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Daylina Miller/WUSF News/Several politicians and leaders across the greater Tampa Bay region issued statements expressing relief following the guilty verdict against Derek Chauvin. -
Gov. Ron DeSantis / Facebook/Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has approved a bill he says will curb violence and property damage during protests. It’s a response to last summer’s protests following the death of George Floyd and calls to defund the police.
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The court ruling marks the first major test of the new Marsy’s Law protections for crime victims — even when the victims are police officers. -
The original plan drew bipartisan pushback.
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The Department of Health and Division of Emergency Management expect to offer enough doses within two weeks for every staff member and inmate who wants a shot.
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Senate President Wilton Simpson's proposal to consolidate prisons and demolish four facilities drew opposition from leaders in those rural communities.
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State senators Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, and Kelli Stargel, R-Lakeland each are seeking state money to build new courthouses in their respective counties.
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NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, a professor of law at Stetson University, about the influence corporations have on changing laws.
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Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote in Thursday’s ruling that Florida did not prove Georgia’s water use had caused damage in the bay and the Apalachicola River.
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Officials say surveillance video showed the man throwing a flaming piece of cloth into a Champs Sports store in Tampa last May.
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The bill would create new crimes related to violent protests and make it harder for local governments to reduce police spending.
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An anti-rioting bill will be voted on by the Florida House Friday, but opponents spoke out against it in Tampa Thursday.
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The new curfew in Miami Beach will last a few weeks from Thursday evenings to Monday mornings to keep people out of what’s called the entertainment district. Officials say it helps boost public safety, but businesses say they’re grappling with financial losses.
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"This is a real horror and terror for all of us," said Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, who said he has shopped at the same store where gunfire erupted on Monday.
