Mike Schneider - Associated Press

Last year, more people moved to Polk county than to any other in the United States, almost 30,000.

The number of children age 14 and younger has grown this decade by 18.4% in the Wildwood-The Villages metro area. The big reason is the working-age population has risen by 19.1%.

Florida arts groups are scrambling after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis unexpectedly vetoed $32 million in arts funding, eliminating all state grants in a move that advocates say will devastate arts and culture in the Sunshine State.

The five DeSantis-appointed board members to the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District voted unanimously to approve a new development deal with Disney, committing to make infrastructure improvements in exchange for Disney investing up to $17 billion into Disney World over the next two decades.

The 2024 hurricane season is expected to be busier than average. To ensure that people everywhere are prepared, officials visited residents in Sanford, a landlocked city in the middle of the Sunshine State.

The Florida Supreme Court said in a ruling on Thursday that the type of petition the opponents had filed was the wrong vehicle for challenging the compact between the Seminole Tribe of Florida and Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration.

Disney and the DeSantis appointees are fighting in state court over who controls the governing district for Disney World.

Disney has sued DeSantis in federal court, claiming the governor violated its free speech rights by punishing it for expressing opposition to the law.

The group of former governors, U.S. House members and presidential administration officials filed a "friend of the court" brief on Wednesday in Disney's federal lawsuit against DeSantis.

DeSantis' motion said the judge referenced the ongoing dispute between his administration and Disney during hearings in two unrelated lawsuits before him.