Nikki Fried

On this week's Florida Roundup: This is the first time in over a century there’s not a single Democrat in statewide elected office. Also: the 2023 legislative session is coming, and the state may preempt local control over water quality, pollution and wetlands.

Fried, 45, replaces Manny Diaz as the party tries to rebound from a disastrous midterm election.

Local government officials can be fined if they attempt to restrict gun and ammunition sales.

The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services says the operator of the drop tower - from which 14-year-old Tyre Sampson fell to his death - should never again hold a ride permit in Florida.

Federal laws bar certain people from buying and possessing guns, including people who use drugs illegally.. While medical marijuana is legal in Florida, its use remains against U.S. law.

The dispute has been rooted in a conflict between federal and state laws. Under federal law, possession of marijuana is illegal; under a 2016 Florida constitutional amendment, hundreds of thousands of patients are able to buy medical marijuana.

The initial reports aren’t good for an industry that during the 2021-2022 season had its lowest production in eight decades.

The state Commission on Ethics this week sent the case against Agreculture Commissioner Nikki Fried to the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings, where a judge will conduct a hearing.

Several Democrats gathered at a golf club in Broward County in an attempt to unite the party after primary wins.

Charlie Crist has won Florida's Democratic primary for governor and will challenge GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis in Nov. DeSantis has an edge when it comes to fundraising, incumbency and registered voters.

For more than two decades, the Florida governor's mansion has been occupied by a Republican. Today, two of the state's more high profile Democrats hope to take a step closer to changing that.

The winner of Florida’s Democratic gubernatorial primary race will likely come down to who voters believe has the best chance of defeating Gov. Ron DeSantis in November.