The Legislature once gave Gov. Ron DeSantis nearly everything he wanted, but now are pushing back in areas such as immigration and spending.

If a bill passes in the Florida Legislature, Florida drivers would be required to add front license plates along with the ...

"We need to start running for office," said Jules Rayne, a community organizer for Equality Florida and Manatee County ...

The influence of political parties, powerful politicians and lobbying impacts a bill’s future long before it sees its first committee.

This was week one for the 2025 Florida legislative session. And already this year, there is a markedly different tone in Tallahassee. And that includes fewer divisive social issues than previously.

The proposal would give the commissioner of government efficiency authority to "audit, investigate and report on fraud, waste and abuse." ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis shakes hands with ... Ron DeSantis, a healthy development for democracy in a state where the legislative branch was in lockstep with the governor for far too long.

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A bill dubbed the Fallen Tree Act is set to be discussed in the Florida legislative session that began this month.