The proposal aims to create “opportunities for rural communities to expand education offerings, increase health care services, and modernize commerce” according to a release announcing the bills filing.

After Helene and Milton pounded Florida’s Gulf Coast last year, the Federal Emergency Management Agency needs help paying National Flood Insurance Program claims.

Florida lawmakers and Governor Ron DeSantis have finally reached consensus, passing two immigration reform bills this week, but the process to get there has reshaped the relationships and power dynamics among the state’s top government leaders.

It’s part of a Republican push to protect 2nd amendment rights.

He says children have been staying overnight in the offices of Florida’s community-based care agencies

The Orlando Democrat was first elected to the Florida House in 2006 and served multiple terms in both House and Senate.

James Dennis Ford was put to death with a lethal injection as about 25 witnesses watched at Florida State Prison Thursday evening.

Quickly signed into law by the governor, the wide-ranging plan toughens penalties for crimes committed by undocumented immigrants; creates a statewide immigration enforcement panel; imposes the death penalty for undocumented immigrants who commit first-degree murder or rape children; and makes it a state crime for undocumented immigrants to enter the state.

Speakers included DCF Secretary Shevaun Harris and AHCA Chief of Staff Stefan Grow

They have successfully killed the insect behind the greening disease in the lab, but the real test will come over the next three years to see if they survive in citrus groves.