Dara Kam

Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, has started the last half of his two-year tenure as leader of the Senate when the 2026 legislative session began on Tuesday. The citrus grower was elected to the Senate in 2018 after serving in the Florida House... See more

TALLAHASSEE — Racing against a Feb. 1 deadline, supporters of a recreational marijuana ballot proposal are accusing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration of violating a law that requires state elections officials to determine the number of valid petit... See more

TALLAHASSEE — Attributing the delay to scrutiny of potentially invalid petition signatures, the state Division of Elections last Thursday updated signature numbers on its website for a proposed recreational marijuana constitutional amendment after being s... See more

Trinity Audioplayer ready... TALLAHASSEE — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit alleging a new state law allowing pregnant women to use parking spaces reserved for people with disabilities violates federal protections. Siding with the Florida Departmen... See more

TALLAHASSEE — Attributing the delay to scrutiny of potentially invalid petition signatures, the state Division of Elections on Thursday updated signature numbers on its website for a proposed recreational-marijuana constitutional amendment after being sue... See more