Tallahassee – Gov. Ron DeSantis likely will select a successor to U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio by the start of 2025 as Rubio prepares to serve as secretary of state in the Trump administration, DeSantis said in an online post Monday.
Tallahassee – Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has filed a lawsuit alleging that the Federal Emergency Management Agency violated the civil rights of supporters of President-elect Donald Trump in the aftermath of hurricanes Helene and Milton.
Tallahassee – U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Panhandle Republican who in recent years has become a national political lightning rod, was picked Wednesday by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as U.S. attorney general.
Tallahassee – When he returns from a trade mission to Italy, Gov. Ron DeSantis likely will face decisions about picking a successor to U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and setting a special election to replace U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz.
Tallahassee – Incoming House Speaker Daniel Perez on Thursday rolled out changes to House committees, while saying lawmakers have “spent taxpayer funds excessively and indiscriminately in the last few years.”
Tallahassee – Nearly 56 percent of Florida voters supported a measure that would have allowed recreational use of marijuana for adults, but that wasn’t enough to push the proposed constitutional amendment over the finish line.
Tallahassee – In a show of Republican strength in Florida, incumbent Corey Simon on Tuesday handily defeated Democratic challenger Daryl Parks in what was considered the only competitive state Senate race and the GOP maintained supermajorities in both legislative chambers.
Tallahassee – With the Biden administration, labor unions and AARP weighing in, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in January in a dispute about whether the city of Sanford violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by limiting a health-insurance subsidy for a firefighter who retired early because of Parkinson’s disease.
Tallahassee – Florida next week could join two dozen states that allow recreational use of marijuana, after a nine-figure campaign bankrolled by the state’s largest medical-marijuana operator amid intense opposition from Gov. Ron DeSantis.
