Ron DeSantis

The governor sliced about $1.6 billion from the budget using his line-item veto power.

As Florida lawmakers negotiate the state budget, tensions are escalating between Gov. Ron DeSantis and House Speaker Daniel Perez.

The special session on redistricting, artificial intelligence and more has been announced to start on April 28th.

Entering his final legislative session, critics of the governor are saying his power to turn his leadership into unchallenged policy wins is the most diminished it has been since he was first elected.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis publicly backed the arrest on Monday, while anti-U.S. intervention protestors demonstrated outside Florida’s Capitol over the weekend.

Artificial Intelligence has piqued the interest of Florida policy makers and politicians ahead of the upcoming 2026 Legislative session. But the state may be on a collision course with the federal government.

FIRE, a prominent free speech advocacy group, is criticizing the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel and several Florida teachers for their comments on the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.

The Governor’s task force is auditing local governments and state universities to highlight what he alleges is misspending.

This comes as other heavily blue or red states are looking at their own maps in the run-up to the 2026 midterm elections and the anticipated fight for control of the U.S. House.

The bill eases some costs due to regulations passed following the Surfside Condo collapse. While DeSantis said the regulations are important, he thinks a balance needs to be struck.