Wilton Simpson

Friends of the Everglades Executive Director Eve Samples says the measure boils down to "manipulation of the new Lake Okeechobee plan."

House Speaker Chris Sprowls and Senate President Wilton Simpson say many of the motorists who would benefit from the 25-cent-a-gallon discount wouldn’t be from Florida.

While the legislative maps moved forward, work on the congressional map has paused.

Cases for the 2nd District Court of Appeal are currently heard in downtown Tampa and Lakeland.

During the legislature's special session, House Speaker Chris Sprowls said businesses “are under no obligation to follow the OSHA rule” as long as a federal injunction remains in place.

“What occurred in Senator Polsky’s office was unprofessional and will not be tolerated in the Senate," Florida Senate President Wilton Simpson wrote in a memo.

President Wilton Simpson sent a memo to senators saying it was disappointing to learn of the incident at the office of Democratic state Sen. Tina Polsky.

Simpson blamed chronic staffing shortages and high turnover rates on corrections officials’ “lack of vision” and “myopia” in operating the troubled prison system.

The Pasco County Republican is the most prominent candidate to enter the race that will be vacated with Democrat Nikki Fried running for governor.

DeSantis said it should be up to the parents, and not school districts, to determine whether children should wear masks in schools.

Lauran Monbarren previously served as an administrator at Pasco-Hernando State College.

Wilton Simpson took on some challenging questions from Tampa Tiger Bay Club members while saying population growth is the biggest challenge Florida faces.