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First lady Casey DeSantis speaks alongside Gov. Ron DeSantis during a news conference on July 29, 2024, in Tampa. During the conference, the governor and first lady handed out multiple checks to local churches as a part of their Hope Florida program.
Former federal prosecutors see potential charges in Hope Florida saga
“The alleged conduct suggests potential violations of several federal felony statutes,” a former prosecutor said.
USF center named for Sen. Rouson sparks Florida House and Senate battle
Sen. Darryl Rouson, D-St. Petersburg, mingles with people during a Tiger Bay Club event at Shanna and Bryan Glazer JCC on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, in Tampa.
House Speaker Daniel Perez called senators’ comments a way of “emotionally blackmailing” the House.
Florida lawmakers pass changes to condo safety rules
An aerial drone view of the condominiums and buildings looking north west along Bayshore Boulevard on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, in Tampa.
“This is probably one of the most important pieces of legislation that this body is going to vote on,” said Sen. Nick DiCeglie, R-Indian Rocks Beach.
Fate of the Florida state parks bill comes down to the wire with Senate approval
A large group waves to drivers while holding signs during a rally at the entrance to Honeymoon Island State Park Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024 in Dunedin.
The bill to prohibit golf courses, hotels on state park land is up against the clock.

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  1. Florida GOP vice chair was convicted in probe into relationship with inmate
    Yesterday• Politics
    Jovanté Teague, the newly elected vice chairperson of the Republican Party of Florida, embraces U.S. Rep. Kat Cammack during the party's annual meeting in Orlando on Jan. 11.
  2. Trump taps Mike Waltz for UN envoy in major national security team switch-up
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    National security adviser Mike Waltz speaks during a television interview at the White House on Thursday. President Donald Trump said Thursday he’s nominating Waltz to serve as United Nations ambassador in a major shake-up of his national security team.
  3. More than 1,120 arrested in Florida immigration sweep, DeSantis says
    Yesterday• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks by posters of people arrested in the Tidal Wave Operation during a news conference at the Immigration Customs and Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations office in Miramar.
  5. After wanting golf in state parks, DeSantis must now decide on a bill to ban it
    Yesterday• Environment
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis attends a rally ahead of the 2024 Iowa caucuses on Saturday, Jan 13, 2024, at the Never Back Down super PAC headquarters in West Des Moines, IA.
  6. Former federal prosecutors see potential charges in Hope Florida saga
    Yesterday• Politics
    First lady Casey DeSantis speaks alongside Gov. Ron DeSantis during a news conference on July 29, 2024, in Tampa. During the conference, the governor and first lady handed out multiple checks to local churches as a part of their Hope Florida program.
  7. Florida lawmakers pass changes to condo safety rules
    Yesterday• Real Estate
    An aerial drone view of the condominiums and buildings looking north west along Bayshore Boulevard on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, in Tampa.
  8. Lawmaker says DeSantis administration is withholding Hope Florida records
    Yesterday• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, looks on as his wife, Casey DeSantis, speaks at a campaign event in Bluffton, S.C., on Friday, June 2, 2023.
  9. Fate of the Florida state parks bill comes down to the wire with Senate approval
    Yesterday• Environment
    A large group waves to drivers while holding signs during a rally at the entrance to Honeymoon Island State Park Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024 in Dunedin.
  10. USF center named for Sen. Rouson sparks Florida House and Senate battle
    Yesterday• Politics
    Sen. Darryl Rouson, D-St. Petersburg, mingles with people during a Tiger Bay Club event at Shanna and Bryan Glazer JCC on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, in Tampa.
  11. Panel recommends Hillsborough Judge Nancy Jacobs be removed from bench
    Yesterday• Hillsborough
    Judge Nancy L. Jacobs appears in a campaign photo.
  12. Florida attorney general appeals after immigration law blocked
    Yesterday• Politics
    Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier speaks during a meeting of the state Cabinet at the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee, Wednesday, March 5, 2025.
  13. Pam Bondi claim that Trump administration saved ‘119 million lives’ goes viral
    Yesterday• Politics
    Attorney General Pam Bondi operates a tablet press machine as it manufactures simulated fentanyl pills at a Drug Enforcement Administration research laboratory on Tuesday in Northern Virginia.
  14. Trump says Kilmar Abrego Garcia has ‘MS-13’ on his knuckles | Fact check
    Yesterday• Politics
    President Donald Trump holds a document with notes about Kilmar Abrego Garcia as he speaks with reporters during a swearing in ceremony for Dr. Mehmet Oz to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, April 18, 2025, in Washington.
  15. Florida lawmakers ease rules for wrongfully incarcerated to get compensated
    Yesterday• Politics
    Robert Duboise looks up Jeremiah 52:31, a Bible verse he relates to, on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in Tampa.
  16. DeSantis’ Hope Florida saga, explained
    April 30• Politics
    Ron DeSantis, speaks at a campaign event at The Grass Wagon on Jan. 13, 2024, in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
  17. ‘A Land Remembered’ TV series in development with Tampa producer
    April 30• Tampa
    "A Land Remembered" and other books by Patrick D. Smith sit on a table after a presentation by the author's son in 2015. A Tampa-based producer said he is turning Smith's most popular novel into a limited series.
  18. Judge says Florida attorney general defied her order on immigration law
    April 29• Politics
    Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier during a news conference on April 14, 2025.
  19. Senate confirms Rodney Barreto as FWC chair despite public outcry
    April 29• Politics
    The Florida Senate on Tuesday confirmed Rodney Barreto, a Miami-Dade developer and lobbyist, as chairperson of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission despite lawmakers receiving dozens of emails criticizing Baretto's tenure in the role.
  20. Florida lawmakers OK $1.2 million deal for Pasco man injured in 2006
    April 29• Education
    In this 2013 photo, Marcus Button shows some of the medications he uses to manage symptoms resulting from severe brain damage he sustained in his frontal lobe during a school bus accident in 2006. Florida lawmakers on Tuesday approved a $1.2 million settlement from the crash that had been held up due to laws shielding government entities from large settlements.
  21. Cut Florida property taxes? House speaker launches hearings to discuss ideas
    April 29• Politics
    Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, speaks during the first day of the legislative session at the Florida State Capitol on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in Tallahassee.
  22. With House ending Hope Florida probe, will anyone else pick up the case?
    April 29• Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis and his wife, Casey DeSantis, react during a caucus watch party at the Sheraton West Des Moines Hotel on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, in West Des Moines, Iowa.
  23. Florida lawmakers reverse law to require later school start times
    April 29• Education
    Florida lawmakers unanimously reversed a 2023 law that would have required middle and high schools to have later start times. The bill now heads to Gov. Ron DeSantis.
  24. Florida House passes bill that would ban fluoride in drinking water
    April 29• Florida
    State representatives applaud in the House chamber during the opening session of the 2025 legislative session, Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at the state capitol in Tallahassee, Fla.. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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