial initiative shifted priorities away from DCF's eligibility division that has since failed federal standards and left Floridians cut off.