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Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP/FR121174 APFlorida First Lady Casey DeSantis on Friday left open speculation about whether she will run for governor in 2026. When asked by a reporter at Florida International University about the contest, she replied by using a quote from baseball legend Yogi Berra: “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” -
AP Photo/Gary McCulloughAs the legislative session gets underway, WFSU is giving listeners a rundown of how the Florida Legislature works.
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The toll to Florida parks and wilderness lands amid sweeping federal job cuts includes at least six biologists and other workers at understaffed refuges. -
The potential constitutional amendment would abolish the Lt. Gov.'s office and create a new Cabinet position of “commissioner of government efficiency.”
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It would recruit case managers, combat child sex trafficking, and create a professional foster care pilot program -
Rep. Berny Jacques calls trafficking "a scourge that is worth taking on" -
Florida sheriffs say they need more space to handle the numbers of undocumented immigrants they will be arresting. -
The 287G agreements allow deputies to enforce immigration violations as part of their routine duties and allows ICE to serve and execute administrative warrants in their jails. -
U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Naples, announced Tuesday night that he will run in 2026. If elected, he would become Florida's first Black governor. -
Sen. Simon says the Legislature is on a tight budget. -
A vertically floating vessel and an underwater habitat could give Florida scientists greater access to oceanic research. -
The task force is named after DOGE, or Department of Government Efficiency, temporary federal department led by billionaire Elon Musk.
