Florida’s attorney general on Tuesday was found to be in civil contempt of a federal judge’s order over a new state law making it a misdemeanor for people in the U.S. illegally to enter the state.

On the 105th day of what was supposed to be a 60-day session, Florida lawmakers gave final approval to a leaner state budget totaling $115.1 billion.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld a federal judge’s order on Friday blocking a new Florida immigration law adding criminal penalties to undocumented adults in the state.

A former Republican congressman and vocal critic of Donald Trump says he wants to become governor in the president’s adopted home state of Florida and is running as a Democrat.

A federal judge has barred state officials from enforcing a Florida law that would ban social media accounts for young children, while a legal challenge against the law plays out.

A criminal investigation is now underway into the Hope Florida Foundation. The nonprofit foundation is connected to a program created by First Lady Casey DeSantis.

A judge has ordered the Florida State University student accused of killing two people and wounding six others in a mass shooting on campus last month to remain jailed without bond.

Authorities say a man accused of fatally shooting two people and wounding six others during a shooting last month at Florida State University has been discharged from a Tallahassee hospital and charged with murder.

Florida lawmakers approved an expansion Friday on the ban on cell phones for elementary and middle school students, and are testing it in high schools.

The Florida Legislature passed the bill dubbed Lucy’s Law late Friday night.

Florida lawmakers have agreed on a budget deal framework, but will have to extend their session to finalize it.

Florida lawmakers have given final approval to creating new hurdles for getting citizen-driven initiatives on the ballot before voters.

Florida lawmakers came together this week to right a wrong after a Broward County man was wrongly imprisoned for a crime he did not commit, and spent 34 years in prison.

Florida officials are appealing an injunction that freezes a new state law making it a misdemeanor for people who came to the country illegally to enter Florida if they elude immigration authorities.

Florida is poised to become the second state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, over the concerns of dentists and public health advocates who say the mineral is a safe, effective way to protect people of all ages from developing cavities.

Trooper’s Law, inspired by the Florida dog abandoned during Hurricane Milton evacuations and rescued by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper, will head to Governor Ron DeSantis’ desk.

Florida’s state bird could change later this year, as bills make their way through the Florida Legislature.

The state legislative investigation involving funding for First Lady Casey DeSantis’ Hope Florida program had an abrupt, surprise end Thursday when the witnesses called to testify about a $10 million money trail declined to show up.

Florida students who were traumatized by the 2018 Parkland school shooting — and last week’s deadly shooting at Florida State University — are urging lawmakers in the Republican-controlled statehouse not to roll back gun restrictions they passed in the wake of the killing at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

A bill moving through the Florida legislature meant to block development of Florida state park land is heading to the Senate floor.

Student survivors of last week’s deadly shooting at Florida State University are urging legislators to block an effort to reverse a law passed in the wake of the 2018 Parkland shooting that raised the state’s gun-buying age from 18 to 21.

Four days after terror was unleashed at Florida State University, an online petition is circulating.

Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez lives in South Georgia, and was headed to work in Tallahassee Wednesday when his friend driving the car was pulled over for speeding.

A fatal mass shooting took place last week at Florida State University in Tallahassee, a mile away from the state capitol building.

Classes will resume at Florida State University on Monday, four days after a deadly shooting on campus left two people dead and six others injured.

The Florida State University community is still reeling after Thursday’s attack killed two fathers and injured six others.

There was a sea of garnet and gold during a vigil on Friday after two died and six were injured during a shooting Thursday at Florida State University in Tallahassee.

One of the wounded survivors of Thursday’s mass shooting at Florida State University spoke to ABC News Friday.

Two people were killed and six others were injured when a gunman opened fire at Florida State University.

A family member has identified one of the two men killed Thursday in a mass shooting at Florida State University as Robert Morales.

When a 20-year-old opened fire at Florida State University Thursday, terrified students barricaded doors and fled across campus, abandoning chemistry notes and even shoes, in a shooting that investigators said killed two men and wounded at least six others.

Joshua Gallagher, a survivor of the 2018 Valentine’s Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, was at Florida State University during the fatal shooting on Thursday.

A mass shooting occurred Thursday at Florida State University.

Florida State has canceled all home athletic events through the weekend after an on-campus shooting Thursday left two dead and at least six others injured.

