A state appeals court Wednesday ruled that Florida’s ban on openly carrying guns is unconstitutional.
DeSantis said from his talks with Trump, the president is more concerned with vote-by-mail rules used in states without “adequate safeguards." (Graphic/VoteOsceola.gov)
Shoppers will be able to avoid paying sales taxes on gun purchases from Monday through the end of the year. (Photo/Mike Exline, News Service of Florida)
State Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo on Wednesday vowed to end vaccine mandates in Florida, putting the state in the middle of a growing national debate. (Photo/Florida Department of Health)
Questions have swirled about whether newly appointed Lt. Gov. Jay Collins or Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis would also run for governor.
The law (HB 3), which was one of the biggest issues of the 2024 legislative session, seeks to prevent children under age 16 from opening social-media accounts on certain platforms — though it would allow parents to give consent for 14- and 15-year-olds to have accounts. Children under 14 could not open accounts.
Gov. Ron DeSantis, and state and county legal and education leaders were in Sunbridge Tuesday to announce legal action against textbook publishers they say overcharged the School District of Osceola County. (Photos/https://www. clickorlando.com/news/politics/2025/08/19/florida-gov-ron-desantis-holdsnews- conference-at-st-cloud-school/)
Florida has executed 114 more killers since then, nine of them this year. Two more are set to die this month.
Florida Supreme Court Justice Jamie Grosshans swears in Tampa Republican Jay Collins as lieutenant governor. (News Service of Florida Photo/Tom Urban)
U.S. District Judge Rodolfo Ruiz called for the agreement during a hearing in a lawsuit alleging, in part, that people held at the facility — dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” — are being prevented access to lawyers and are unable to contest their detention.
