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Florida passed in 2023 one of the strictest immigration laws in the country, and now businesses struggle to find workers in several sectors of the economy.
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Michael Loccisano/Getty Images; Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images; Leon Bennett/Getty Images for MBJx David YurmanBillie Eilish, Fall Out Boy, Nile Rodgers, Cyndi Lauper, Lorde, Sia, Diplo and Chappell Roan are among the signatories of an open letter urging a Senate committee to support the Fans First Act.
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This November, Floridians will vote yes or no on allowing adults 21 and older to use recreational marijuana.
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Unhoused people across Florida will no longer be able to sleep on public property beginning in October. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law recently prohibiting the practice municipalities will have to enforce or face possible lawsuits.
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Graham gained national prominence as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee in the aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attacks and as an early critic of the Iraq war.
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DeSantis says bad actors have turned book banning into a political stunt in Florida's K-12 schools.
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Central Florida congressmen Mike Waltz, a Republican, and Darren Soto, a Democrat, timed the bill for Monday, April 15, also known as Jackie Robinson Day.
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The campaign to amend Florida's constitution to protect abortion rights kicked off in Orlando, attracting voters on both sides of the issue. The ballot question needs 60% approval to pass.
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U.S. drug overdose deaths have soared over the past decade, and every state is being impacted. But research suggests states that haven’t expanded Medicaid coverage, such as Florida, are passing up an opportunity to save more lives.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed new legislation directing hundreds of millions of dollars to environmental initiatives, including approximately $750 million his office estimates will come in annually from the Seminole Gaming Compact of 2021.
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Under the bill, S.B. 7014, ethics boards won’t be able to initiate their own investigations. Members of the public would have to file complaints to start any inquiry and can only do so if they’ve personally witnessed an ethics violation.
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On Florida Matters, Stetson law professor Louis Virelli said the Florida Supreme Court's ruling "shined a very bright light on the importance of the abortion amendment."
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Plaintiffs and legal experts are previewing the status of the Hispanic Federation v. Byrd trial
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A federal judge has ruled that lawyers representing migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard nearly two years ago can sue the charter flight company.