Former Plantation mayor Lynn Stoner pleaded no contest and was sentenced to 12 months of probation with adjudication withheld after prosecutors said she tried to help a developer. The case stemmed from an OIG probe into a false city letter and other actions while she was in office.

SB 1756 cleared a Senate committee in Tallahassee, creating a conscience exemption for school vaccines and authorizing behind‑the‑counter ivermectin while narrowing emergency vaccine powers.

Hialeah is weighing a $1.2M, one‑year payment program to help low‑income homeowners 65 and up as state lawmakers push sweeping property‑tax changes. The checks would target the city’s most vulnerable older residents.

The City of Miami announced a 100% rebate of the city’s portion of property taxes for homesteaded seniors 65+, though rollout details are still pending.

Organizers say Stronger Miami collected more than 20,500 signatures to add four commissioners, tighten redistricting rules and move city elections to even‑year Novembers. The petitions now head to the Supervisor of Elections for verification.

Rep. María Elvira Salazar secured $25.6M in the FY26 omnibus for 13 Miami‑Dade projects, from PortMiami cold‑chain capacity to FIU cancer research and neighborhood flood fixes.

A sweeping Florida education bill would require HD fetal‑development videos in grades 6–12, let parents opt out and fold math, attendance and curriculum rules into one package.

Florida's public counsel says FPL customers are already paying into a multiyear settlement and that his office is appealing the commission's approval.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit St. Kitts for a one‑day CARICOM summit to press security, trade and stability after the U.S. operation in Venezuela. The trip is meant to reassure Caribbean leaders and lock in cooperation on drug interdiction and economic ties.

Preliminary VISIT FLORIDA estimates show 143.3 million visitors in 2025, driven by domestic travel and a record fourth quarter. The tally could reshape spring travel across Orlando, Miami and the Gulf Coast.

Parkland’s City Commission unanimously adopted the IHRA working definition of antisemitism into the municipal code, aligning local policy with state law amid a national rise in incidents.

Mayor Dean Trantalis' name appears in DOJ Epstein files; the reference is in a 2011 FBI memo, but the pages reviewed contain no charging language or evidence he communicated with Epstein.

New FBI memos published Sunday appear to show White House talks before the 2022 Mar‑a‑Lago search, adding fresh material to ongoing oversight fights.