Dara Kam - News Service of Florida

The restriction on who can collect and deliver petition signatures went too far in limiting the committees’ activities, the judge said.

Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit seeking to close "Alligator Alcatraz," but the Trump administration has sought to distance the federal government from the project.

A spokesperson said the Florida Department of Financial Services is processing an initial round of checks in the amount of $21,253.98 to 926 approved applicants.

Acquiring a medical marijuana license, setting up facilities and securing dispensary locations costs tens of millions of dollars. Meanwhile, hemp retailers can set up shop faster, easier and cheaper.

If approved for the 2025-2026 school year, they would be the first tuition hikes in more than a decade for out-of-state students.

Amid criticism, the University of West Florida Board of Trustees voted 8-2 in selecting Manny Díaz Jr. as the school’s interim president.

One of the most controversial parts of the law, passed by the Legislature on May 2 and immediately signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, shortens from 30 to 10 days the length of time to submit signed petitions to supervisors of elections.

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.

Florida Senate President Ben Albritton wrote in a memo that he believes they are making progress but are not in a position to begin the budget conference next week.

Smart & Safe Florida, the political committee behind the 2024 marijuana proposal, is trying to place a similar recreational weed measure on next year’s ballot, and has about 219,000 valid signatures for the effort.