A Miami federal judge dismissed President Trump’s $10 billion defamation suit against The Wall Street Journal over reporting tied to a 2003 Epstein-era note.

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.

President Trump is expected cageside at UFC 327 in Miami Saturday; local outlets warn of road closures and heavy security around downtown and MIA.

Commissioners will vote next Tuesday on whether to study pulling Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue out of the sheriff’s office, with big budget and staffing implications.

Miami‑Dade’s procurement shop helped land a Wait n’ Rest concession at MIA, projecting about $10M and a larger county revenue share while lining up vendor outreach.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier warned Barry University School of Law after students say it rejected a Turning Point USA chapter, raising questions about viewpoint discrimination.

Lake Worth Beach set a $285K–$345K pay range for its next city manager, a move city leaders say is needed to recruit experienced leadership amid mixed public reaction.

Mayor Dean Trantalis told a judge he no longer sees his former partner as a threat and the court adjusted the protection order. The criminal case has been reassigned outside Broward.

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.

An ethics panel found probable cause that Edwin Miller, MDEAT’s housing chief, may have given a nonprofit an unfair procurement edge and recommended an OIG review.

Sumter County Sheriff Pat Breeden endorsed Byron Donalds on April 8, a pickup the campaign says puts a majority of Florida sheriffs behind the Trump‑backed front‑runner. The move adds to a string of law‑enforcement endorsements and big‑name supporters.

DOJ documents and Miami Herald reporting show Epstein pitched himself as an adviser to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and accepted pieces of the Kaaba’s kiswa.

A mapping mismatch has left much of Brownsville off the county study area, complicating residents’ push to incorporate and prompting calls for a redraw.