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Dr. Joseph Ladapo, Florida’s surgeon general and one of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ guest speakers at the news conference, said in part, “there simply isn’t enough justice to go around.”
For nearly a decade, Florida residents have been able to depend on an annual sales tax holiday to help prepare for hurricane season. But that may not be the case this year.
On Wednesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed three bills into law — one of which makes a big change to state emergency statutes.
As hurricane season begins, the Federal Emergency Management Agency could face significant challenges amid budget cuts.
Nearly 30 years after the brutal killing of a young woman in downtown Orlando, the man convicted of her murder is now set to be executed.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference at an animal rescue in Loxahatchee, where he signed two bills that seek to crack down on animal cruelty.
More than 100 local artists and groups have collaborated to create a new website to showcase a different part of visiting Orlando: the culture and arts.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Tuesday in Apopka that would allow people to use gold or silver coin to pay for bills, calling it a way to give people financial independence from the federal government.
Continuing to ramp up the pace of executions in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a death warrant for a man convicted in the 1994 rape and murder of a woman in downtown Orlando.
Florida lawmakers are no closer to releasing a budget proposal, and on Friday, state House leaders told representatives that they shouldn’t expect to be in Tallahassee next week.
If you are planning on going out on a boat this Memorial Day weekend, you won't be affected by a new law that will soon be taking effect. However, it is important to be aware of the Boater Freedom Act, which will go into effect in July.
These new laws cover a wide range of issues, including new crimes, state parks, and even what’s methods are allowed for the death penalty.
A bill to restrict Florida from building sports facilities and large lodges on state parks is now a law, born from last year's outcry over plans to add golf courses, pickleball courts and more to several parks.
Many of these new laws are set to take effect in July, and they cover a wide range of issues, including dangerous dogs, school start times, and arrest rules for law enforcement.
Records related to a state House probe of a nonprofit linked to First Lady Casey DeSantis’ signature Hope Florida assistance program are part of an “open” investigation, Leon County State Attorney Jack Campbell’s office said.
On Tuesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed another bunch of bills into law, just a day after giving his signature to the largest batch yet.
More than half of U.S. states now have laws banning or regulating cellphones in schools, with more likely to follow.
The agency responsible for immigration enforcement has aggressively revived and expanded a decades-old program that delegates immigration enforcement powers to state and local law enforcement agencies.
On Monday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed 13 new bills into law as the latest state Legislative session approaches its end.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed the Boater Freedom Act into law, legislation that aims to improve relations between boaters and law enforcement as well as boost marina programs throughout Florida.
The board of Florida’s only public historically Black university has chosen a lobbyist with ties to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to be the school’s next president, alarming students, faculty and alumni who are outraged by the governor’s efforts to restrict the teaching of African American history and ban public colleges from using taxpayer money on diversity programs.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has already signed off on over a dozen bills this Legislative session, though a newly signed bill on Thursday packs plenty of big changes on its own.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference at a wedding venue near Dade City, where he signed a bill banning fluoride in water systems statewide.
A suspected serial killer once scrutinized for a possible link to the O.J. Simpson case that riveted the nation in the 1990s has been executed for a Florida murder.
In late January 2025, volunteers across Florida conducted the annual Point-in-Time count, a multi-night snapshot of homelessness in communities across the country.
On Tuesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visited lawmakers in Ohio to discuss a proposed amendment after the Sunshine State took action last year.
An injunction barring the enforcement of Florida’s drag-show ban will remain in effect after a federal appeals court ruled that the law is likely unconstitutional.
Florida is continuing its rapid pace of executions this year, with one convicted killer set to die this week and another on June 10 who would be the sixth person put to death by the state in 2025.
The city of Titusville says it’s already begun the process of removing fluoride from its water supply in light of SB 700, the bill sent to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis which calls for just that and more.
Nearly two years after Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell, state officials have agreed to pay $40,000 to settle a civil rights lawsuit filed by one of Worrell’s former employees, records obtained by News 6 show.
Legislative leaders have not reached agreement on key initial budget details, as lawmakers prepare to return to the Capitol to hammer out a spending plan for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, which will begin July 1.
Attorneys for the state acknowledged Tuesday that a 2021 Florida law that placed restrictions on social-media platforms posed “First Amendment problems” but urged a federal judge to reject a legal challenge that wound its way to the U.S. Supreme Court before being sent back to district court.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday announced his intention to sign a bill that bans local governments from adding fluoride to the community water supply.
