More than one month after ending the regular session without passing a budget, legislative leaders said Thursday they have a deal on top-line spending levels. (News Service of Florida)

Forrest Boone, director of regulatory affairs for the Florida Electric Cooperative Association, said changes are still being worked into the process from the 2024 season that saw three storms make landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast. (Photo/News Service of Florida file photo)

Florida’s unemployment rate ticked up in January to 4.5 percent, a jump of 0.2 percent from December, new data released from the Department of Commerce shows. (Photo/Metro Creative)

As soon as Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation Wednesday requiring voters to prove their citizenship in future elections, voting rights groups filed a legal challenge against it.

With the regular session in the rearview mirror, the calls for Gov. Ron DeSantis to apply his signature to bills or bring out the veto pen are just getting started.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday proposed temporarily suspending state gas taxes next year. (News Service of Florida file photo)

Sen. Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, is slated Tuesday to be formally designated as the next Senate president. (News Service of Florida photo Colin Hackley/File)

As the scheduled end of the legislative session nears and committees are slated to stop meeting after Tuesday, some bills that had a fighting chance in January are now on life support. (Getty Images via News Service of Florida)