Dara Kam - News Service of Florida

The House’s move to delve into the vetoes comes two weeks after the Legislature overrode a $57 million veto for “legislative support services” in the budget — the first time a veto was overridden.

A week after the Legislature snubbed his proposals, Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared to tamp down his dispute with GOP leaders, saying "we've had great discussions."

The governor plans to use his Florida Freedom Fund, which was key in defeating marijuana and abortion measures last year, to support strong conservative candidates against defiant legislators.

The six professors claim the restrictions violate educators’ and students’ speech rights. They say is has "left instructors and students fearful for the future of not only education, but also free thought and democracy in Florida.”

The revamped proposal from the Smart & Safe Florida committee seeks to address issues raised by Gov. Ron DeSantis, who led a drive to defeat last year’s constitutional measure.

Florida marijuana regulators rejected rejected Green Thumb Industries' requests to open dispensaries near or adjacent to the stores. An administrative law judge just ruled in favor of the denial.

Attorneys for the the former Hillsborough County state attorney, who was suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis and lost his reelection bid in November, argued that his legal efforts to overturn the suspension should be allowed to proceed.

Lawmakers in 2022 and 2023 passed a series of measures aimed at stabilizing the state’s insurance market as insurance companies fled the state and policyholders saw premiums skyrocket.

Florida's 2025 legislative session will begin with 26 new lawmakers in the 120-member state House and nine new Florida senators out of 40 — but the make-up of the chambers will shift in the coming months due to President-elect Donald Trump.

The state Department of Health’s website identified a list of 22 applicants that received “letters of intent to approve” medical-marijuana licenses. The selection comes more than 18 months after the application period for the licenses closed in April 2023.