Florida News Archive

TALLAHASSEE — In a priority of Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Senate Republican on Monday filed a proposal dubbed the “Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights.”

Motorists would no longer have to peel and place yellow vehicle registration stickers on their license plates, under a measure filed Friday for the 2026 regular session that begins Jan. 13.

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Home Builders Association has joined a legal battle to help defend a new state law that includes blocking cities and counties from approving “more restrictive or burdensome” changes to growth plans.

Florida motorists paid an average of $2.79 a gallon for regular unleaded gasoline Monday, down 12 cents from a week earlier.

The Florida House on Tuesday released two wide-ranging health care bills that include eliminating some regulations and trying to reduce prescription drug prices.

Tallahassee – Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration quickly appealed a federal judge’s ruling Thursday, Aug. 21, that sided with environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe and required winding down operations at a controversial immigrant-detention facility in the Everglades.

Tallahassee – U.S. travelers continue to bolster Florida’s tourism industry, while the state hopes to make up for a decline in Canadian visitors by drawing people from other countries.

Tallahassee – The U.S. Supreme Court rejected last-ditch appeals filed by attorneys for convicted killer Kayle Bates, setting the stage for him to be executed Tuesday evening at Florida State Prison.

Tallahassee – Amid legal wrangling over a controversial immigrant-detention center in the Everglades, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday said the state plans to use a shuttered prison in North Florida to boost detention of people targeted for deportation.

Havana – Despite pleas from animal-rights advocates, Florida wildlife officials on Wednesday approved holding a 23-day bear hunt in December that could lead to 187 bears being killed.