A Raleigh contractor says months inside a crowded Georgia ICE center left him terrified; his family scrambled for bond and medical money while he fights deportation.

Justice John D. Couriel was announced as the next chief justice; his two‑year term begins July 1.

Mayor Donna Deegan announced Thursday she will seek a second term, pitching town halls and neighborhood investment as central to her campaign.

Paul Renner launched his 'Affordability Now' tour in Jacksonville and pitched a $34 billion property-tax rollback he says would be paid by efficiency measures and levies on nonresident investors.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced a statewide task force in Tampa to target Medicaid, SNAP and housing‑assistance fraud and named Scott Strauss special prosecutor.

City Council voted 11-8 to rename a segment of Confederate Street in Springfield to Rose Arbor Way, honoring the neighborhood’s historic rose arbor. The change follows years of debate over Confederate names and monuments.

Florida will pilot a state‑designed, college‑level U.S. history course in 2026–27 that can grant in‑state college credit for two standard history classes.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a petition asking the Census Bureau to exclude undocumented immigrants and some children from state counts, saying the 2020 tally shortchanged Florida.

Medicaid rollbacks and the expiration of enhanced ACA subsidies have left Florida’s hospitals and marketplace enrollees exposed to higher costs and coverage losses. Analysts and local leaders warn the effects could be severe.

State agencies have frozen tax‑increment payments to High Springs' CRA and warned of enforcement unless the missing FY 2023–24 audit is filed by May 4.

Dan Bilzerian has filed with the FEC and doubled down after calling Rep. Randy Fine “this fat jew,” turning an online fight into a formal GOP primary challenge. The entry raises fresh questions about vetting and rhetoric in Florida’s 6th District.

A federal appeals court found Florida’s Medicaid system is shortchanging medically complex children, citing staffing gaps and testimony that a baby died during a nurse shortage. The ruling revives a decade‑old DOJ lawsuit and orders institutional changes.

A state labor report shows Florida’s unemployment climbed to 4.5% in January, about 499,000 people out of work and uneven gains across industries. Regions and sectors are diverging.