Sandra Bradbury was sworn in as Pinellas Park’s mayor as new council members took their oaths and council meetings were scheduled for Tuesday nights at City Hall.

Secretary Rubio's State Department has reworked the Foreign Service exam and recast A‑100 to emphasize U.S. history, logical reasoning and an 'America First' curriculum.

The Florida Supreme Court has been asked to rule whether statewide grand juries can indict people who leak their proceedings, a fight tied to the Barbara Myrick case.

DeSantis announced he signed bills to stiffen penalties for dangerous crimes and sexual offenses, including tougher sentences for child sexual‑abuse material and remand rules.

Federal prosecutors will announce indictments in a bribery probe involving public officials at a DOJ press conference in Tampa at 1:30 p.m. Monday.

A bipartisan bill from Reps. Gus Bilirakis and Julia Brownley would stop Medicaid from disappearing for foster children placed in certain residential treatment programs.

Pasco County leaders moved to create a dedicated taxing unit to protect funding for roughly $500M in parks projects. The proposal spotlights a $90M Villages of Pasadena Hills 'super park.'

An exclusive ProPublica analysis shows ICE arrested and detained parents of at least 11,000 U.S.-born children in the first seven months of 2025, straining schools and child‑welfare systems. ICE has also rewritten internal guidance as family detention rises.

At a March 17 hearing Rep. Jared Moskowitz said 'over two and a half trillion dollars' couldn't be accounted for at the Pentagon and pressed witnesses for answers. GAO and DoD reports show large material‑weakness exposure.

Iran‑backed Houthis claimed a missile strike toward Israel and Israel says it intercepted the projectile as U.S. forces report new casualties and reposition in the Gulf.

The state board reclassified Introduction to Sociology as an elective for 2026–27, part of a broader rewrite of college curricula that faculty say censors core topics.

A bipartisan Senate push aims to close a federal gap that has let some offenders avoid production charges when minors are filmed while unaware.

A D.C. judge cleared the way for a rare Endangered Species Committee meeting that could exempt Gulf oil and gas from ESA protections. Conservationists warn the move risks the Rice’s whale.