Ron DeSantis

House Speaker Daniel Perez named the former congressman to a four-year term on the Triumph Gulf Coast board , expiring terms and GOP infighting raise questions about the region's oil spill funds.

Dusty Ray Spencer has spent more than three decades on Death Row for murdering his wife in Orange County.

The bills are designed to make it harder for city and county governments to hike property taxes and require them to post more information online about their budgets.

The bills range from making it easier for police to identify an individual as a gang member to requiring criminals deemed “career offenders” have the designation on their driver’s license.

There's a lot of debate right now about debating as Gov. Ron DeSantis and several Republican gubernatorial candidates are criticizing how the Florida GOP says only U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds qualified for one.

Local officials say an effort by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Legislature to cut property taxes could be a knockout punch amid efforts by the state to erode home rule, strip power away from local governments and shift crucial community decisions up to Tallahassee.

The surge has largely flown under the public’s radar, as many start as run-of-the-mill police traffic stops.

Republicans currently hold 20 of the state’s 28 U.S. House seats. The new voting districts could improve the GOP’s chances to win four additional seats this year.

Florida officials are celebrating a big decline in state debt. Some Democratic lawmakers say the public should also consider what wasn't funded along the way.

Out of the $90 million in grants, $30.3 million is for new awards and $57 million are additional funds for law enforcement agencies that had already asked for assistance.

On June 2, the Republican-controlled Legislature voted in favor of putting Gov. Ron DeSantis' property tax amendment on the ballot for voters to consider in the November election.

Local government support for the Rays' ballpark was fragile before the tax measure went on the November ballot. Now, the Tampa Sports Authority is writing a letter to state its priority: Raymond James Stadium.