Florida Legislature

The Senate version of a bill that would make it easier for law enforcement to identify drivers responsible for hit-and-run accidents is in its third committee with just days left in the current legislative session.

Amid scrutiny by lawmakers into the Hope Florida Foundation, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday the charity operated by his wife will add a liaison to every state college.

A Tallahassee man advocating for a stricter distracted driving law was in Gainesville on Saturday sharing his message with University of Florida students.

Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to repeal some provisions in the legislation signed by then-Gov. Rick Scott three weeks after 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz shot and killed 17 people at his Parkland high school. The governor raised the prospect during his State of the State speech Tuesday.

Data from the CDC shows 31 utilities in Florida had annual average fluoride levels that were approximately half the CDC’s recommended level or less for at least a year. Experts say these levels are so low, it’s likely the utilities weren’t adding any additional fluoride to meet the CDC’s recommendation, leaving communities with sub-optimal levels of fluoride to fight tooth decay and cavities.

A social media showdown is unfolding in Florida as a federal judge in Tallahassee considers whether to block a new Florida law championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that bans social media for young teens.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a sweeping new law Thursday that puts him in charge of a new state board of immigration enforcement, toughens punishments for crimes committed by immigrants in the U.S. illegally and requires state and local governments to cooperate with federal deportation efforts. The new law also cancels in-state tuition for immigrants at Florida’s public colleges and universities who are here illegally and prohibits the state from issuing driver’s licenses to those immigrants.

A bill that would outlaw abandoning a pet outdoors during a natural disaster – prompted by a viral video of a bull terrier rescued last year ahead of an approaching hurricane – passed its first hurdle Tuesday in the Legislature with unanimous approval.

Florida's Legislature passed a controversial package of immigration measures late Tuesday that Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized as inadequate, but a procedural maneuver might mean the governor won't be able to veto it immediately until President Donald Trump has a chance to weigh in.

A circuit court judge ordered the Florida Department of Environmental Protection on Tuesday to explain why it hasn’t proposed a set of protective rules for the state’s springs nearly nine years after it was ordered to by the Florida Legislature.