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Gov. Ron DeSantis scheduled a special election to fill a Florida Senate seat in Brevard County that will become vacant with the impending resignation of District 19 Sen. Randy Fine. Fine ...

Florida's Third District Court of Appeal entered an opinion affirming summary judgment in favor of the personal representative of the Garth Reeves estate. Garth Reeves, former publisher of The ...

Last year was one of the deadliest for endangered Florida panthers. Thirty-six cats were found dead, 30 of those from vehicle strikes — the most since 2016. And so far in 2025, one cat has ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking lawmakers to spend $510 million to combat illegal immigration and create a six-week sales tax holiday on gun and ammunition purchases as part of ...

Two close allies of President Trump allies won Republican primaries Tuesday in deep-red Florida congressional seats left vacant when Rep. Matt Gaetz and Rep. Mike Waltz resigned. The wins put MAGA ...

Iowa Democrats have flipped a state Senate seat vacated earlier this year by Chris Cournoyer, who resigned to become the state's new lieutenant governor. Democrat Mike Zimmer has defeated ...

President Donald Trump-endorsed candidates Randy Fine and Jimmy Patronis handily won Republican primaries Tuesday in special elections for seats in districts vacated by former Florida Congressmen ...

previously served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives. He was endorsed by Trump in November, which made him a heavy favorite to win the primary. The seat, anchored by Daytona Beach ...

The races to fill the U.S. House seats of former Florida Reps. Mike Waltz and Matt Gaetz began Tuesday with primaries in reliably conservative districts that solidly back President Donald Trump.

Mike Waltz (R-Fla.), who vacated the seat to serve as President Trump’s national security adviser. The district has a strong conservative lean and stretches along Florida’s east coast from ...