Ron DeSantis

Dennis Sochor, convicted of murdering Patricia Gifford in 1982, apologized several times to her family and thanked his own loved ones for their support before the deadly drugs began flowing.

The state requested additional time to respond to the Council on American-Islamic Relations federal lawsuit as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement intends to first issue regulations to implement the law.

The last prisoner strapped to a table in Florida’s death chamber was 74 years old — the oldest the state has executed in modern times. The next two scheduled for lethal injections are older still.

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration brought the lawsuit in 2023, when Joe Biden, a Democrat, was President, arguing Congress had unconstitutionally delegated its power to private accreditation agencies.

On July 1, the ACLU of Florida filed a federal lawsuit challenging the domestic terrorist designation the DeSantis administration applied to the Muslim civil rights nonprofit.

He spoke after the anti-terrorism law passed during the 2026 Florida legislative session became effective on July 1.

Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a bipartisan plan to fund prison upgrades and said lawmakers tied it to correctional officer pay raises in a "D.C. swamp game." The move also wiped out those raises. Here's what you need to know.

Gov. Ron DeSantis characterized the clean energy goals the law bans as “radical climate policies,” although experts say the law will not necessarily upend the plans.

DeSantis said Monday he will vote for the ballot item regarding homestead property taxes, but “what the Legislature did wasn't my proposal.”

July 1, the beginning of the fiscal year, marks the day the 32-acre USF campus transfers to New College of Florida. However, NCF must take responsibility $53 million of USF debt by December or the deal is nullified.

The state's $117.6 billion budget includes $50 million for the college to relocate on the property if the ballpark goes up However, he warned that a financing deal needs to be finalized soon.

Gov. Ron DeSantis says the 2026-27 budget continues a trend of declining state spending. Democrats say his nearly $810 million in line item vetoes disproportionately targets their districts.