After the judge issued her order extension, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sent a memo to state and local law enforcement officers telling them to refrain from enforcing the law, even though he disagreed with it.

Northwest Florida lawmakers have said the 2018 law created fierce battles in Walton County between waterfront property owners and other people seeking to use beaches.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture canceled two food programs earlier this year that would have provided $1 billion in funding. The budget cuts are part of the federal initiative to reduce government spending.

Parents have brought up various concerns on phone restrictions — with the main themes being communication during emergencies and medical situations.

The gray and white bird held off challenges for a fourth consecutive year in the Capitol to unseat it from its perch as Florida's state bird.

The bill, heading to the governor after House passage, doesn't specifically reference fluoride, but it will require the mineral and some other health additives be removed from public drinking water.

Drowning is the No. 1 cause of death for children ages 1 to 4 in Florida, according to the Florida Department of Health.

Perez wants a select committee to work over the summer to draft several constitutional amendments to go on the ballot in 2026 to bring property tax reform in several areas,

Once it passes 3,000 pre-sale orders, it will join over 100 other specialty plates in Florida, including Buffett’s Save the Manatee plate.

The panel has been tasked with reforming and streamlining the nation's disaster response and recovery as the president shifts more responsibility from FEMA to the states.

In a statewide survey conducted by Mainstreet Research for MediaLab@FAU, Florida voters gave their input topics as diverse as gun control, abortion and DOGE. One hot issue seems to cross partisan lines: climate change.

A handful of Florida universities, including UF, are now officially signed on to have campus cops help Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, while faculty at three universities have asked for a halt to the program.