On Wednesday, Gov. DeSantis signed a bill to create a sales tax holiday for hurricane supplies. The holiday will run from May 31 to June 6.
Read More »Florida Senate Passes Bill Expanding Armed Teachers Program
The Senate passed a school safety bill 22-17 on Tuesday that makes changes to a law enacted last year after a gunman killed 17 people at a high school in Parkland.
Read More »NTSB Says 3 Children In Deadly I-75 Crash Near Gainesville Were Ejected Despite Wearing Seatbelts
The children killed included Joel Cloud and Jeremiah Warren, both 14; Cierra Bordelan, 9; Cara Descant, 13 and Brieana Descant, 10.
Read More »Florida Governor Signs Smokable Medical Pot Bill Into Law
Florida's ban on the use of smokable medical marijuana by eligible patients ended Monday when Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill repealing it.
Read More »Florida Passes Bill To Repeal Smokable Medical Marijuana Ban
The Florida Legislature is sending Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis a bill to repeal the state’s ban on smokable medical marijuana.
Read More »UCF Board Accepts President’s Resignation
The board of the University of Central Florida has accepted the resignation of the school's president.
Read More »University of Central Florida President Offers To Resign After School Misused Funds
The president of the University of Central Florida is offering to resign following criticism over the school's use of $38 million in leftover operating money on the construction of a new academic building.
Read More »Lawyers: Rapper 21 Savage Released From Immigration Custody
In a statement, lawyers Charles Kuck, Dina LaPolt and Alex Spiro said the rapper, whose given name is She'yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, was released Tuesday.
Read More »Florida Elections Chief Resigns When Blackface Photos Emerge
Florida's top elections official has abruptly resigned after a newspaper obtained pictures of him in blackface posing as a Hurricane Katrina victim.
Read More »Police: 5 Fatally Shot Inside Florida Bank, Suspect Arrested
A gunman who opened fire inside a Florida bank Wednesday afternoon killed five people before surrendering to SWAT negotiators, police said.
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