Florida Policy Pulse

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...

Florida's new advisory opinion form has helped over 400 people with felony convictions determine their voter eligibility since its rollout.

• Key...

Does removing post-conviction bond for dangerous crimes boost public safety while raising due-process concerns?

• Immediate remand: A guilty verdict,...

Florida’s new voter-citizenship law, signed by Gov. DeSantis in April and modeled on the stalled federal SAVE Act, now faces its third federal...

Agency leaders must decide where AI belongs in operations, how much authority it should hold, and what safeguards to implement. Experts stress...

What does the rapid arrest of three teens for five vape-store burglaries reveal about local retail crime?

• Surveillance and quick observation led...

Billy Adams' first-degree murder conviction means the Sims family must now endure a penalty phase starting tomorrow at 9:30 a.m., with additional...

The Jax GAP Fund pools $20 million from five private-philanthropic investors to finance $80 million in new affordable multifamily rentals.

• Scale of...

A passenger's reply that he had a bomb during routine security questions at Miami International Airport triggered immediate arrest and a second-degree...