For six years, Gov. Ron DeSantis had a firm grasp on Florida’s legislature. In his second-to-last legislative session, that is not the case.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is set to speak at the Florida Highway Patrol station in Fort Myers Wednesday morning alongside FHMSV Executive Director Dave Kerner.

Erasing the Gulf of Mexico from state laws and educational materials won Florida House approval Thursday. The Republican-controlled House passed two bills along party lines to carry out President Donald Trump’s directive to rename the gulf as the Gulf of America.

Progressive civic groups have challenged how four congressional districts and seven state House districts in South Florida were drawn by the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature.

A bill that would be one of the nation’s most restrictive bans on minors’ use of social media is heading to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives Paul Renner are set to hold a news conference Monday morning in Naples.

While Florida lawmakers are getting ready to begin work in Tallahassee as the next legislative session gets underway on Tuesday, some are calling for all members to come together and work as a government and not just for individual political parties.

A beloved former Jacksonville City Council member has died.

Kimberly Daniels, a Democrat and member of the Florida House of Representatives from Jacksonville, is set to hold a news conference Thursday at noon to address her role on the African American Task Force.

A new Florida law is forcing some public officials to choose between their day jobs or holding office.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed legislation implementing property insurance reforms in Florida, designed to provide both short- and long-term relief to homeowners battling insurance costs.

The Republican-dominated Florida House tried — and failed — to please Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who tweeted his opposition to proposed congressional maps while representatives were in the process of debating them Friday.

Florida House Republicans have advanced a bill to forbid discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity in schools, rejecting criticism from Democrats who said the proposal demonizes LGBTQ people.

Republicans in the Florida House of Representatives have approved a ban on abortions after 15 weeks, moving to tighten access to the procedure ahead of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could limit abortion rights in America.

A political committee led by incoming House Speaker Paul Renner, R-Palm Coast, raised $213,000 in September, a newly filed finance report shows.

More than 30 Florida lawmakers say they want to help struggling families impacted by the ongoing pandemic.

Florida Republicans are honing their messaging for the 2022 election cycle and have launched a new ad describing themselves as a ‘Freedom Firewall.’

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Eric Smith is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives and a former President of the Jacksonville City Council. In 1975, during a dark time in Florida politics, Smith was part of a historic effort to impeach three Florida Supreme Court justices. He was chairman of the select committee to investigate organized crime in the legislature and what he looked into became the subject of a book: “A Most Disorderly Court: Scandal and Reform in the Florida Judiciary.”On This Week in Jacksonville, Smith looks back on his time as a young legislator and how it compared to the current state of American politics.

Angela "Angie" Nixon, a member of the Florida House of Representatives who represents District 14 covering North and Northwest Jacksonville. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – After years as a community organizer in Jacksonville, state Rep. Angie Nixon now represents residents in north and northwest Duval County as a member of the Florida House of Representatives. She has since attached her name to HB 593, a bill that was filed in January and involves medical marijuana retail facilities. She said her bill would allow more people to own dispensaries and create more accessibility for those who are prescribed medical marijuana. “We know Florida is all about job creation and, hopefully, this bill does pass that we can address those concerns,” Nixon said.

The legislators who tested positive for COVID-19 include Republican state Sens. Senate spokeswoman Katie Betta said Wright took three separate tests -- and tested positive twice -- at a state-supported testing site that was set up outside the Capitol for lawmakers, guests, legislative staff and reporters. While Salzman tested negative for the virus, her son tested positive. Jeanette Nuñez, members of the Florida Cabinet, and the 160 members of the Florida Legislature have offices in the Capitol complex in Tallahassee. The Florida House and the Florida Senate have different COVID-19 infection-prevention policies in place.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A state appeals court on Friday allowed the Florida House of Representatives to intervene in a lawsuit that could upend the state's medical marijuana system. Dodson's ruling also struck down a portion of the law that set a cap on the number of medical marijuana operators in the state. While the constitutional amendment made the Department of Health responsible for implementation, it gave policymaking authority to the Legislature, Thomas noted. The amendment legalizing medical marijuana "institutes a dramatic sea change in the regulation of marijuana in Florida," and the new provisions of the state law "attempt to navigate these changes," Thomas added. And, Makar noted, Dodson "felt it odd that the House, which frequently seeks to not be a party-defendant in other civil cases, wanted to accept that responsibility" in the medical marijuana case.