Lawrence Mower

TALLAHASSEE — After intense pushback from Gov. Ron DeSantis and his allies, Florida House Republicans backed off a proposal to stop him from using an emergency fund to carry out his immigration efforts. House Republicans plan to pass an amendment Thursday... See more

Republican megadonor is behind bill pushing unregulated property insurance The state’s insurance commissioner has warned the proposal could force cash-strapped condo owners into riskier and more expensive policies Joe Gruters, R- Sarasota, attends the fir... See more

President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is keeping Florida from recouping $608 million in taxpayer funds to pay for the Alligator Alcatraz detention center and other immigration-enforcement activities, the state’s emergency management director said Th... See more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A billionaire Republican megadonor is behind a bill moving through the Florida Legislature that the state’s insurance commissioner warned could force cash-strapped condo owners into riskier and more expensive policies. SB 1028 would re... See more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier seized on a news report Wednesday that cited an anonymous source saying that President Donald Trump’s Justice Department would not bring charges in the Hope Florida scandal.... See more