During a news conference in Jacksonville on Tuesday, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced a brand-new state agency.

Republicans in Congress are working to pump billions of dollars into President Donald Trump’s mass deportation and border security program.

The Florida House on Tuesday gave final approval to a bill that would prevent local governments from adding fluoride to water supplies and take aim at labeling of plant-based products as milk, meat and eggs.

Job openings in the United States fell in March as President Donald Trump’s trade wars clouded the economic outlook.

Americans’ confidence in the economy slumped for the fifth straight month to the lowest level since the onset of COIVD-19 as worries about the impact of tariffs take a heavy toll on consumer expectations for future growth.

President Donald Trump has signed executive orders to relax some of his 25% tariffs on automobiles and auto parts.

If you grew up watching Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood, or more recently (your children perhaps), Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, those shows existed, in part, because American taxpayers paid and continue to pay for them. The Trump Administration is attempting to change that.

On Monday, President Donald Trump announced several picks for his FEMA Review Council, including a state official here in Florida.

A small but enthusiastic group gathered this week for the Housing NOW! rally at Orlando’s Gaston Edwards Park, spearheaded by the Framily Support Network and Aaron E. Lewis, a co-founder of the network and a candidate for Orlando City Council.

A bill championed by an Orange County mother that would require EpiPen and anaphylaxis training in some school programs is a step closer to getting to Gov. DeSantis’ desk.

Brevard’s Homeless Coalition is set to release its latest data, providing a snapshot of the number of people experiencing homelessness in the county. At least one volunteer says the state's camping ban law made it harder to find people to take part in the annual census.

Lawmakers in Tallahassee will not be able to get a budget passed before the regularly planned end of the annual legislative session, with House and Senate leaders remaining at loggerheads over tax cuts. Gov. Ron DeSantis told News 6 he was concerned about one particular proposed tax change.

A federal judge has agreed with voting rights groups and Democrats that the Constitution gives the power to regulate federal elections to states and Congress — not the president.

This week, Orange County commissioners learned how many people were being held on ICE detainers in the jail, increasing the size of the jail's population. Here's what we know about the inmates.

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s guidance forbidding diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in K-12 public schools.

Governor Ron DeSantis spoke exclusively to News 6 reporter Laverne McGee about several issues regarding Central Florida, from his enthusiasm about Epic Universe to his attempts to ease traffic on I-4.

Candidates include Former State Sen. Randolph Bracy, State Rep. LaVon Bracy Davis, former Congressman Alan Grayson, attorney Coretta Anthony-Smith, and nonprofit founder Willie J. Montague.

A bill containing language that would have allowed property developers to get around county rural boundary requirements failed in the Florida Senate on Thursday. The Senate rejected SB 1080 on a vote of 18 to 19. Nine Republicans joined the 10 Senate Democrats in defeating the bill.

A teacher not having her contract renewed over the use of student's "preferred" name has one member of the Brevard County school board calling for her to be able to keep her job.

Supporters of a Brevard County teacher losing her job next year because she used a student’s preferred name without parental permission took their protests to the school board on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the district superintendent defended the decision in an exclusive interview with News 6’s Lisa Bell.

A proposed amendment to the House tax package (HB 7033) would override existing statutes, enabling counties to access TDT funds for general use rather than strictly for tourism-related projects.

Brevard County property owners could be asked to help pay firefighters better.

Volusia County Schools is considering spending $8 million on a piece of land in DeBary to build a new school. However, the city has already stated that the land cannot accommodate a new school.

County staff presented the Board of County Commissioners with information they’ve received from possible private vendors, schools, hospitals, and cities that have taken buses to see just how many riders are using the most popular routes.

A federal judge has partially blocked the Trump administration from enacting a policy that bans the use of “X” marker used by many nonbinary people on passports as well as the changing of gender markers.

A class action lawsuit filed Friday asks a federal court to reinstate the legal status of international students caught up in a Trump administration crackdown that has left more than a thousand fearful of deportation.

President Donald Trump’s executive order to boost the U.S. commercial fishing industry drew praise from commercial fishing groups and condemnation from environmental organizations.

The Trump administration is asking Congress to eliminate the Head Start program, a move that would cut early education for some of the nation’s neediest children as part of drastic proposed cuts to federal health funding.

News 6 went to Apopka City Hall, where a representative from Congressman Daniel Webster’s office was meeting with constituents. Our camera was not allowed inside the meeting, but we did meet a handful of people outside who showed up to share their concerns.

Politicians from President Trump to the Florida House Speaker spoke out in public and on social media Thursday as law enforcement responded to an active shooter incident at Florida State University.

The Supreme Court is keeping a hold on President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship but will hear arguments on the issue in May.

In 2024, Gov. DeSantis signed a bill to force local governments to dismantle homeless camps. Here's how the law has affected the fight against homelessness, and how a group of journalists are trying to raise awareness.

