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Gov. Ron DeSantis proclaimed there will be a special session in late April to change Florida's congressional map. -
In the 1960s, a proposal was made to build the world's largest jetport in the heart of the Everglades. It was a battle fought and won by environmentalists — leaving a single runway as a lasting reminder. -
The battle to prevent the Everglades Jetport may have influenced some important laws and events aimed at protecting the environment, wildlife, and parks. -
The immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades has been embroiled in controversy even before it opened last summer. But a key component is how environmentalists are fighting to shut it down. -
Activist Marjory Stoneman Douglas formed Friends of the Everglades to fight against a proposed jetport in the late 1960s. Now, the group is involved in a lawsuit over development on that same property. -
Gov. Ron DeSantis accuses ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro of sending drugs and prisoners to the state. -
Gov. Ron DeSantis is pitching a plan aimed at U.S. Congress members' stock trading. Here's what to know. -
Gov. Ron DeSantis, speaking at the "Deportation Depot" facility, says no other state has done more in immigration enforcement. Here's some of what Florida has done. -
Lawmakers are reviving a debate about whether the flamingo should replace the mockingbird as the state bird. They also want to make the Florida scrub jay the state songbird. -
Facing a Republican supermajority, Democrats are pushing bills on property insurance and housing costs, and calling for interstate insurance pooling, stricter oversight of government waste and targeted tax relief.
