The immigration detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz” in South Florida could shut down as soon as next month, according to reports from multiple media outlets.

Environmental groups say the expected closure of a detention center in the Florida Everglades is linked to their lawsuit.

Gimmick or gamechanger? The debate over suspending the state and federal gas tax, the real issues dividing the Florida legislature as they work on a budget and new details on Governor Desantis' elusive plan to eliminate property taxes.

The governor spoke at 11:15 a.m. at the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

On Tuesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed off on another two bills, adding to the list of over 80 laws approved so far this year.

According to DeSantis, NOAA approved Florida’s request earlier this month through an exempted fishing permit pilot program, giving the state more authority over Atlantic recreational red snapper management.

Democratic members of Congress from across the country gathered in Orlando on Monday to announce an investigation into the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, commonly referred to as ICE.

A recent report has now revealed that one Florida beach was rated the best in the nation.

On Friday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed yet another bill into law — though this one is expected to have a major impact.

Last month, local elections officials were sounding the alarm that new congressional maps would cost counties money and staff time. Those concerns are now coming true. On Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a controversial new congressional map into law that gives Republicans an advantage in nearly all the state’s seats.

This week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed another batch of new bills, adding to the dozens of other state laws that have already been approved this year.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says the immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” always was meant to be temporary.

Of the dozens of new Florida laws passed so far this year, one stands out among the rest.

This week’s episode of Politically Motivated breaks down the growing legal battle against Gov. Ron DeSantis and his newly approved congressional maps, which critics argue tilt heavily in favor of Republicans.

Florida is now facing three lawsuits over its congressional redistricting map, with all of them claiming the new map violates Florida's Fair Districts Amendment.

This year, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and state lawmakers have passed a law designating a new “Trump Highway” in the Sunshine State.

In a story published May 5, 2026, about congressional redistricting, The Associated Press erroneously reported the first name of Louisiana’s governor.

Republicans have gained an advantage in a national congressional redistricting battle among states ahead of the midterm elections.

Florida’s new congressional map is now official. Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on X.com that he signed the redistricting bill lawmakers passed last week with a simple post showing the map, with the words “Signed, Sealed, and Delivered.” A few hours later, the first lawsuit was announced.

On Friday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed two more laws, which are expected to impact teachers and unions across the state.

A Supreme Court decision striking down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana has amplified an already intense national redistricting battle.

The redrawn congressional district lines that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will soon sign into law are intended to help Republicans pick up as many as four U.S. House seats in November — a scenario that would cost some Democrats their seats.

Florida’s governor visited Volusia County on Thursday to announce a major upgrade to a long-awaited interchange project — and revealed construction will begin years ahead of schedule.

James Ernest Hitchcock, 70, was executed by way of three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke. Hitchcock was initially sentenced to death in 1977 after being convicted of first-degree murder in the July 31, 1976, killing of Cynthia Driggers.

The governor will speak at 10 a.m. at Destination Daytona and will be joined by Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Jared Perdue.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has approved another batch of four new laws this week, one of which has already taken effect.

A Florida man convicted of killing his brother’s 13-year-old stepdaughter nearly 50 years ago has been put to death.

With Florida’s new redrawn congressional map passed, two major questions are driving the conversation: why should voters care — and is what’s happening even legal?

Several states already are taking steps to respond to a U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority has handed Republicans their biggest victory yet in the battle to control the House of Representatives and statehouses across the country.

Republicans have scored another victory in the nationwide redistricting battle.

The Florida House and Senate passed a bill to redraw congressional district lines on Wednesday, with potentially big implications for the November election.

The Supreme Court has weakened a key tool of the Voting Rights Act that has helped combat racial discrimination in voting for over 50 years.

Two key priorities of Gov. Ron DeSantis that failed to advance in the regular legislative session were discarded as the House opened a special session on Tuesday. House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, said the House remains “fairly clear on our position” against the proposals to expand vaccine exemptions for public K-12 students and to protect consumers’ interactions with artificial intelligence.

