Matthew Cupelli

A bill in Florida’s Legislature would shield personal information like home addresses and phone numbers for elected officials. Lawmakers cite potential threats, but government watchdogs say it may lead to reduced accountability and unnecessarily infringes on the public’s right to records.

Florida’s attorney general, James Uthmeier, said he disagrees with a federal appeals court’s recent decision upholding the age restriction, passed in the wake of a 19-year-old gunman killing 17 people at a Parkland high school in 2018.

At least 15 civilian review boards across Florida, which review investigations of potential law enforcement misconduct after they’re completed, have dissolved or temporarily ceased operations after a new law targeting the panels took effect.

A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a confessed participant to five years of probation in a plot that diverted millions of dollars worth of biomedical drugs, toxins and research supplies from the University of Florida to China over seven years.

The Florida Department of Environmental Protections, also known as the FDEP, requested feedback after environmentalists blasted its lax regulations at a meeting last month.

The Gainesville City Commission voted 6 to 1 on Thursday to donate $150,000 to alleviate financial strain on the Hippodrome Theatre.

The Republican Party's dialogue at the convention in Milwaukee comes at an interesting time for Florida GOP leaders.