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AdvertisementBrock Juarez, a spokesman for the Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration, the agency overseeing the state’s Medicaid program, did not immediately return requests for comment. Gender-affirming care can, but does not always, include medical interventions. In April, 300 medical providers in the state wrote an open letter in the Tampa Bay Times criticizing the state’s guidance against gender-affirming care. An estimate from a 2019 study by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law showed there were about 9,000 people receiving gender-affirming care each year in Florida. AdvertisementMike Haller, a professor and chief of pediatric endocrinology at the University of Florida, said the decision to bar people from using Medicaid to cover gender-affirming care was “cruel and unusual punishment” for patients seeking safe, evidence-based care.

The union representing Duval County teachers has reached a tentative agreement with the school district to raise starting teacher pay.

In battleground Wisconsin, Donald Trump’s pick for governor defeated the favorite of the Republican establishment.

Research that analyzed social media posts finds that hateful references to gays, lesbians and other LGBTQ people surged online after Florida passed a law that bars instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade.

Questions are swirling around the FBI’s unprecedented search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida residence.

For much of the year, small cracks in Donald Trump’s political support have been growing.

Andrew Warren, the Hillsborough State Attorney suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis, vows to fight what he calls the governor's abuse of power.

The FBI’s unprecedented search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida residence is ricocheting around government, politics and a polarized country.

Governor Ron DeSantis suspended Andrew Warren, the State Attorney for the 13th Judicial Circuit, for neglect of duty.

During the bill’s second reading, city commissioners in St. Augustine voted Monday evening in favor of an ordinance to prohibit smoking in public parks.

The Florida Republican is partnering with Turning Point Action for rallies across the country. But anyone carrying a firearm is not welcome.

A judge says money from the sale of Florida beachfront property where a collapsed condominium tower once stood will be used to pay property taxes of the destroyed units.

Although Trump is still the dominant candidate, he is vulnerable because some of his supporters do not think he can win.

When a Surfside condominium tower collapsed last year killing 98 people, a wave of sympathy reached all the way to Tallahassee: Gov. Ron DeSantis and state legislators forgave the unit owners’ tax bills, totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Cheney told The New York Times that she could not support a GOP presidential candidate who won't say Trump lost the 2020 election.

A Florida prosecutor is vowing to fight his suspension from office by Gov. Ron DeSantis over his promise not to enforce the state’s 15-week abortion ban and support for gender transition treatments for minors.

Florida specialty license plate that features "Don't Tread on Me" message warning of government tyranny. DeSantis says a message for out-of-state cars

A Jacksonville civil rights leader plans to speak before a United Nations human rights committee in Switzerland next Tuesday.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday released new guidance to prevent the spread of monkeypox.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday announced the appointment of Judge Renatha Francis to the Florida Supreme Court.

A group of Jacksonville leaders gathered Friday to demand more answers from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis about what they say are reproductive rights.

Florida’s annual Python Challenge began Friday at 8 a.m., and First Lady Casey DeSantis visited Everglades Airboat Expeditions in Miami to help kick off the hunt, which runs through 5 p.m. Aug. 14.

Sales-tax exemptions on school-related purchases will run through Aug. 7.

Governor Ron DeSantis said he will not declare a state of emergency against monkeypox. However, Florida has the third most cases in the nation.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended the Tampa Bay-area's top state prosecutor Thursday after he vowed not to prosecute potential crimes related to abortion restrictions or gender-affirming care for minors. Legal experts described the decision as alarming, effectively punishing an elected official exercising prosecutorial discretion.

A Jacksonville civil rights leader plans to speak before a United Nations human rights committee in Switzerland next Tuesday.

Ron DeSantis suspended Andrew Warren for pledging not to enforce the state's new 15-week abortion ban and for supporting gender-affirming treatments for minors.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has suspended the elected state prosecutor of Tampa for pledging not to enforce the state’s new 15-week abortion ban and for supporting gender transition treatments for minors.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday morning announced the surprise suspension of Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren for not prosecuting certain crimes.

SOPA Images/GettyFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday announced he’s taken the extraordinary step of suspending Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren for refusing to enforce some of the state’s laws—including the recent 15-week abortion ban. In a news conference in front of Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office deputies, the Republican governor said Warren has “put himself publicly above the law” by stating he will not enforce some of Florida’s most controversial laws.“State Attorneys

The president plans a virtual meeting with business and labor leaders to tout the Inflation Reduction Act, which aims to lower health-care costs, combat climate change and reduce the deficit.

Interviews with GOP primary voters suggest voting for Trump’s midterm candidates in this midterm is not the same as eagerly wishing to vote for Trump in 2024.

Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis visited Jacksonville on Wednesday to announce the launch of a website to help Floridians who have cancer and their loved ones navigate coverage and find providers, treatment options, nonprofits and other resources for day-to-day life.

The wealthy New York enclave of the Hamptons is seeing over a dozen political fundraisers this month as the November midterms approach.

"Coordinated Opioid Recovery" program coming to Duval County.

The new guidance comes as Florida's controversial Parental Rights in Education Act, dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" bill by critics, goes into effect.

Gov. Ron DeSantis cited a 1947 state Supreme Court ruling that "men impersonating women" in a "suggestive and indecent" fashion is a public nuisance.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is taking aim at what he calls the “Biden recession” and spreading blame to Democrat Stacey Abrams while at the same time arguing his own state's economy is good.

News4JAX ran a statement Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made through the Trust Index.

One Republican and one Democrat are running in this legislative district, which covers the northern third of Clay County. The seat was represented by Cord Byrd, who Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Florida’s secretary of state earlier this summer.

Festive Miami drag restaurant R House is caught in the crossfire. The popular Wynwood destination, where guests slug mimosas while watching elaborately dressed entertainers in sky-high heels gallivant about the space, is the target of a state complaint filed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration. The state alleges that the drag shows expose minors to sexually explicit conduct and could embolden pedophiles.

"Having kids involved in this is wrong," Gov. Ron DeSantis says. Some parents disagree. The eatery could lose its liquor license.

"Having kids involved in this is wrong," said Gov.DeSantis

A month after a New Hampshire poll sharply called into question Trump's frontrunner status, it's doing the same for Biden — with some rather stark numbers.

Continuing to target what he calls “woke” corporations, Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to prohibit state investments that use “environmental, social and governance” ratings, which can include taking into account impacts of climate change.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration filed a state complaint against Miami’s R House on Tuesday that says the Wynwood bar’s weekend Drag Show Brunches expose minors to “sexually explicit drag shows.”

Christina Pushaw has transformed the Florida governor's press operation into a nearly nonstop stream of social media brawls.

Why some Republicans are done with “legacy” media, what we learned from Maryland's primaries, and why many Democrats – including the nominee for governor of South Carolina – are done with President Biden.

When the U.S. Supreme Court in June overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that established a right to abortion, it sparked legal changes and court challenges in states nationwide.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis spoke with Fox News host Laura Ingraham about his efforts to cut ties with China and the growing concern over the communist country buying up U.S. real estate — $6.1 billion worth of which was purchased by Chinese investors in the past year alone. DeSantis featured on Friday’s “The Ingraham Angle” segment to talk about several topics, including Florida being a “sanctuary state” to “freedom and prosperity” and Biden’s “war on energy” with oil prices. Ingraham then turned the governor’s attention to China and the issue of what Fox News described as China “gobbling up” U.S. land, both residential and farmland.

A politician on the wane is of little value to the media mogul.

Former President Donald Trump received a rock star’s welcome at a gathering of young conservative activists in Florida this weekend as he continued to tease another presidential run.

When former President Donald Trump took the stage before a crowd of more than 5,000 young conservative activists in Tampa this weekend, he received the rock star's welcome he’s grown accustomed to over the seven years in which he’s reshaped the Republican Party. One night earlier, it was Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis who had the crowd on its feet as he headlined the day's program at Turning Point USA’s annual Student Action Summit. “To be honest, it’s like choosing between your favorite child,” said Leo Milik, 19, who lives in Barrington, Illinois, when asked whom he'd like to see as the party's next nominee.

Speakers inside praised "Christian nationalism" (Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene) and bashed ugly women who shouldn't worry about being impregnated (Matt Gaetz).

A Holocaust center in Florida and others condemned the presence of protesters holding Nazi flags and posters with antisemitic imagery outside a convention of young conservative activists that drew as speakers President Donald Trump, Florida Gov, Ron DeSantis and several Republican U.S. senators.

Political divides in the U.S. seem deeper than ever, but one of the few shared sentiments right now from voters of all stripes is the desire for something different.

Three Republicans are seeking the votes in the August primary race for Florida House District 17, which covers Jacksonville’s beaches, everything east of Southside Boulevard north of Beach Boulevard, and most of the area east of Hodges Boulevard south of Beach Boulevard.

Despite increased concerns about layoffs and a looming recession, Florida’s unemployment rate dipped in June.

One-time payments will help about 59,000 households in the state, including those on welfare.

One-time payments will help about 59,000 households in the state, including those on welfare.

With both claiming to be Florida Democrats’ best bet to defeat Gov. Ron DeSantis in November, U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist and Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried traded barbs Thursday in their only debate before next month’s primary election.

