The News Service of Florida

Secretary of State Cord Byrd outlined $3.15 million for the Office of Election Crimes and Security, which was created last year and is staffed by five people.

The U.S. Supreme Court has asked the U.S. solicitor general to file briefs about the federal government’s position as states target social media companies.

A soon-to-be-released report will estimate Florida’s agriculture industry sustained about $1.07 billion in damages from Hurricane Ian, with growers of citrus, vegetable and horticultural crops taking the biggest hits from the wind, rains and flooding. But citrus growers think the estimate doesn’t show the full damage from the storm.

A House panel wants to eliminate a restriction on schools and employees causing “compensation to be directed” to student-athletes and lessen disparities in packages allowed by other states.

The ceremony came more than five years after state lawmakers issued an apology to the victims and to the families of dozens of the boys who died of abuse.

Plaintiffs challenging a state law restricting how race-related concepts can be taught in higher education say the DeSantis administration is violating a federal judge’s order that blocked parts of the law.

Reports show the Florida pension system had investment losses of about 6.2 percent during the fiscal year that ended June 30 — similar to pension-system losses across the country.

Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson says the proposal is intended to prohibit financial institutions from collecting and monitoring information on Floridians’ firearm and ammunition purchases.

Florida Democratic Party Chairman Manny Diaz resigned Monday. Diaz, a former Miami mayor, became Democratic chairman after the 2020 elections.

After an appeals court upheld a school-board policy that prevented a transgender male student from using boys’ bathrooms, a federal judge has reopened a legal battle about a 2021 Florida law that bars transgender female students from playing on women’s and girls’ sports teams.