News Service of Florida

Nearly five years after voters passed a constitutional amendment about victims’ rights, Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office Monday urged the Florida Supreme Court to use the measure to make it harder for Death Row inmates to get stays of execution.

Months after the Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis approved a law that shields parts of searches for college and university presidents, state university system officials added an additional layer of secrecy that requires non-disclosure agreements.

State university system officials are discussing plans to bolster information technology staff and are aiming to beef up schools’ cybersecurity.

Gov. Ron DeSantis' security costs increased in the fiscal year that ended June 30.

The governor urged Disney to drop a suit thaT alleges changes the governor supported in the board that governs Disney's property are retaliation for its opposition to a 2022 law that restricts instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida schools.

As more motorists drive electric vehicles, the change could put a dent in gasoline taxes, which play a key role in funding transportation projects in Florida, according to an analysis by state economists.

A “near-normal” forecast has become an “above-normal” forecast as this year’s hurricane season enters its peak period.

A statewide firefighters union has joined the Florida Police Benevolent Association in challenging the way a state agency is carrying out a new law that placed additional restrictions on public-employee unions.

Florida’s restrictions on instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity have “effectively banned” an Advanced Placement psychology course throughout the state, according to the organization that develops the college-level courses offered to high-school students.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office late Wednesday pumped up arguments against a proposed constitutional amendment that would authorize recreational use of marijuana, saying the measure “misleads” voters in a way to benefit the state’s largest medical-marijuana operator, Trulieve.