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist have held their first and only debate before the Democratic gubernatorial primary.

The legal battle over Florida’s new 15-week abortion ban won’t go on a fast track to the state Supreme Court, which has previously ruled that the constitution’s privacy provisions guarantee a right to abortion.

Jose Castillo, a Disney employee and GOP congressional candidate, told Fox News Digital that most Disney cast members oppose "woke" moves like the "Fairy Godmother" title change.

Families must be unemployed or underemployed and have "low or very low" income in order to qualify for the checks.

Here are some answers to frequently asked questions.

Former Vice President Mike Pence is becoming increasingly brazen in his willingness to counter former President Donald Trump.

In this edition: Sifting through the latest fundraising numbers, previewing Maryland's big primary day, and talking to Democrats about whether Joe Biden should run again.

There are signs that Trump's dominance in the 2024 Republican field is wobbling — and that he's the opponent against whom Biden would do best.

Florida is on track to surpass last year's total of out-of-state abortions.

The Arizona governor has found the sweet spot for advancing conservative politics.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday announced a $6.5 million grant to launch civics academies at Florida State College at Jacksonville, Polk State College and Broward College.

Newsom said he had an "emotional response" to reports of DeSantis' threat and that he wanted to do "something a little bit more expressive."

The Republican's bizarre about kids being taught "2 + 2 equals: Well, how do you feel about that?” was part of his latest attack on public education.

Trump’s fundraising slowed in the first half of 2022, falling below $50 million in a six-month period for the first time since he left the White House.

Jessica Winter surveys a genre of literature that is being banned across the country, and considers what its removal from school libraries could mean for young people.

Several Republican governors seen as potential 2024 presidential candidates have been cautious to push new abortion restrictions in their state since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

The University of Central Florida has removed anti-racist statements from departmental websites, a move that one professor has decried as an “infringement on academic freedom” in the wake of the passage of a Republican-backed law that restricts how race can be taught. Ann Gleig, a religious studies professor, said in an email Wednesday that the anti-racist statement on the philosophy department's website and those of other departments have been taken down. The philosophy department's statement was crafted in the summer of 2020 following the murder of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis, she said.

The conference connected the prominent Republicans with DeSantis donors and conservative media figures.

"The Daily Show" correspondent tells actor Anna Faris there's a Republican "catching up" to Trump.

California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is headed to Washington this week in a visit certain to kindle more talk about his national political ambitions.

Through the run of the Jan. 6 House committee hearings, Republicans eyeing the White House in 2024 as potential rivals to Donald Trump have been remarkably quiet about the attack on the Capitol.

It used to be that Trump's unmoving base was the key to his support. Now the most important factor is the money he makes for others.

"The state is pretty swingy," Leibovich said, pointing to recent narrow statewide contests. "DeSantis' reelection is not a sure thing right now."

Florida Standards Assessment scores for students were released last week and they show mixed results for area schools.

As Donald Trump considers another White House run, polls show he's the most popular figure in the Republican Party.

Reactions continue to pour in about the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a campaign speech Friday.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday expressed condolences to the people of Japan after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated at a campaign event in the city of Nara.

Newsom ran an ad in Florida imploring residents to move to California. DeSantis said Florida's record was better than California's.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday issued an executive order aimed at providing transparency about prescription drug prices for Floridians.

Three ex-Disney employees are suing the company, claiming they were fired after refusing to wear face masks and get the COVID-19 vaccine.

Democratic governors are showing the national party how to challenge the red states’ rollback of rights.

Navarro said Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis "should see the wisdom" of agreeing to a VP slot as a "Trump-DeSantis ticket would indeed be a juggernaut."

As President Joe Biden runs up against the limits of what he can do on abortion, gun control and other issues, some in his party want more fire and boldness than his acknowledgement of their frustration and calls imploring people to vote in November.

DeSantis hasn't declared his candidacy for president, but he also hasn't ruled it out. In a recent interview on Fox News, he didn't nix the idea.

Thursday is the final day for the Freedom Week sales tax holiday in Florida, so if want to save big on things like concert tickets and outdoor sporting equipment, you'll need to act fast because time is running out.

Rogan, who supported Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in 2020 and has backed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis if the Republican were to run for president in 2024, described Trump as a “polarizing figure” and “an existential threat to democracy itself.”

More people are dying from opioid overdoses with fentanyl playing a large role in the trend. But a new Florida law aims to crack down on opioid dealers and traffickers.

In Florida, Republicans dominate the political landscape, but 56% of people believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases. Federal data show that only New York and Illinois have higher abortion rates.

A personal right to privacy from the government is not included in the U.S. Constitution, but Florida’s founding document is a different story.