After a Jan. 2 Hobe Sound crash left two teens dead and another with massive medical bills, a Tequesta mother pressed lawmakers to require bodily‑injury insurance. The plea exposes gaps in Florida’s current PIP‑based system.

A nearly $458K Python 5000 pothole patcher bought by Hollywood sat idle after quick breakdowns; officials are now trying to sell the unit and answer why legal action stalled.

House and Senate bills would raise Florida’s sovereign‑immunity caps, but they disagree on how big the increases should be. The session ends March 13, 2026.

Companion bills in Tallahassee would broaden Marsy’s Law to hide victims’ identifying details and temporarily withhold officers' names after certain incidents.

House passes CS/HB 725 to require campuses to publish political-activity rules; critics say the law could deter voter outreach and student speech.

A Miami traffic law firm says Florida's updated tag‑obscuring statute is unconstitutionally vague and has asked a federal judge to block enforcement and clear past citations.

Miami‑Dade’s tax collector says nearly 1,000 disabled‑parking placards were revoked after a county audit flagged hundreds of questionable applications. Letters are being mailed to holders.

The Florida House approved HB 253 in a 116–0 vote to expand state dental grant eligibility for veterans. The bipartisan measure, led by Rep. Jervonte "Tae" Edmonds, now goes to the Senate.

Florida accounted for six ICE‑custody deaths in 2025 amid a national spike that made the year the deadliest for ICE detainees in decades.

UF pulled a Spring 2026 WARP syllabus after course materials offered "access riders" to queer, trans and BIPOC students — administrators said the language was removed to comply with a state anti‑DEI rule.

The Supreme Court declined to review Joe Carollo’s appeal, leaving a roughly $63.5M jury verdict intact and paving the way for collection and insurance fights in Miami.

Four director‑level staffers have left City Hall as Boynton Beach works to narrow a multimillion‑dollar gap in next year’s budget.

A CROWN Act bill that would bar school discipline for natural hairstyles failed to advance in a Florida committee, advocates said. Sponsors and students vowed to keep pushing.