Nikki Fried

Democrats say it's a "raid on women’s rights" while Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state's abortion law is “the strongest that Florida has seen in decades.”

Congressman Charlie Crist and the other Democratic gubernatorial candidates say their priority is to stop Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and the “culture wars” he has championed.

He says it's to help protect the state's Second Amendment rights while criticizing Nikki Fried, whose department issues concealed weapons permits.

The lawsuit seeks to block the new law and a rule approved last year by the State Board of Education that targeted instruction on critical race theory.

Can Florida get all of its electricity from renewable sources by the year 2050?

Fried's announcement came after the young people represented by the nonprofit Our Children’s Trust law firm, filed a petition seeking it.

She also said affordable housing and condo safety "are issues that are impacting people’s lives every day."

Critics blasted the Legislature for ending its regular session on March 14 without taking any new steps to protect homeowners from skyrocketing insurance costs.

The governor now has the power to appoint most agency heads, subject to confirmation by the Senate. The new law changes the process for several appointments that involve the Cabinet.

Gov. Ron DeSantis easily leads Democratic candidates Nikki Fried and Charlie Crist in the new poll from the University of North Florida, and would out Donald Trump in a presidential primary.

Florida lawmakers are tasked every legislative session with passing a budget for the next fiscal year. And for the last four decades the government spending watchdog organization Florida TaxWatch has been monitoring how those dollars are spent.

Her "Clean Water Initiative" would require state officials to adopt "best management practices" for the use of fertilizers and pesticides on farms.