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Wilfredo Lee/APGov. Ron DeSantis touts Florida's higher education system. But, as a string of new presidents are selected, some worry about his influence in a process they say is too secretive. -
Anna Jones/WFSU Public MediaWhen the legislature left after the 60-day regular session ended in May, they did so without passing the one, constitutionally mandated bill they have to pass each year: the state budget. The House and Senate are more than $4 billion apart in their spending plans.
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The Senate will have to vote to agree to extend it for it to happen. -
As legislative leaders try to restart the budget process, DeSantis rejected a summit with House and Senate leaders proposed by Florida GOP Chairman Evan Power. -
Lawmakers were expected to return to Tallahassee for more negotiations next week, But leaders in the House announced Friday they won’t be moving forward after Senate leaders expressed reservation about passing the House’s tax proposal -
The bill preempts the decision to fluoridate water to the state. The governor said during the press conference where he made the announcement that its about giving people choices. -
Florida Decides Healthcare had been trying to place Medicaid expansion on the 2026 ballot when the bill became law -
After three hurricanes hit the state in 2024, Florida lawmakers have approved changes involving issues such as debris removal and rebuilding storm-damaged homes. -
Opponents of the new law say it makes changing the state Constitution prohibitively expensive -
Florida lawmakers have passed a bill barring elementary and middle school students from using cell phones during the school day and testing the idea in high schools -
Legislative leaders say they have a general agreement on a budget. Lawmakers had to approve an extension of the regular session because they didn't finalize a spending plan. -
Sen. Clay Yarborough: “This is a 35-year-old law. It needs to be repealed. It shouldn’t be on the books.”