Florida lawmakers are back at work in Tallahassee to pass a map favored by Gov. Ron DeSantis to redraw Florida’s Congressional districts. The session was also supposed to address DeSantis’ AI Bill of Rights and an expansion on vaccine exemptions, but House Speaker Daniel Perez said no bills were filed on those issues.

Ron DeSantis is back in the national spotlight as he pushes for a new congressional map in Florida.

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office submitted a new congressional map to the Legislature on Monday that would drastically alter several U.S. House districts in Central and South Florida. The new map, if approved by lawmakers in a special session that starts Tuesday, could flip a handful of districts from Democrats to Republicans, helping the GOP retain control of the U.S. House in November.

Virginia's Supreme Court is considering whether a voter-approved redistricting amendment complied with the state's constitutional requirements.

On Thursday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis added nine more laws to the count.

More than one month after ending the regular session without passing a budget, legislative leaders said Thursday they have a deal on top-line spending levels and plans for a May special session to pass the bill that funds the Florida government.

The governor is expected to speak at 10 a.m. at Tohopekaliga High School and will be joined by Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas.

With his term coming to an end, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has reportedly looked to President Trump for a position in his administration.

On Wednesday, DeSantis said that "White males" have been the No. 1 "disfavored group" of DEI initiatives after he signed a ban on local governments from implementing such policies.

This week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a new law that discusses how drivers may frame their license plates.

Democrats are celebrating an election win in Virginia that could put them slightly ahead in the national redistricting competition that President Donald Trump triggered in an attempt to preserve his party’s House majority in this year’s midterms.

This week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis received a batch of 20 new bills, which could soon become law.

On Monday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed another two bills into law, adding to the growing list of legislation approved so far this year.

A Florida man who set his neighbor on fire when she came upon him burglarizing her home has been executed.

Doug Fiefia once worked at Google.

This week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called for state lawmakers to return for a special session.

Anyone who’s stopped by a gas station over the past month has likely noticed skyrocketing prices at the pump. But Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he has no plans to suspend the gas tax.

A lawyer says guards severely beat and pepper-sprayed detainees at a state-run immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” in the Florida Everglades.

Of the new laws signed on Tuesday, one designates a Florida highway as the "President Donald J. Trump Highway."

Gov. Ron DeSantis could push back the special session on congressional redistricting, he said Tuesday. DeSantis originally called the session to produce new maps for the U.S. House in an unusual mid-decade redistricting in January and it’s scheduled to start Monday.

Hampshire College, which includes documentary filmmaker Ken Burns among its alumni, announced it is closing later this year.

A redistricting battle among states has reshaped voting districts for the U.S. House ahead of the November midterm elections.

A proposal for a new Maryland congressional map has officially died with the conclusion of the state's legislative session.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has approved five new specialty plates in Florida, which will be available for purchase starting in October.

DeSantis has been a vocal supporter for property tax reform. But this week, he put his foot down on providing relief to seniors alone.

Nearly 30 Florida bills have already been signed into law, with around 200 still to go.

The ACSI has ranked the best convenience stores for customer satisfaction. But it turns out that Buc-ee's wasn't rated the top pick.

With property tax reform stalling in the Legislature, one state lawmaker says he’s now found a new way to push it through.

On Monday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed off on three new laws — including one that grants the state power to designate terrorist organizations.

During a bill signing on Monday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called on state lawmakers to ban cousins from getting married in Florida.

With cowbells ringing in the stands, Bryan Baker was fired up after striking out Pete Crow-Armstrong to give the Tampa Bay Rays a triumphant return to Tropicana Field.

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office said “stay tuned” when asked if a new death warrant would be signed for a former police officer from Lake County who had been scheduled to be executed on March 31.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a law allowing Florida leaders to label groups as domestic or foreign terrorist organizations.

