Florida Politics

Here's a list of all the new laws taking effect in Florida beginning on October 1, 2023.

As the state appeals a Leon County circuit judge’s ruling that a congressional redistricting plan violated the Florida Constitution, another battle about the plan is poised to play out in federal court.

The Republican Party of Florida voted Friday against requiring candidates running in the state’s presidential primary to pledge to support the eventual nominee, ensuring former President Donald Trump won’t have to sign an oath to compete in the March election alongside Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Seminole County’s Supervisor of Elections is speaking out against what he describes as years of racist behavior. He says he understands his interactions at work and the way people in the public view him moving forward may be different as a result.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said "no" to mask mandates ever returning to Florida.

Suspended Orlando-area State Attorney Monique Worrell on Wednesday asked the Florida Supreme Court to overturn Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision last month to oust her, saying he had no legal basis for the move.

Ninth Judicial Circuit State Attorney Andrew Bain took over the role last month after Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended Monique Worrell.

A Florida redistricting plan pushed by Republican Gov.

Numerous arts and cultural organizations in Brevard are looking for new funding after $530,000 in grants were cut by County Commissioners.

Worrell's former Chief of Staff Keisha Mulfort felt it was heavy-handed for officials to show up at her door with Orange County deputies to tell her she was fired and to try to take back state property. The state attorney's office tells FOX 35 News it was standard practice, but now the sheriff is saying he wouldn't have approved deputies being there.

Supporters of suspended State Attorney Monique Worrell held a rally Thursday night outside Orlando City Hall.

Former Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren, ousted by Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2022, has responded to the governor's removal of Monique Worrell from her position as State Attorney for the 9th judicial district.

The largest and oldest African American fraternity has pulled its annual convention out of Florida due to "hostile policies."

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says Vice President Kamala Harris came to Florida to "push a fake narrative."

Citing a “crisis of availability” of care, transgender people are asking a federal judge to block a new state law making it more difficult for trans adults to access hormone-replacement therapy and surgery.

New state academic standards guiding schools’ instruction about African American history have ignited heated debate nationally, bringing Vice President Kamala Harris to Florida to condemn the guidelines and prompting a defense from Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Floridians can now carry a firearm without a permit in most places, as long as the weapon is concealed and they’re not a felon. However, some are still pushing the envelope, using a loophole in state law to carry guns out in the open.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday scheduled special elections to fill two vacant House seats in Miami-Dade County and the Orlando area.

Supporters of an effort to allow recreational use of marijuana by people age 21 or older urged the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday to sign off on a proposed constitutional amendment for the 2024 ballot.