Ron DeSantis

A proposal to transfer control of the Ringling from Florida State University to New College of Florida was not included in this year’s legislative budget.

With the appointments approved, five of the state’s 12 public universities will be led by former Republican lawmakers or lobbyists with ties to DeSantis.

The measure passed Legislature unanimously but has not yet reached the governor's desk.

Almost 1.8 million Florida K-12 students attended a school of choice during the 2023-24 school year.

Lawmakers crafted a compromise budget and tax cut package, which would save taxpayers and reduce state revenues by an estimated $1.3 billion a year, according to legislative staff.

It would take effect with the July 1 start of the 2025-2026 fiscal year but remains subject to vetoes from Gov. Ron DeSantis.

The issue of lawmaker safety has drawn national attention after a gunman murdered former Minnesota Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband early Saturday at their home and shot Democratic Sen. John Hoffman and his wife at their home

Michael Bell, 54, is scheduled to die by lethal injection July 15 for the mistaken-revenge killing of two people outside of Jacksonville bar in 1993.

Alana Greer, director of the Community Justice Project in Miami, said protesters are protected under the law and should be aware of their rights.

Florida officials are issuing warnings in advance of weekend protests against President Trump, with Attorney General James Uthmeier saying, "We are not California."

James Gaddis claims retaliation from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

In briefs filed Sunday and Wednesday, Thomas Gudinas’ attorneys argued that executing him “would serve no purpose beyond base vengeance.”