The new state budget passed on June 30 has some Bay County impacts: Two projects vetoed, tax relief for businesses, and the ...

The project, backed by Ocala Sen. Stan McClain and Chiefland Rep. Chad Johnson, both Republicans, sought to fund planning and ...

In a surprising and possibly unlawful act, five state legislators were denied entry Thursday into a taxpayer-funded migrant detention center deep in the Everglades, raising questions about what will ...

Nearly 150 new Florida laws went into effect on July 1 after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed 11 more the day before. Here is what ...

In all, DeSantis made more than 450 line-item vetoes statewide totaling about $567 million in $117.4 billion 2025-26 budget.

Red, Hot, & Boom, one of Central Florida's largest Fourth of July celebrations, returns for its 28th year at Cranes Roost ...

Floridians faced sweeping changes on July 1 as new legislation making "dangerous excessive speeding" a criminal offense in ...

In May, storm shutters were a topic of discussion in a Cape Coral City Council meeting. There is division on what should be ...

A coalition of immigrant rights, faith and pro-democracy organizations presented a letter with 12,000 signatures Tuesday to ...

The new legislation concerns everything from school preparedness for medical emergencies to tougher consequences for animal ...

Florida’s budget has grown from $82.6 billion in 2019 to $118.6 billion for the current year. But Sen. Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, resisted the move, saying it would hamper lawmakers' ability to ...

Martin County Fire Rescue is issuing a renewed warning about water safety, after three young children drowned in less than a ...