Florida

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the state’s fiscal year 2026-27 budget on June 29, and it took effect July 1. The budget allocated just over $63 million to Florida’s state parks.

The proposed constitutional amendment (HJR 1F) would increase the current $50,000 homestead exemption to $150,000 next year and $250,000 the following year.

Google put in a proposal to the Environmental Protection Agency to release 32 million mosquitoes in Florida over two years. But it may not be as bad as it sounds.

Habitat loss, pesticides and disease have made those encounters increasingly rare. Local entomologists and residents are taking action to help bring them back to our gardens.

A 2-1 ruling from the three-judge panel on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found Florida’s assertion it could control the speech of its employees.

State law requires the Florida Department of Education to move the needle when at least 75% of schools in a grade-level category earn A or B grades.

At a State Immigration Enforcement Council meeting Tuesday, Florida’s top cops said some are barely cooperating or not engaging at all in President Donald Trump’s agenda.

Teen drivers are more likely to be involved in car crashes because they have more free time in the summer.

University of Florida scientists are warn two of the world's most destructive species are now crossbreeding.

Vibrio vulnificus is a naturally occurring bacteria in brackish water. According to the Florida Department of Health, many get it by eating raw or undercooked shellfish.