Another major part of the new legislation is a bill, HB 1-C, sponsored by Hillsborough County Republican Lawrence McClure, ...

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A new set of immigration bills will be enacted in Florida after almost three-weeks of tension between the Florida Legislature ...

Harry Connick Jr. will premiere a composition for the 100th anniversary of his mother’s birth for Carnegie Hall’s 2025-26 ...

Members of the Florida Legislative Jewish Caucus vocalized opposition to the newly appointed University of West Florida Board ...

The Florida Legislature was poised Wednesday to pass what Gov. Ron DeSantis is hailing as the strongest legislation to combat ...

Proposals that would prevent drivers from cruising in left lanes of Florida highways, similar to a bill that Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed last year, were filed this week for consideration during the ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the Boater Freedom Initiative, a legislative proposal that protects Floridians’ right to boat by preventing local bans on vessels based on fuel type, repealing the Florida ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis wants the Legislature to halt law-enforcement officers from using boat-safety inspections as a pretense for ...

Multiple Florida boaters over the last few years say they were mistakenly arrested after performing poorly on a series of ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) comments on FEMA’s looming fate as DOGE continues to target bureaucratic waste and addresses reports his wife Casey will run for governor on ‘The Ingraham Angle.' LAURA ...

TALLAHASSEE -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants lawmakers to stop law-enforcement officers from using boat-safety inspections as a pretext for "intrusive" checks on "people that are acting responsibly" ...