Florida News Archive

Tallahassee — As Florida lawmakers in 2022 tried to bolster the troubled property-insurance system, they drew attention for setting aside $3 billion in state money to help insurers with critical backup coverage.

Tallahassee – The Trump administration Thursday argued a federal judge should deny a request to block operation of a detention center in the Everglades for undocumented immigrants, saying Florida has been responsible for the project dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.”

Tallahassee – In what could be a record ninth execution this year in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed a death warrant for a man convicted of using a crowbar and a machete to murder his wife and two children in 1994 in Okaloosa County.

Tallahassee – With Gov. Ron DeSantis signing a state budget and a flurry of other bills, the dust has settled on the 2025 legislative session. Here are 10 laws that took effect Tuesday, the start the 2025-2026 fiscal year:

Tallahassee – Gov. Ron DeSantis on June 30 signed a $1.6 billion tax-cut package that is dominated by eliminating a commercial-lease tax and providing sales-tax breaks on back-to-school items, hurricane-preparedness supplies and guns and ammo.

Tallahassee – Sen. Darryl Rouson’s name will be attached to a University of South Florida center focused on mental health after all.

Tallahassee – Saying parents should make decisions about their children’s social-media use, industry groups Friday argued a federal appeals court should continue to block Florida from enforcing a law that targets social-media platforms.

Tallahassee – An appeals court Tuesday, June 10, put on hold a lawsuit that Florida filed against the federal government, after the Trump administration reversed course on a controversial 2023 state law that placed restrictions on public-employee unions.

Tallahassee – Arguing that a district judge’s ruling “puts millions of kids at risk,” Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on June 9 asked a federal appeals court to allow the state to enforce a law targeting social-media platforms while a legal battle plays out.

Tallahassee – A nearly four-year legal fight between Florida and the federal government over immigration policies could be close to ending because of changes made by President Donald Trump.