Governor Ron DeSantis

This week, Governor Ron DeSantis suggested he’d like to see a special session for the Florida legislature to consider protecting small businesses from lawsuits related to COVID-19.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis wants the legislature to work on his plan to crack down on what he calls violent protests. DeSantis calls the plan the “Combating Violence, Disorder and Looting & Law Enforcement Protection Act. But another elected official thinks lawmakers should have another focus when they return to Tallahassee in November.

The move comes as President Donald Trump, the man who propelled DeSantis to the Governor’s Mansion, campaigns for reelection on a “law and order” platform.

The proposal withholds state funding and grants from local governments that attempt to slash law enforcement budgets.

Governor Ron DeSantis has filled the remaining vacancy on Florida’s Supreme Court, announcing his new pick this week. The move followed a legal push-and-pull, and the governor’s initial choice getting rejected.

Slow-moving Hurricane Sally dumped rain on the western Florida Panhandle Wednesday, causing devastating flooding and in some cases washing out parts of bridges.

After a legal push-and-pull over who would fill a vacancy on the Florida Supreme Court, DeSantis picked 5th District Court of Appeals judge Jamie Grosshans.

Attorneys for Gov. Ron DeSantis are trying to scuttle a lawmaker’s renewed challenge to DeSantis’ appointment of Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Renatha Francis to the Florida Supreme Court.

Here’s what’s transpired in the case over the last several days and what comes next as more districts prepare to start the 2020-2021 school year:

Governor Ron DeSantis joined executives from Florida theme parks Wednesday for a press conference to discuss the parks’ reopening.