A bill to require hospitals to test some patients for the presence of fentanyl in their systems passed the Florida Legislature and is now headed to the governor.

The State Department has shut down the office that sought to deal with misinformation and disinformation that Russia, China and Iran have been accused of spreading.

The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS’ Direct File program.

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer is pushing back after Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody warned the city could face legal action over its immigration policy.

A federal judge says he's found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court and could seek officials’ prosecution for violating his orders last month to turn around planes carrying deportees to an El Salvador prison.

The chairman of a foundation tied to Hope Florida aid under oath Tuesday that “mistakes were made” with the foundation’s record keeping, as a skirmish over the group’s finances continued to escalate.

City officials tell News 6 that they’re getting input from surrounding cities to come up with best practices for a backyard chicken program. City commissioners will get an update during the next work

Newly released federal statistics show an estimated 1 in 31 U.S. children have autism, marking another jump in a long string of increases.

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer insists the city is following federal and state immigration law, one day after Florida’s attorney general threatened to remove Dyer from office over a city policy.

Since the start of 2025, there have been 12 outbreaks on cruise ships, mostly caused by norovirus, according to CDC records. In 2024, there were 18 outbreaks, also mostly caused by norovirus.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says tariff exemptions announced Friday on electronics like smartphones and laptops are only a temporary reprieve until the Trump administration develops a new tariff approach specific to the semiconductor industry, The Trump administration had said late Friday it will exclude electronics like smartphones and laptops from reciprocal tariffs, a move that could help keep the prices down for popular consumer electronics that aren’t usually made in the U.S....

Amid an escalating feud between Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled House, the chamber’s budget chairman on Friday sent letters to six state agencies seeking a broad array of documents as part of a probe into government spending.

The police departments of at least three public universities in Florida are seeking agreements with the federal government to carry out immigration enforcement on campus.

In a county struggling to pay firefighters a better starting wage than just $15/hour, millions to help find solutions could suddenly become available. But should all of the money to pay Brevard County's firefighters come from one county district?

In Seminole County, there’s now expanded access to free legal assistance for low-income tenants facing housing challenges. It’s a resource provided by Seminole County Legal Aid (SCLA) in a space that’s now available, thanks to the Clerk of Court.

At dismissal Thursday, students at Satellite High School rallied in support of a teacher who won't be returning to the classroom next year.

A federal judge says she will halt the Trump administration from ending a program that allowed Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans to temporarily live in the United States.

A federal judge is allowing the Trump administration to move forward with a requirement that everyone in the U.S. illegally must register with the federal government.

Seminole County has hosted a series of public meetings on growth this week, including one tonight from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Oviedo Mall’s community room.

A new Trump administration policy that would have changed the way the Social Security Administration handles some services for recipients will not happen after all.

Voting rights groups warn legislation passed by the House requiring documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for anyone registering to vote could disenfranchise millions of Americans.

President Donald Trump’s administration has been predicting its barrage of tariffs targeting China will push Apple into manufacturing the iPhone in the U.

Despite a pause by President Trump on reciprocal tariffs that were supposed to go into effect on Wednesday, his administration is still implementing a baseline 10% tariff on imports from dozens of countries, as well as a tariff on Chinese imports that is now up to 125%. Here’s what you need to know about the tariffs and what comes next.

The nominee for NASA's top job is outlining his vision for space exploration, highlighting Mars.

The study ranked all 50 states to figure out which ones are spending taxpayer funds most effectively — and which may need to get a better handle on their finances.

A bill aimed at preventing a return of efforts to build golf courses, pickleball courts and resorts in state parks is ready to go to the full Florida House.

Rep. Cory Mills will host a tele-townhall at 6:30 p.m. and he wants to hear from his constituents.

Commissioners in Seminole County voted on Tuesday to end its decades-old fluoridation program, becoming the latest local government to remove the additive from drinking water.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F.

Advocates say many homeless are now in hiding after state law legalizes arresting homeless campers, short-circuiting attempts to find traditional housing.

The Trump administration is ending a key program used by communities to pay for projects designed to help them prepare for natural disasters like flooding and fires.

Building on a years-long effort to make it harder to change the state Constitution, the Florida House on Thursday approved a controversial measure that would impose new requirements on the ballot initiative process and increase penalties for wrongdoing.

It makes most of its money from cruise ships, but Port Canaveral also calls itself Central Florida’s gateway to global commerce. With President Trump’s tariffs on all international imports, some wonder how our local economy will be affected.

In 2023, over 1.2 million Canadians visited Orlando, according to the tourism group Visit Orlando. There are concerns that impending tariffs could lead to an economic hit for the area.

According to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, over 99% of Floridians are REAL ID compliant. Here’s what you need to know about REAL ID, how to find out if you already have one, and how to get one if you need it.

The recent firings of career Justice Department lawyers by the White House is a sign of President Donald Trump’s tightening grip over the law enforcement agency known for its long tradition of political independence.