Florida lawmakers have given final approval to creating new hurdles for getting citizen-driven initiatives on the ballot before voters.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis participated in a news conference at a U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement center in Miramar, where ICE officials announced some 1,100 arrests had so far been made in the state’s “Operation Tidal Wave.”
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are in Florida with Gov. Ron DeSantis to praise a week long operation that netted 1,120 arrests of people they say were in the country illegally.
An Army combat veteran whose Gulf War experience triggered severe mental problems has been executed in Florida for the shotgun slayings of his girlfriend and her three young children.
A bill aimed to better identify and regulate dangerous dogs in Florida is now heading for Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk, while a bill to crack down on animal cruelty waits for final passage.
The final proposal blends key elements from both the Senate and House bills, aiming to balance safety requirements with financial flexibility for condo associations. The law will allow associations to invest their reserve funds, without a vote of unit owners, and also makes online voting possible for associations.
A bill in Tallahassee which would require EpiPen and anaphylaxis training for some schools is one step closer to becoming law.
Florida officials are appealing an injunction that freezes a new state law making it a misdemeanor for people who came to the country illegally to enter Florida if they elude immigration authorities.
The Florida Legislature passed a bill that will allow school districts to get around 2023 requirements for later start times for public and charter middle and high schools this week, sending the bill to Gov. Ron DeSantis for his signature.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and first lady Casey DeSantis announced a program to bring Hope Florida to school districts at an event at Fruitland Park Elementary School in Lake County Wednesday.
The Orange County Corrections Department confirmed Tuesday that since the beginning of 2025, the county jail has had 997 bookings with an ICE detainer.
Florida is poised to become the second state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, over the concerns of dentists and public health advocates who say the mineral is a safe, effective way to protect people of all ages from developing cavities.
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.
Another Central Florida city signed a resolution to have their police officers train with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — but not without hesitation.
On Monday, President Donald Trump announced several picks for his FEMA Review Council, including a state official here in Florida.
Drivers along one section of Interstate 4 are seeing shorter travel times with the opening of new congestion relief lanes.
Scrutiny of a welfare program that is the signature initiative of Florida first lady Casey DeSantis is threatening to undermine a potential run to succeed her husband as governor, as well as his own presidential ambitions.
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.
Rep. Alex Andrade, a Pensacola Republican who chairs the House Health Care Budget Subcommittee, announced the decision after the Hope Florida Foundation’s lawyer, Jeff Aaron, and leaders of nonprofits that received $5 million grants from the foundation refused to appear before the panel.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and first lady Casey DeSantis spoke at a church in St. Augustine to lay praise on Hope Florida.
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.
After a Brevard County teacher was found to have violated state law by calling a student by a “preferred name,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke with News 6 to give his two cents on the matter.
Florida students who were traumatized by the 2018 Parkland school shooting — and last week’s deadly shooting at Florida State University — are urging lawmakers in the Republican-controlled statehouse not to roll back gun restrictions they passed in the wake of the killing at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Student survivors of last week’s deadly shooting at Florida State University are urging legislators to block an effort to reverse a law passed in the wake of the 2018 Parkland shooting that raised the state’s gun-buying age from 18 to 21.
A growing number of Republican-led states are taking aim at driver's licenses issued by other states to people in the U.S. illegally.
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 Gov. Ron DeSantis demanding he reject a law that would lower the firearm purchase age back to 18 years old.
Removing lanes to slow down speeding drivers is a long-embraced strategy for improving safety on city streets.
Amidst pushback from some students, University of Central Florida has reaffirmed its commitment to a state version of the Trump’s administration Department of Government Efficiency.
Iowa looked a lot different in 2010, when Republican Kim Reynolds was first elected to statewide office.
Of all the roads in central Florida, I-4 is one of the busiest. And if you live in Seminole County, you've probably sat in traffic where it gets backed up over the St. Johns River Bridge.
Police say a man believed to be a Florida State University student opened fire on campus, killing two people and wounding at least six others before he was shot and wounded by responding officers.
Amid ongoing scrutiny of First Lady Casey DeSantis’ signature welfare-assistance program and an affiliated foundation, the executive director of the Hope Florida program is poised to step down.
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.
Fred Piccolo, a former spokesperson for Gov. Ron DeSantis who also served in other government communication roles statewide, was arrested Tuesday on a warrant for exposure of sexual organs, Manatee County jail records show.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called out the proposed Florida House budget that he says reverses “all the momentum” in supporting law enforcement across the state.
