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Mother Sues Universal and Mack Rides, Saying Son Lost Consciousness on Epic Universe's Stardust Racers· Entertainment & Culture Margate man convicted in murder-for-hire plot that killed aircraft mechanic Suren Seetal; co-conspirator gets life· Crime & Courts Ken Welch and Charlie Crist Head Into Final Month of St. Petersburg Mayor Runoff· Politics Kathy Castor Raises $2.5 Million in Third Quarter as Redrawn Tampa District Becomes a National Battleground· National News House Speaker Pro Tempore Wyman Duggan Launches Bid to Unseat Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan· Politics Homan Tells Doral Crowd ICE Made Nearly 200,000 Arrests in Four Months, Promises More in 2027· National News Hillsborough Commission Sets Wednesday Hearing and Final Vote on $75 Million ZooTampa Expansion Deal· Business & Real Estate Florida lands $85 million federal grant to widen 20 miles of I-4 in Seminole and Volusia counties· National News Coral Gables Gives Final Approval to 30-Year University of Miami Deal Allowing Hospital, More Students· Education Buccaneers Fall to 0-4 as Jalon Daniels' First Start Ends in 17-14 Loss to Packers· Sports Uthmeier stretches money lead with $500K from Perlmutters as Democrats push hidden insurer report in AG race· Politics Treasury mails $500 ACA 'refund' checks, with nearly 128,000 Floridians in line for payments· National News Mother Sues Universal and Mack Rides, Saying Son Lost Consciousness on Epic Universe's Stardust Racers· Entertainment & Culture Margate man convicted in murder-for-hire plot that killed aircraft mechanic Suren Seetal; co-conspirator gets life· Crime & Courts Ken Welch and Charlie Crist Head Into Final Month of St. Petersburg Mayor Runoff· Politics Kathy Castor Raises $2.5 Million in Third Quarter as Redrawn Tampa District Becomes a National Battleground· National News House Speaker Pro Tempore Wyman Duggan Launches Bid to Unseat Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan· Politics Homan Tells Doral Crowd ICE Made Nearly 200,000 Arrests in Four Months, Promises More in 2027· National News Hillsborough Commission Sets Wednesday Hearing and Final Vote on $75 Million ZooTampa Expansion Deal· Business & Real Estate Florida lands $85 million federal grant to widen 20 miles of I-4 in Seminole and Volusia counties· National News Coral Gables Gives Final Approval to 30-Year University of Miami Deal Allowing Hospital, More Students· Education Buccaneers Fall to 0-4 as Jalon Daniels' First Start Ends in 17-14 Loss to Packers· Sports Uthmeier stretches money lead with $500K from Perlmutters as Democrats push hidden insurer report in AG race· Politics Treasury mails $500 ACA 'refund' checks, with nearly 128,000 Floridians in line for payments· National News

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Twelve New Florida Laws Take Effect Oct. 1, From Nitrous Oxide Limits to a Career Offender Registry

Florida's Amendment 1 Would More Than Double the State's Rainy Day Fund Cap

Florida Attorney General Proposes New Powers to Shut Down Scam Calls and AI Voice Fraud

Florida Budget Panel Directs New Money to Immigration Enforcement

Business & Real EstateNortheast Florida

St. Johns County Moves Toward an Injunction Against Florida's Agricultural Enclave Law

Florida Students Return to Classrooms Under the State's Expanded Cellphone Restrictions

Eleventh Circuit Blocks Florida Stop WOKE Act in State University Classrooms

Judge Orders Rewrite of Florida Property Tax Amendment Ballot Language

PoliticsSouth Florida

Officials Pull Endorsements of Fabian Basabe After Harassment Verdict

Rubio and Scott Revive Sunshine Protection Act to End Clock Changes

Editorial & Opinion

Florida Needs Rules for License Plate Cameras Before It Needs More Cameras

Bell-to-Bell Phone Ban Takes Hold in Florida Schools This Year

Florida's Property Tax Fight Heats Up as Amendment 3 Heads to November Ballot

Florida's Terrorist Designations of CAIR, Antifa Stall as State Cannot Give Timeline

New Florida Education Laws and Later School Start Times Reshape the Coming School Year

DeSantis Announces First State Terrorist Designations Under HB 1471

Technology & Science

New Florida Law Shields Utility Customers From Data Center Electricity Costs

DeSantis Moves to Brand CAIR, Muslim Brotherhood and Antifa 'Terrorist' Groups Under New Florida Law

DeSantis Signs $117.6 Billion Florida Budget for New Fiscal Year, Vetoes $810 Million

Florida Voters to Decide on Expanded Homestead Property-Tax Break in November

DeSantis Signs $117.6 Billion Florida Budget, Cuts About $1.6 Billion With Veto Pen

Florida's $114.5 Billion Budget Lands on DeSantis's Desk as Governor Signals Deep Vetoes

About 140 New Florida Laws Take Effect July 1, Reshaping Daily Life Across the State

DeSantis Pushes 'Save Our Homes' Property Tax Elimination as Florida Sets Up November Ballot Fight

More Than 100 New Florida Laws Take Effect July 1: What Changes for Residents

DeSantis Signs Property Tax Caps and Transparency Laws Ahead of November 'Save Our Homes' Vote

Florida Voters Will Decide on a Sweeping Homestead Property Tax Cut This November

Florida Voters Will Decide a Major Property Tax Cut in November as Lawmakers Send Amendment to the Ballot

Florida's New Congressional Map Survives the State Supreme Court as Gerrymander Lawsuits Press On

PoliticsSouth Florida

Florida Democrats Gather for Primary Forum as August 18 Nominating Contest Approaches

Business & Real Estate

DeSantis Signs Citizens Clearinghouse Bill Aimed at Shrinking Florida's Insurer of Last Resort

Florida Leads Biggest US Property-Tax Revolt in 50 Years

PoliticsCentral Florida

DeSantis Signs Five Public Safety Bills in Winter Haven, Targeting Repeat Offenders and Youth-Marketed Drugs

Nearly 90 New Florida Laws Take Effect July 1 as State Workers Get Long July 4 Weekend

Lawsuit Challenges Ballot Language for Florida Property Tax Amendment

Florida Voters Will Decide $250,000 Homestead Exemption After DeSantis Property Tax Push

Editorial & Opinion

Florida's Property Tax Measure Heads to Voters: What's Really at Stake

DeSantis Signs Dozens More Bills as 2026 Session Laws Top 130

Florida Property Tax Amendment Heads to November Ballot as DeSantis Floats Surplus Backfill for Small Communities

PoliticsTampa Bay

DeSantis Signs 17 Local Bills, Sending Hillsborough Governance Questions to November Voters

Florida Legislature Passes 'Save Our Homes' Property Tax Amendment, Sending It to November Voters

DeSantis Signs HB 905, Foreign Interference Restriction and Enforcement Act

Florida Lawmakers Send Property Tax Cut to November Ballot After Special Session

Florida Legislature Sends Property Tax Amendment to November 2026 Ballot

DeSantis Calls Florida Legislature Into Special Session Monday to Eliminate Homestead Property Taxes

Florida Teachers Union Files Lawsuit Calling School Choice Vouchers Unconstitutional

Three Lawsuits Challenge DeSantis's Redrawn Florida Congressional Maps in Court

PoliticsSouth Florida

DeSantis Signs Foreign Interference Restriction and Enforcement Act at Miami's Bay of Pigs Museum

DeSantis Signs FIRE Act Restricting Foreign Influence From Cuba, China, Iran and Russia in Florida

DeSantis Signs HB 757 Expanding Armed Guardian Program to Florida Colleges