Government and politics

State officials agreed to place Airbnb on the state’s scrutinized companies list, which prohibits state investment in companies that boycott Israel, because of a company decision against listing properties in the West Bank.

Florida Secretary of State Mike Ertel abruptly resigned Thursday, after a newspaper obtained photos of the elections chief wearing blackface on Halloween more than a decade ago.

Gainesville City Commissioners decided to terminate three contracts with the Florida Department of Corrections in a 5-1 vote on Thursday. In 30 days, inmate labor will be gone from Gainesville.

Alachua County has voted to stick with the policy of no longer using the labor of Florida state prison inmates.

Newberry residents broke bread together on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, after watching a premiere video of the town’s pastors delivering a unified message: Compassion isn’t divided by race. Newberry High School students compiled clips from the town’s Community Dinner on the Grounds event in November – Newberry’s latest effort to …

In the final step in reshaping the Florida Supreme Court, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday named Carlos Muniz to the high court.

The three candidates who applied to fill his role while commissioners searched for a permanent replacement were city employees Deborah Bowie, Michelle Park and Steve Varvel.

With one of his chief advisers tweeting the hashtag “NoSmokeIsAJoke,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday he will “very soon” announce changes in how the state is carrying out a constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana.