Florida Policy Pulse

• Nine independent questions: Voters decide each proposed charter change separately on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
• Update focus: Amendments target...

Florida Supreme Court denied Daniel Conahan’s third and fourth successive post-conviction motions, DNA testing request, and habeas petition, finding...

Republican Liesa Priddy, a third-generation Immokalee rancher with banking and conservation experience, brings strong endorsements from state...

• New policy caps out-of-state students at 10% systemwide and lets the BOG block tuition hikes if exceeded.
• University leaders fear diluted...

Florida Senate interim committee meetings for 2026-2027 are now scheduled, with weekly notices to follow. The regular session convenes March 2, 2027.

Should Florida's tourist-development taxes stay locked to tourism promotion, or gain flexibility for local crises like teacher pay and insurance?

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Escambia County sheriff’s office swiftly located two missing juveniles after posting their details and photos on Facebook, showing how public alerts help recover endangered children.

Two South Florida men—one from Miami and one from Miramar—were sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to a $34.8 million Medicare fraud scheme.

Grand jury exposed DCF's "damning litany of failures" including wrongful parental rights terminations and incompetent casework.

Sen. Don Gaetz's...

Chapter 497, the Florida Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services Act, sets statewide rules for preneed sales, cemeteries, funeral directing,...

Florida added a net 9,973 Republican voters in September despite its August primaries, while Democrats appear to have abandoned the state. This...

• Governor DeSantis appointed four new members and reappointed three to the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission.
• New appointees bring...

State preemption is steadily stripping Florida cities and counties of policy control.

• Net-zero and DEI rules: HB 1217 and SB 1134 block local...

Jolly's ad ties Donalds to data-center expansion, turning growth and energy costs into a 2026 campaign flashpoint.

• True: Donalds said data centers...

• Known: PBSO is investigating a shooting at Tangled Orchard Trace in Loxahatchee.
• Search warrant: Investigators are obtaining a warrant to examine...

Florida prosecutors declined to charge Melissa Payne after she fatally shot unarmed veteran Bart Diguglielmo in a Walmart parking dispute, ruling the...

Will Senator Gaetz’s proposed DCF reforms actually strengthen accountability and child safety?

• Documented failures: A Fifth Circuit grand jury...

Does Florida's institutional-neutrality push truly curb campus activism, or does it invite new institutional speech?

• Core policy goal: Polk State...

• Budget Impact: Orange County Public Schools is cutting $8.5 million this fall after nearly 8,000 fewer students enrolled, a small 0.1% slice of its...

The DOJ opinion requires all state agencies—not just welfare administrators—to report known illegal immigrants when states accept TANF or SSI...