Regulators pressed Duke Energy Florida over a tariff meant to keep AI data‑center costs off household bills. A late‑August PSC hearing will test whether the filing meets SB 484.

A Sarasota lawsuit pushed a change to state law that prevents collection fees from eating into voter-approved school-tax dollars, freeing more money for classrooms.

The 2026‑27 state budget includes $500K for a Human Coalition telecare program while Florida continues to fund the Pregnancy Care Network with nearly $29.5M.

A Collier County school board member has sued Byron Donalds, alleging he cornered and threatened her during a 2022 Naples grocery confrontation as the GOP primary approaches.

Court records and local reporting show GOP hopeful Arthur Joseph McCaffrey faced multiple criminal cases, including child‑neglect allegations from 2024.

Taylor Hatch resigned as Florida’s DCF secretary effective July 3 after a delayed confirmation tied to the Hope Florida controversy and rising SNAP error-rate concerns.

A federal appeals panel ruled July 7, 2026 that parts of Florida’s Stop WOKE law cannot be enforced against public university professors, preserving classroom speech protections.

WPBF will produce and televise Florida's U.S. Senate and gubernatorial debates at FAU in Boca Raton on Oct. 13 and Oct. 15, with Todd McDermott moderating.

An appeals court affirmed dismissal of Florida’s 2023 suit, finding private accreditors aren’t federal actors. The ruling shifts the fight back to policy and the Education Department.

An en banc Eleventh Circuit opinion says Alabama’s total residential ban on certain convicted parents faces strict‑scrutiny review and has been remanded for narrower review.

President Trump pardoned 10 people convicted for disabling vehicle emissions controls as the Justice Department had earlier paused criminal 'defeat device' prosecutions.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier subpoenaed FICO seeking pricing, licensing and bureau communications as part of a probe into possible anticompetitive conduct.

Lulu Gribbin’s 2024 shark attack helped push a new federal law allowing geotargeted cellphone alerts after local shark bites.