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Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference on May 20 in Tampa. The governor came out in strong opposition to two citizen-led ballot initiatives in 2024 and marshaled state resources against them.
DeSantis admin diverted child welfare and medical funds for consultants, ads
During the fight to defeat Amendments 3 and 4 last year, Gov. DeSantis’ administration spent at least $36.2 million in taxpayer funds.
DeSantis’ final Florida budget proposal pushes for property tax cut
Gov. Ron DeSantis, pictured here on July 16 in Tampa, on Wednesday released his final budget recommendation as governor.
His proposal also puts money toward state parks and expanding the guardian program.
DeSantis declares Muslim civil rights group a terrorist organization
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In response, the Council on American-Islamic Relations and its Florida chapter said the organization plans to sue DeSantis.
DeSantis, House differ on when to redistrict Florida maps amid Trump push
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis shakes hands with Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, after delivering his State of the State speech during the first day of the legislative session at the Florida Capitol on March 4, 2025, in Tallahassee.
Gov. Ron DeSantis has said he would redraw 2026 congressional election maps next spring.

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  1. New photos, emails show evidence of Epstein’s international sex trafficking
    • Florida
    Jeffrey Epstein in an undated photo released by the late-financier's estate to the House Oversight Committee and made public on Thursday.
  2. Tampa’s SOCOM chief at center of Venezuelan boat strikes
    • Politics
    Navy Adm. Frank "Mitch" Bradley, left, walks to a holding room in the Capitol Visitor Center on Thursday earlier this month before briefing members of the U.S. Senate on military strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean Sea. [Bill Clark | CQ Roll Call via ZUMA Press]
  3. Florida man executed for killing 2 during Panhandle home invasion
    • Crime
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  5. DeSantis says he’s working with lawmakers on property tax cut language
    • News
    Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks with reporters after delivering his State of the State address during the first day of the legislative session at the Florida State Capitol on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in Tallahassee, Fla.
  6. Trump signs order that could give marijuana less serious designation
    • Nation & World
    President Donald Trump displays an executive order reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug in the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday [EVAN VUCCI | Associated Press]
  7. The Jeffrey Epstein files are finally set to be released. Here’s what to know
    • Crime
    A protester holds a sign related to the release of the Jeffrey Epstein case files outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025.
  8. What are the four vaccines Florida plans to no longer require?
    • Politics
    Medical personnel vaccinate students at KIPP Believe Charter School in New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. Florida's surgeon general has pushed to end all required vaccinations in Florida. The first step in that plan would remove four currently required immunizations.
  9. Floridians, let’s talk about those property tax cuts | Column
    • Viewpoints
    State representatives gather March 4 during the 2025 legislative session in Tallahassee. Lawmakers are considering several property tax cut proposals for the 2026 session, which begins Jan. 13. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
  10. Florida buys 340 acres from golf developer who sought state forest land
    • Environment
    Eugene Kelly, president of the Florida Native Plant Society, tracks a gopher tortoise hole at a Withlacoochee State Forest parcel adjacent to Cabot Citrus Farms near Brooksville in this September 2024 photo. Cabot recently sold 340 acres of land to the state of Florida.
  11. St. Petersburg braces for possible homestead property tax end
    • St. Petersburg
    Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing for property tax cuts in Florida, including possibly eliminating most of them on primary residences. Local governments, including St. Petersburg, are bracing for the possible elimination of property taxes on homesteaded properties and what the impacts would be on operating budgets, which mostly fund police and fire departments.
  12. Federal officials end investigation into deadly Florida contractor
    • Investigations
    A worker with Archer Western Construction and Traylor Bros. Inc. labors on the new Howard Frankland Bridge on March 24, 2025 in Tampa. After more than two years, the federal government is ending its investigation into Archer Western, officials said.
  13. DeSantis’ agenda, your children’s money | Column
    • Viewpoints
    Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks about Hope Florida during an appearance in Tampa on May 20. A new Times/Herald report shows the administration's spending scandal is worse than previously known.
  14. What is socialism? A Florida Republican provides an answer | Letters
    • Letters to the Editor
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  15. Man who hit, killed Pinellas deputy gets additional 2 years in prison
    • Crime
    Juan Molina-Salles, center, shares a letter of apology before Pinellas-Pasco Judge Pat Siracusa on March 4 during his state sentencing hearing. A federal judge sentenced him to an additional 25 months in prison on Tuesday.
  16. Muslim rights group sues Florida Gov. DeSantis over ‘foreign terrorist’ label
    • Florida
    Ron DeSantis announced at a news conference that he's instructing the Board of Governors to restrict H-1B visas at Florida universities.
  17. Florida’s Susie Wiles, White House chief of staff, opines on Trump and Bondi in profile
    • Florida
    Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump brings Susie Wiles to the podium at an election night watch party Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach. Wiles made pointed remarks about Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi in a recent magazine profile.
  18. Merry Christmas, except for the hungry, poor and sick | Column
    • Viewpoints
    Governor Ron DeSantis speaks to reporters during a press conference as he stands on the airplane runway of Alligator Alcatraz in Ochopee , Florida on Friday, July 25, 2025.
  19. DeSantis names sponsor of bill striking ‘climate change’ from Florida law to utility board
    • Environment
    A worker takes a water break on July 23, 2024, under Duke Energy transmission lines in New Port Richey. Gov. Ron DeSantis nominated former state lawmaker Bobby Payne to the state board that regulates utilities like Duke.
  20. Pinellas beach town leaders fight ‘catastrophic’ plan to cut property taxes
    • Pinellas
    Belleair Bluffs Mayor Chris Arbutine, Commissioner Suzy Sofer and City Administrator Debra Sullivan attend the Dec. 3 Barrier Island Government Council meeting at Indian Shores City Hall to speak about the dangers of the proposal to eliminate state property taxes in 2026.
  21. St. Petersburg appoints first openly trans person to top city ranks
    • St. Petersburg
    Nathan Bruemmer is St. Petersburg's new LGBTQ+ Liaison. He is believed to be the first openly transgender person appointed to a high ranking position in City Hall.
  22. Florida moves toward eliminating four vaccine mandates, expanding exemption
    • Politics
    Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, with Gov. Ron DeSantis, right, during a bill signing in 2021 in Brandon. Ladapo has pushed for Florida to eliminate all vaccine mandates.
  23. Florida completes $83M purchase of 4 waterfront acres in Destin
    • Environment
    The state of Florida has officially closed on the purchase of 4 acres of waterfront land in Destin for more than $83 million. Conservation experts say the large purchase price raises unsettling questions.
  24. As Florida offshore drilling looms, birds less protected from spills under Trump
    • Environment
    Workers clean a brown pelican at a rescue center set up by the International Bird Rescue Research Center in Buras, La., in 2010. The birds were covered in oil from the Deepwater Horizon accident.
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