After a busy legislative session, nearly 80 laws have already received Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signature.

James Duckett, the former police officer convicted of raping and murdering 11-year-old Teresa McAbee, was slated to be executed March 31 until the Florida Supreme Court granted him a stay.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a massive new elections bill into law — and it includes a change for driver’s licenses going forward.

On Wednesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed another batch of six bills into law, with some taking effect right off the bat.

The bill requires verification of U.S. citizenship during voter registration, mandates paper ballots for all elections and requires congressional candidates to disclose stock trading activity while in office.

State leaders said that the new laws take aim at sex offenders, pedophiles and child exploitation.

DeSantis is expected to be joined by Attorney General James Uthmeier and Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Mark Glass.

The governor signed several new bills, including on that renames a major airport in Florida. News 6 breaks down the full list.

There’s less than a year until Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ final term in office comes to an end, and questions are surfacing about what he plans to do next.

A Florida airport has been cleared to be renamed after President Donald Trump, hours before the president separately revealed plans for a Miami skyscraper planned to house his presidential library.

Plans to execute a former Mascotte police officer for the death of a girl in 1987 will remain on hold after the Florida Supreme Court denied the state’s request to allow the execution to proceed. James Duckett was convicted of killing 11-year-old Teresa McAbee, according to a death warrant signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

There will be no Charlie Kirk highway in his home state of Arizona.

On Friday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis approved seven more bills, adding to the hundreds of new laws passed in recent years.

A federal judge has ruled that the immigration detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz” must provide people detained there with better access to their attorneys.

“A slap in the face.” That’s how leaders of a union representing Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers across Central Florida are reacting after Gov. Ron DeSantis publicly questioned the agency’s role during the ongoing partial government shutdown.

As gas prices approach $4 a gallon nationally amid the conflict in Iran, some lawmakers are pushing to suspend the federal gasoline tax.

The execution of a former Florida police officer convicted of raping and murdering an 11-year-old girl has been temporarily halted by the Florida Supreme Court.

A Florida man who became known as “Lectern Guy” over his role in the Jan. 6 protest took to social media to denounce property tax cuts in the state — though perhaps not for the reason some might think.

Florida state Rep.-elect Emily Gregory is the latest face of Democrats' optimism after she won a special legislative election in President Donald Trump's home state House district.

After a heavy bout of flight delays, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has posed a question: why not let airports handle their own security screenings?

A proposal from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to eliminate the Transportation Security Administration drew mixed reactions from travelers, aviation experts and lawmakers, according to our sister station WJXT in Jacksonville.

On Monday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a new bill into law, which covers a wide array of issues.

The governor will speak at the Highlands County Fairgrounds at 10 a.m. and will be joined by Senate President Ben Albritton and Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson.

Government buildings in Tallahassee and in Winter Haven will fly flags at half-staff on Saturday to honor the US Army major who was one of six soldiers killed in Kuwait.

Even after the latest Legislative session ended, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that plans to slash property taxes statewide are still in the works.

After the latest Legislative session ended last week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed off on the first new laws of the year on Thursday.

A new bill aiming to further crack down on pedophiles in Florida was overwhelmingly approved by the state Legislature this week, despite a few lawmakers voting against it.

Gov. Ron DeSantis rebuked some of Florida’s top law enforcement officials Thursday, criticizing their calls to Congress and President Donald Trump to work on a path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants.

The governor is expected to be joined by Florida Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Alexis Lambert at Pier 22.

The Trump administration is expanding its growing Medicaid fraud crackdown to Florida.

A group of sheriffs on a state immigration enforcement board sharply criticized the federal government’s mass deportation efforts Monday, a stark departure from hardline policies in Florida, where Gov. Ron DeSantis has spearheaded collaboration with federal officials to remove all undocumented immigrants.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took to social media on Monday to target a recent claim made by California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

A Florida man has been executed for the murder of a young mother who called 911 seeking help while tied up in her attacker's car.