Gov. Ron DeSantis on Feb. 18 issued a death warrant for Edward James, leading to arguments in state and federal courts about whether he should be executed.

Juul will send $30 million to the newly created Vape Free Florida Fund to help in the enforcement laws to protect “children from harmful marketing and products.”

Gov. Ron DeSantis as signed the death warrant for 48-year-old Michael Tanzi, who was found guilty of murdering 49-year-old Janet Acosta in Miami. It would be Florida's third execution of the year.

Lawyers for the Board of Governors said the funding part of the 2023 law is “not a direct regulation on speech” and that professors can still make presentations at conferences without university funding.

In addition, outgoing DCF Secretary Shevaun Harris introduced the use of enhanced screening tools to assist in recognizing the potential for youth trafficking.

The firing of the only two park rangers to watch over manatees at a federal reserve incensed Kieran Suckling of the Center for Biological Diversity, so he sued.

At least 20 states have settled disputes with the insurance giant since 2021 over allegations that its pharmacy benefit manager operation overcharged Medicaid programs. Why are Florida and Georgia holdouts?

The Senate measure would go further than the House's in some ways. For instance, it would require volunteer petition gatherers — not just paid circulators, as is the case now — to register with the state.

The immigration agency had listed Lake Placid, New York, as having signed a 287(g) pact. It was actually the city in Highlands County. The mistake was eventually corrected, but not without some confusion.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said he has directed state law enforcement officials to assist Miami Beach and other cities with resources and personnel through April.

The Office of Public Counsel, which represents consumers in utility issues, filed a notice that it was appealing regulators' approval of the increases, as did the groups Florida Rising and LULAC Florida.

The measure, approved by the Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations Committee, would change a law to make it easier for someone exonerated with previous convictions to receive state compensation.