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FILE – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks Feb. 5, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File) RPFF101 RPFF101

May 15, 2025 at 10:51 am

DeSantis signs a bill making Florida the 2nd state to ban fluoride from its water system

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a measure that prohibits local governments from adding fluoride to water systems.

May 3, 2025 at 9:03 pm

A legislative session like no other: Key issues that didn’t go in Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ favor

Gov. Ron DeSantis has had firm support from Florida's legislative body for six years.

May 1, 2025 at 12:48 pm

State parks in Florida appear off-limits to development as lawmakers react to outcry

The Florida House passed a bill unanimously protecting state parks from pickleball courts, golf courses and hotel developments.

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April 21, 2025 at 3:31 pm

Students from 2 Florida shootings demand the governor reject a law to lower the gun purchasing age

Students who experienced a shooting at both Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018 and Florida State University days ago have sent a letter to...

April 18, 2025 at 1:59 pm

For some, the Florida State University shooting is a grim repeat of the Parkland massacre VIEW

A few of the people who were at Florida State University for a deadly shooting were also traumatized by the Parkland massacre seven years ago.

April 11, 2025 at 8:10 am

3 killed and 1 injured when plane crashes in South Florida near a major highway VIEW

Officials say three people were killed and one was injured when a small plane crashed Friday morning in South Florida near a major interstate highway...

April 10, 2025 at 2:56 pm

DeSantis defends $10 million donation from state agency settlement to charity linked to his wife

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has defended a state agency’s involvement with a $10 million donation to a charity founded by his wife as a “cherry...

April 10, 2025 at 10:01 am

Florida brings charges against a man jailed on federal counts of trying to assassinate Trump

Florida's attorney general says his office will bring terrorism and attempted murder counts against a man already jailed on federal charges of attempting to assassinate...

April 4, 2025 at 8:27 am

Bondi announces charges in MS-13 killing as the Trump administration highlights its gang crackdown

Attorney General Pam Bondi says three alleged MS-13 gang members have been federally charged in connection with a killing a decade ago in Florida.

April 3, 2025 at 11:16 am

Democrats take hope in flipping a county in a ruby red corner of the Florida Panhandle VIEW

When the results for Tuesday's special election in Florida came in, Democrat Gay Valimont had fallen short of winning a congressional seat that few thought...