Investigators say the 20-year-old son of a sheriff’s deputy opened fire at Florida State University with his mother’s former service weapon, killing two men and wounding at least six others.

At least one person has died after a shooting occurred Thursday at Florida State University in Tallahassee, multiple law enforcement sources told ABC News.

Just one day after testifying before a state House subcommittee, Hope Florida’s executive director has resigned.

Lawmakers moved a state bill forward Tuesday aiming to change the school grading system, so it is no longer easier for a school to get an “A” than it is for a student.

The police departments of at least three public universities in Florida are seeking agreements with the federal government to carry out immigration enforcement on campus.

Hope Florida is a program that connects people in need with services that was launched in 2021.

A bill involving renaming the “Gulf of Mexico” to the “Gulf of America” is heading to Governor Ron DeSantis’ desk.

The Florida fluoride fight is taking center stage in Tallahassee where lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow a ban on fluoride statewide.

Two bills involving renaming the “Gulf of Mexico” as the “Gulf of America” passed the Florida House on Thursday.

A transgender college student declared “I am here to break the law” before entering a women’s restroom at the Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee and being handcuffed by police.

The “Gulf of America” bill, SB 608 continues to move along in the Florida Legislature.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and the first lady met with the Florida Sheriffs Association on Tuesday in Tallahassee.

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Despite dying during last year’s legislative session, two bills in the Florida House and Senate are once again trying to further keep local governments from banning plastic.

A bill that would relax restrictions on working hours for Florida teenagers is moving through the state Legislature amid an ongoing crackdown on illegal immigration.

New state bills aim to expand options for death row inmates’ executions to include firing squads and nitrogen gas and allow judges to sentence more convicts to death.

Florida lawmakers are looking to children to fill low-wage jobs left open by the undocumented immigration crackdown, CNN reports.

Gov. Ron DeSantis wants President Donald Trump to consider another Floridian to serve as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director.

Two South Florida lawmakers joined This Week in South Florida host Glenna Milberg to discuss the ongoing legislative session in Tallahassee.

A Florida bill aimed at helping investigators catch hit-and-run drivers may also require cars in the state to have two license plates.

The "Gulf of America" bills continue to clear hurdles in the Florida Legislature.

Trooper’s Law, inspired by the Florida dog abandoned during Hurricane Milton evacuations and rescued by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper, moves along in the Florida Senate.

A Florida bill under consideration by lawmakers would establish a public animal abuse registry to help keep offenders from owning pets in the future.

A Florida lawmaker’s proposal to crack down on automatic gratuity and service charges at restaurants is now part of a bill going through the State House.

Florida lawmakers held a hearing Friday to investigate whether some property insurance companies were exaggerating losses while profiting billions.

The USDA has suddenly suspended $1 billion in funding, of which millions supported farmers and families in South Florida.

Gun rights advocates have been fighting to overturn a Florida law setting the minimum age to buy a gun at 21 since the day the measure was signed, in the wake of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida in 2018.

Trooper’s Law, inspired by the Florida dog abandoned during Hurricane Milton evacuations and rescued by Florida Highway Patrol troopers, has cleared another hurdle in the Florida Senate.

The so-called "Gulf of America" bill cleared a hurdle in the Florida Legislature on Tuesday.

Local 10 News This Week In South Florida Anchor Glenna Milberg interviews Florida Sen. Ben Albritton, the Florida Senate’s president since November; Florida Rep. Daniel Perez, the Florida House of Representatives speaker since November; and Florida Rep. Wallace Aristide, a Democrat elected to represent District 107 in the Florida House of Representatives.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing to roll back key provisions of Florida’s gun laws, including reversing red flag laws and lowering the minimum age to purchase a long gun from 21 to 18.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is set to deliver his annual State of the State address on Tuesday.

Trooper's Law, inspired by the Florida dog abandoned during Hurricane Milton evacuations and rescued by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper, is making its way through the Florida Senate.

A 75-year-old Miami Beach woman who is awaiting trial over her alleged role in the murder for hire of her former son-in-law was in shackles when she appeared in Leon County court Wednesday.

