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A legislative committee voted along partisan lines to approve budget amendments allowing DeSantis to pay for his crackdown on immigration.
Meanwhile, the Florida Realtors have contributed $10 million for a pro-Amendment 3 campaign.
Payment error rates measure the accuracy of each state’s eligibility and benefit determinations in the SNAP Program.
The development comes nearly eight years after Floridians approved Amendment 4 designed to restore voting rights to 1.5 million people.
2026 has seen 23 executions in six states, 13 of them in Florida.
Lawmakers said they were more determined than ever to exert their inherent state authority as they look to oppose Trump.
The Florida Education Association supports guidelines for protecting children.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds named Miami-Dade County Sen. Bryan Avila to serve as his running mate Tuesday.
Sanders sees a candidate who will ‘take on the greed of the billionaire class.’
The marquee race will likely be the contest for attorney general between James Uthmeier and José Javier Rodríguez.
The GOP gubernatorial candidate also says he’ll follow Ron DeSantis’ precedent of removing ‘rogue’ state attorneys.
The two House Democrats vie for the Tampa Bay area state Senate seat being vacated by Darryl Rouson.
A former incumbent federally indicted for stealing disaster money. The former frontman of a 1980s Miami hip hop group.
“Dayna's vision is ingrained in an idea that Floridians shouldn’t just be granted scraps, but the whole plate.” Matthew Grocholske said.
‘They are anarchist psychos who want to destroy this country,’ Republican incumbent Moody says of left-leaning Democrats.
Seven Democratic hopefuls are vying to represent Florida’s 24th Congressional District.
“The Florida Department of Corrections is committed to investing in the men and women who choose to serve and support public safety."
Fishback remains optimistic, tying Collins’ attempt to strike him from the race to Donalds.
Wednesday, the Florida Board of Education adopted a provision requiring the records transfer into administrative policy.
Now a tropical storm, Bertha is headed beyond Florida's borders, bringing with it potential flash flooding and up to six inches of rainfall.
