News Service of Florida

A $112.1 billion budget that Florida lawmakers passed last week covers more than the state’s basics for education, health care, and law enforcement.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is asking the public to report freshwater turtles that appear sick, act strangely, or are dead — as wildlife officials study a virus infecting them.

More than 1 million recreational boats are registered in Florida, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

A Miami police-oversight board Wednesday urged the Florida Supreme Court to reject arguments that a 2018 constitutional amendment known as “Marsy’s Law” applies to law-enforcement officers.

This spring marks the final time public school students will take tests known as the Florida Standards Assessments. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a measure Tuesday that will revamp the state’s testing system.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill that shields identifying information about applicants vying to become presidents of state colleges and universities.

Florida lawmakers finished the regular legislative session Monday by passing a $112.1 billion budget for the fiscal year that will start July 1. Here are snapshots of 10 big issues from the session.

The session was originally scheduled to end Friday, but a delay in finalizing the budget forced lawmakers to extend until Monday. The session adjourned at 1:03 p.m., after votes on the budget and a series of related bills.

With Gov. Ron DeSantis vowing to veto a congressional redistricting plan, a lawsuit filed late Friday asks a federal court to set new U.S. House districts that would be used in this fall’s elections.

Florida lawmakers will vote Monday on a record $112.1 billion state budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year, up 10.4 percent from a spending plan approved for the current year.