Trooper, the Florida dog abandoned during Hurricane Milton evacuations and rescued by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper, is the inspiration behind a Senate Bill making its way through the Florida Legislature.

Florida is considered a low-tax state, mostly because there is no personal income tax.

A week out from the next legislative session in Tallahassee, 350-plus bills were filed in the house and senate involving your home, insurance, taxes, gun rights and more.

Gov. Ron DeSantis was scheduled to hold a news conference at the Florida Capitol Wednesday afternoon.

The seventh anniversary of the massacre that killed 17 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas in Parkland comes with concerns.

Road trips in the Sunshine State will be all beaver nuggets and brisket sandwiches after plans for a 5th Buc-ee's in the state are submitted.

Florida lawmakers on Tuesday took a major step toward settling a weekslong standoff between term-limited Gov. Ron DeSantis and fellow Republicans who control the Statehouse, as they gaveled in another special session on immigration aimed at leveraging state and local resources to carry out President Donald Trump ‘s mass deportation agenda.

Florida Atlantic University on Monday picked a former Republican lawmaker as its leader in what is the latest example of a public university in the state picking someone with a political background for such high-paying posts over experienced academic leaders.

Jimmy Buffett fans can now order specialty “Margaritaville” Florida license plates, but they are just short of a state pre-requisite for the plates to be printed.

In mailbox’s now is a petition for voters to sign to get legal marijuana use back on the ballot.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, in announcing details of his $115.6 billion proposed state budget during a news conference at the Florida Capitol Monday, unveiled plans for a new sales tax holiday: “Second Amendment Summer.”

President Donald Trump-endorsed candidates Jimmy Patronis and Randy Fine won their Republican primaries in the special elections to replace former Florida Reps. Matt Gaetz and Mike Waltz, notching wins in reliably conservative districts.

Florida lawmakers gaveled in the special session Gov. DeSantis asked for on Monday, then quickly gaveled out of it and started their own.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to hold a press conference Tuesday morning in Tallahassee as freezing temperatures affect northern parts of the state.

A Florida state lawmaker has filed a bill that would ban some of the state’s public colleges and universities from admitting students who are in the country without legal permission.

A statewide grand jury convened at the request of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to investigate “any and all wrongdoing” concerning COVID-19 vaccines did not find any evidence of criminal activity, according to a report unsealed on Tuesday.

Florida authorities say they're pursuing a criminal case against a man accused of trying to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump for a car crash that occurred after his arrest.

A 56-year-old woman died Tuesday after diving off the coast of Key Largo, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office..

Florida State and Mike Norvell have agreed to a restructured contract that includes the football coach contributing $4.5 million of his 2025 salary to help launch a fundraising campaign amid the sport's changing financial landscape.

A 30-year-old Florida man stands accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl at the Baptist church where he worked.

Baker Mayfield is hoping the NCAA doesn’t outlaw flag planting.

It was flag day in college football.

It's a modern-day pirate's tale. Florida Fish and Wildlife investigators have recovered 37 gold coins they said were stolen.

A Broward man has brought home more than one million dollars after taking a lump sum payment from a winning Florida Lottery scratch-off ticket.

A lawsuit filed this week by the prison reform advocacy group Florida Justice Institute says that extreme heat in unairconditioned cells at a prison near the Florida Everglades has contributed to the deaths of four people and that state officials have failed to take “meaningful action” to mitigate the risk posed to the elderly and disabled inmates in their care.

Florida Supreme Court Justices Renatha Francis and Meredith L. Sasso are up for a retention vote for six-year terms on Nov. 5.

As Hurricane Milton approached Florida from the Gulf of Mexico Sunday, Gov. Ron DeSantis extended his declaration of a state of emergency from 32 to 51 counties — including Miami-Dade, Broward, and Monroe.

North Miami Beach was among the cities distributing sandbags Sunday to help residents in flood-prone areas prepare for the risk of storms as a hurricane remained on Florida’s forecast.

North Miami Beach was among the cities distributing sandbags Sunday to help residents in flood-prone areas prepare for the risk of storms as a hurricane remained on Florida’s forecast.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Saturday afternoon that he declared a state of emergency in Miami-Dade, Broward, Monroe, and 32 other counties in Florida.

Florida residents in the direct path of Hurricane Helene are preparing for impact.