Special session to address Florida's home insurance failures
video

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday expressed confidence that a special legislative session will help stabilize Florida?s property-insurance system, but the troubled market is taking another blow as a group of companies is poised to cancel more than 68,000 policies.

2022 midterms: Jim Pillen beats Trump's candidate in Nebraska governor primary

Jim Pillen, a hog farm owner and veterinarian, defeated eight challengers, including Charles Herbster, a businessman who faced groping allegations late in the campaign.

New Florida tax holidays, exemptions announced for 2022
video

Florida residents will soon see some relief in their wallets. During a news conference Friday in Ocala, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law what he says is the largest tax relief package in the state's history.

Lawsuit challenges dismantling of Disney World?s Reedy Creek
video

Three Florida residents have filed the first lawsuit challenging the state's recently passed legislation dissolving The Walt Disney Co.?s self-governing district.

Landmark abortion case could be overturned by Supreme Court, report suggests
video

A draft opinion circulated among Supreme Court justices suggests that earlier this year a majority of them had thrown support behind overturning the 1973 case Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a report.

Gov. DeSantis plans to pass constitutional carry law
video

In a news conference Friday, Gov. Ron DeSantis said he still plans to pass a constitutional carry, or permit-less carry law.

Questions remain after Reedy Creek district is dissolved
video

The fallout continues after Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a law dissolving special tax districts including the Reedy Creek Improvement District, which effectively allows Walt Disney World to govern itself.

Florida House passes congressional redistricting plan, sending bill to governor's desk

The Florida House gave final approval Thursday to a congressional redistricting plan that is expected to help Republicans and reduce the number of Black Democrats representing the state.

Florida House passes congressional redistricting plan
video

Over the chants of Democratic lawmakers who planted themselves in the center of the chamber in protest, the Florida House gave final approval Thursday to a congressional redistricting plan that is expected to help Republicans and reduce the number of Black Democrats representing the state.

Florida House passes bill stripping Disney of self governing status
video

The Florida House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday that would dissolve Walt Disney World?s special governing power in the state.

DeSantis vs. Disney: Debating future of Reedy Creek
video

State lawmakers are in a special legislative session debating the fate of independent special districts, such as the Reedy Creek Improvement District, that effectively allows Walt Disney World to self-govern itself.

DOJ will appeal mask ruling if CDC calls for it
video

The U.S. Department of Justice says it will appeal a ruling that eliminated COVID-19 mask mandates for public transportation if the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) deems it necessary. This comes as mask requirements are being dropped at airports, on trains and in rideshare services.

Political analyst says there's a 50-50 chance of Reedy Creek extinction
video

As Florida lawmakers talk about eliminating independent special districts, many in Central Florida wonder how Disney's Reedy Creek Improvement District will be impacted.

AARP Florida concerned new law will negatively impact nursing home care
video

In a state with one of the largest 65-plus populations in the U.S., AARP Florida is sounding the alarm about a bill recently signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

'Don't Say Gay' law draws lawsuit from LGBTQ rights group
video

An LGBTQ advocacy group on Thursday sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to block a new law forbidding classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in Kindergarten through third grade.

Gov. DeSantis signs bill prohibiting gender identity, sexual orientation instruction in grades K-3
video

LGBTQ-advocacy groups and federal education officials Monday condemned Gov. Ron DeSantis for signing a bill that will bar instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in early school grades, with one organization pledging to file a lawsuit.

Val Demings on key issues in race to unseat Sen. Marco Rubio
video

Representative Val Demings talked to FOX 53's Nestor Mato from Fort Myers where is she on tour campaigning to unseat senator Marco Rubio.

Biden pledges new Ukraine aid, warns Russia on chemical weapons
video

President Joe Biden and Western allies pledged new sanctions and humanitarian aid on Thursday in response to Vladimir Putin?s assault on Ukraine, but their offers fell short of the more robust military assistance that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pleaded for in a pair of live-video appearances.

Florida?s DeSantis, Disney butt heads over LGBTQ school bill
video

Walt Disney Co. is suspending its political donations in Florida after the company?s CEO received huge blowback for not using Disney?s vast influence in the state to try to quash a recently passed Republican bill that would prevent teachers from instructing early grades on LGBTQ issues.

Disney CEO calls Gov. DeSantis, speaks out against 'Don't Say Gay' bill
video

When Disney talks, people listen. So people paid attention when Disney CEO Bob Chapek mentioned in the shareholder meeting Wednesday that he talked to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis about the so-called ?Don?t Say Gay? bill.