Randy Fine

The proposals would repeal the state’s red flag law and prevent people under the age of 21 from buying a rifle.

With the backing of President-elect Donald Trump, state Sen. Randy Fine said Tuesday he will run for a congressional seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz.

Trump also threw his endorsement behind state Sen. Randy Fine, R-Brevard County, as a replacement for former U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz.

The dispute centers on the Health & Human Services panel's demand for internal info on standards of care for kids with gender dysphoria from the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Gov. Ron DeSantis won a decisive reelection in 2022, in a year when Republicans elsewhere didn't fare as well. But now that he's running for president, some in Florida wish he'd do his job at home.

The bill provides $45 million in grants to secure Jewish schools and institutions and other places that could be vulnerable to hate crimes. The Senate will take up the measure on Wednesday.

Months after the Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis approved a law that shields parts of searches, state university system officials added an additional layer of secrecy that requires nondisclosure agreements.

The finalists include an FSU dean, Naval Academy superintendent and former chancellor at UNC-Wilmington. They don't include state Rep. Randy Fine, who received support from the governor.

A judge says a House panel “has shown a legitimate interest" in obtaining the state American Academy of Pediatrics' documents on the development of care standards for minors diagnosed with gender dysphoria.

The Health & Human Services Committee was directed to investigate the standards of care for gender dysphoria adopted by Florida chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and Florida Psychiatric Association.

Search consultants hired by Florida Atlantic University thought they'd have the summer to recruit a pool of promising, qualified candidates to be the school's next leader. Instead, the application window will close on May 16 — just three weeks after it opened.

Under the bill, most kids under 18 won’t be able to receive gender affirming care including puberty blockers or hormone therapy.