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More than 27 years after he sexually assaulted and murdered a woman he met at an Escambia County bar, Michael Zack III was put to death by lethal injection last night at Florida State Prison....

Former Republican House Speaker Richard Corcoran was chosen yesterday as New College of Florida’s permanent president after serving less than a year as interim president. The move further solidifies a veritable conservative grip on the...

Listen: Interim president of New College, Richard Corcoran, was voted to fill the permanent president position at the school Tuesday. This comes amidst Governor DeSantis’ conservative transformation of the small honors college. The Board of...

As of Aug. 31, 2023, Florida had 5,206,774 registered Republicans, 4,617,844 registered Democrats and 3,785,907 NPA.

Social services reinstated In a controversial move last month, the Sarasota County Commission cut funding for various social service programs, including childcare and homeless services. However, the commission has now reversed the cuts.   Congressional...

Book's proposal would designate about a two-mile stretch of Florida Keys highway to honor Jimmy Buffett, who died Sept. 1.

The allows “adults 21 years or older to possess, purchase, or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories” for non-medical consumption.

Amy Weintraub with Progress Florida talks about the Florida Supreme Court pondering a law that could lead to abortions essentially being banned in Florida.

An administrative law judge backed a Miami-Dade County teacher who reportedly told a transgender student that, “I’m a Christian, and my God made no mistakes” while refusing to call the student by preferred pronouns.

A Florida Senate committee will receive information about Medicaid “redeterminations” after enrollment dropped by more than 500,000 people.

A Florida Senate committee will receive presentations about the insurance market from the Insurance Commissioner and the Citizens President.

New College of Florida’s new sports teams will compete in the Sun Conference of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.