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The House passed eight bills on Thursday. There are multiple it also passed last year but they died in the Senate.

The voucher legislation passed unanimously on Wednesday, a couple of months after an audit found a "myriad of accountability challenges that left a statewide funding shortfall and a system where funding did not follow the child.”

The first day of Florida's legislative session is over. There's a lot to unpack.

Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins is running for governor in the 2026 election. He faces Republican candidates Rep. Byron Donalds — endorsed by President Trump — former House Speaker Paul Renner and investor James Fishback.

Gov. Ron DeSantis wants a spring special session to craft a proposal to reduce Florida property taxes. The House thinks it should be done during the regular session, which starts Tuesday.

A total of 34 local infrastructure projects are getting funded. Here's what you need to know.

Gov. Ron DeSantis proclaimed there will be a special session in late April to change Florida's congressional map.

The fight against the Everglades' immigration detention center is not the first time the land has been at the heart of environmental controversy.

In the 1960s, a proposal was made to build the world's largest jetport in the heart of the Everglades. It was a battle fought and won by environmentalists — leaving a single runway as a lasting reminder.

The battle to prevent the Everglades Jetport may have influenced some important laws and events aimed at protecting the environment, wildlife, and parks.

Activist Marjory Stoneman Douglas formed Friends of the Everglades to fight against a proposed jetport in the late 1960s. Now, the group is involved in a lawsuit over development on that same property.

The immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades has been embroiled in controversy even before it opened last summer. But a key component is how environmentalists are fighting to shut it down.