A state program to help homeowners make upgrades to their homes against severe weather has leftover cash and now applicants have another chance to apply.

Public funding for agricultural research in the U.S. has been declining for the last two decades, a process Trump has rapidly accelerated by freezing or pausing support for a variety of research programs financed by the USDA, EPA and other organizations.

Piles of trash and other sketchy activity have been going on for years at a house on Seneca Drive in Melbourne, where neighbors say squatters moved in. Florida law says that to kick them off the property, authorities need permission from the homeowner, but in this case, the homeowner’s dead.

News 6 reached out to Gov. DeSantis’s office to see if there was a plan to extend the program.

The proposal would get rid of the Lieutenant Governor position and the Government Efficiency Task Force, instead replacing them with a COGE.

Second Harvest says the federal funding freeze has halted all CCC-funded orders for the USDA’s Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), resulting in the suspension of 28 tractor-trailer loads of food meant for the Central Florida food bank.

The House Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee backs an amendment to HB 567 that would raise the speed limit on limited access highways, like I-4 or I-95.

A year after lawmakers relaxed the state’s child labor laws, a divided Florida Senate panel on Tuesday gave initial approval to a measure that would further roll back work restrictions for kids as young as 14.

The U.S. Postal Service is facing an uncertain future after the resignation this week of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and the suggestion by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk of possibly privatizing the mail service.

Orange County leaders ratified a new agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that would allow county correction officers to assist in immigration enforcement.

A school bus camera program to fine violators is under fire in Miami-Dade County by people claiming they are being accused of "bogus violations" -- including a Volusia County man who got a $225 fine, even though he says he wasn't even in Miami Beach.

President Donald Trump says he will place a 25% tariff on all imports from any country that buys oil or gas from Venezuela.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing people’s private data at the Education Department, the Treasury Department and the Office of Personnel Management.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took to social media, announcing that the state had returned hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding.

Postal workers across the country will rally outside post offices on Sunday, nearly a month after President Donald Trump suggested he may try to take control of the independent agency and put it under the Commerce Department.

Florida regulators this week approved proposals by three insurers to take as many as 135,540 policies in June from the state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp., as some carriers use the process of assuming Citizens policies to help fuel growth.

New requirements that Social Security recipients go online or in person to a field office to access key benefits, instead of just making a phone call, will pose challenges for many people.

A special election has not been set yet to fill the vacancy left in the Florida Senate by Sen. Geraldine Thompson’s death. But on Friday State Rep. LaVon Bracy Davis said she would run to take the job.

The Department of Homeland Security says it will revoke legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans, setting them up for potential deportation in about a month.

On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order massively downsizing the U.S. Department of Education.

SB 150 is also known as “Trooper’s Law,” named after the dog that was found tied to a fence along I-4 hours before Hurricane Milton made landfall. If passed, Trooper's Law would make restraining a dog outside during a natural disaster punishable by up to 5 years in prison.

Florida lawmakers have hit snooze on a repeal of later school start times for middle and high schools, revising the House and Senate versions of the bill to keep the new times but adding exemptions for schools that aren’t yet able to comply.

SB 462 is a package of changes to transportation law. Before the bill’s first committee hearing, the sponsor added a new provision: raising the speed limit from 70 mph on a major highway or expressway to 75 mph.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is going after the Fort Myers City Council after it rejected an agreement with ICE — a motion that Uthmeier said makes Fort Myers a “sanctuary city.”

The Florida Association of Counties, which represents county governments in Tallahassee, is tracking more than 50 bills, filed by both Democrats and Republicans, that they say preempt local rules in favor of one statewide regulation.

Measures approved by voters in 2024 to tighten development in rural areas of two Central Florida counties would be banned under a bill currently in the Florida Senate. State Sen. Stan McClain, R-Ocala, is sponsoring SB 1118, which proposes changes to land use and development regulations.

Central Florida federal workers are relieved after judges ordered the Trump administration to temporarily hire back thousands of probationary federal workers.

Florida lawmakers advanced a bill that would, among other things, ban automatic gratuity and service charges for parties of fewer than six guests at restaurants, cafes and other food service establishments.

The Florida House bill would shift property insurance lawsuits to a “loser pays” fee system. If a policyholder sues an insurer, the judge would award attorney fees to whichever side prevails in the case. The 2022 property insurance bill shielded insurers from paying customer attorney fees.

The federal government’s steward of funding for public broadcasting stations has sued the Trump administration over its pause in grant payments for upgrading the nation’s emergency alert system.

Valencia College returned $2.1 million to the Orange County supervisor of elections office Wednesday, a huge development in a budget battle that pitted Orange County government against the former supervisor of elections.

A House panel on Tuesday unanimously signed off on a proposal that would make further changes to condominium safety laws requiring inspections of older buildings and adequate reserves for repairs.