Invoices obtained by the Florida Trident show a second taxpayer-funded firm contacting Leon County prosecutors and fighting to keep the Hope Florida grand jury report sealed.

State records show the controversial initiative shifted priorities away from DCF’s eligibility division that has since failed federal standards and left Floridians cut off

A pelican tangled in fishing line sought help at a NOAA office in Florida, where biologists freed it and marveled at its cleverness. See video:

“My opponent is James Uthmeier. Alligator Alcatraz was his baby,” he said in a press conference Thursday in Miami.

Florida schools removed nearly 600 books last school year, with two counties accounting for two-thirds of the state's total.

A new book argues that Americans need to reclaim ownership of their founding charter from nine robed lawyers.

A school district's unsettled lunch debt was substantially paid down by a group of inmates.

The money, “owed to Florida’s taxpayers,” was never paid, the grand jury’s report says.

Uthmeier, now under fire for his role in the Hope Florida scandal, has previously threatened mayors, county commissioners, and state attorneys with removal from office for failing to meet his legal standards.

The DeSantis administration “misappropriated” $10 million of taxpayer money to pay for political campaigns, according to a secret grand jury that investigated the Hope Florida scandal.

Despite finding the $10 million was misappropriated, the grand jury said there was “insufficient evidence” to charge anyone criminally – because no one would admit to orchestrating the scheme.

The federal judge, who cited Dolly Parton in his ruling, found that the state law violated the First Amendment.

It’s time for Congress to put a stop to the unbriefed, unargued, unexplained rulings that account for a majority of the Court’s decisions.

Tallahassee State College abruptly canceled fall theater productions and classes hours before auditions, frustrating students and parents.

The first congressional appearances by justices since 2019 should mark the revival of this longstanding tradition.

The legal clash pits Florida’s health agencies against low-income families represented by advocacy groups over how clearly the government must communicate when ending essential public benefits

A sweeping new study of 1,758 butterfly species across 105 countries found many tropical species are expanding their ranges, while temperate ones are contracting—with climate change a major driver.

House Speaker Daniel Perez announced his formal resignation effective Aug. 21, as he prepares to be the U.S. ambassador to Brazil under President Donald Trump.

The amendment stays on the ballot, but Attorney General has 10 days to rewrite the sales pitch as a description.

The service helped low-income residents travel across county lines for essential medical care.

For the first time, the Court decided more substantive cases on its shadow docket than on its traditional merits docket.

Find your next best read at one of our favorite Florida LGBTQ+ owned bookstores just in time for Pride Month.

ALT: a woman with red hair is drinking a beverage through a straw .

The Tallahassee Forest Service office, specializing in wildfire research, will close as Florida faces severe drought conditions.

Australians voted decades ago to require High Court judges to retire at age 70.

Lawmakers don’t always finish their work in a regular session, and their pay — less than $30,000 a year — means only those with other incomes, and an ability to be in Tallahassee for weeks at a time, ...

In an exceedingly rare split over guns, the Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association filed a court brief Friday opposing Attorney General James Uthmeier’s new push to arm non-dangerous felons, The Fl...

There’s a secretive legal process around grand juries.

Florida traffic could soon be running smack into a demographic crunch.

Under Florida law, convicted felons are banned from possessing firearms, but Attorney General James Uthmeier is now contending that the law is unconstitutional when it relates to convicted felons who ...

Florida Republican sheriffs want President Donald Trump to end mass deportations of undocumented immigrants who haven’t committed crimes, a striking shift from law enforcement in the nation’s most agg...

BBC argues Florida has no jurisdiction over January 6 doc that didn't air in the U.S.

The Court has sided with the administration 80 percent of the time when making “emergency” rulings, often without revealing its reasoning.

The deadline to apply to sit on several Judicial Nominating Commissions is February 27. The Bar is still seeking applications for nine judicial circuits, including: First DCA Second Circuit Third Circ...

If you thought this cold snap was rough for you, consider that FWC collected thousands of iguanas for summary execution.

The following individuals have submitted applications to the Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Justice Charles Canady. • Alex Bokor...