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Watch live: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis press conference today at 2 p.m.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is scheduled to hold a press conference at 2 p.m. from West Palm Beach's Good Greek Moving & Storage. Read More

Backfill or backfire? DeSantis’ plan to replace local tax dollars draws debate

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is pitching a $117 billion state budget for the next fiscal year, about $2 billion more than the current, $114.8 billion. Speaking in Orlando on Wednesday, he said his final ... Read More

DeSantis seeks $117B Florida budget with key funding boosts

On the cusp of his final year in office, Gov. Ron DeSantis wants a $117 billion budget – about $2.2 billion more than the current year. Read More

DeSantis says Trump order cannot halt Florida AI proposal

President Trump said he’d issue an executive order to thwart all state-level AI laws, days after Gov. DeSantis released an AI regulation plan. Read More

James Fishback roils the Florida governor's race with his expected pro-Ron DeSantis bid

The race to succeed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis next year received a jolt this week. Republican James Fishback told Politico that he intends to run for governor and will officially jump in Monday. An ... Read More

Despite Ron DeSantis' lobbying, megadonor Ken Griffin stays on the sidelines in Florida governor's race

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been directly lobbying GOP megadonor Ken Griffin to help fund a challenger to Republican Rep. Byron Donalds in the state’s 2026 governor’s race. But those entreaties have ... Read More

Election Day is today in Florida. Here's where, what's on the ballot

Florida is holding local elections for positions like mayor and city council in some counties. State and most local elections will not occur until the mid-terms in 2026. Governor Ron DeSantis is ... Read More

Florida Politics publisher Peter Schorsch forecasts 2026 Legislative Session, election

DAYTONA BEACH − As 2026 draws near, big questions loom in the Sunshine State. Will the Florida Legislature deliver on what Gov. Ron DeSantis is hoping will be his crowning achievement: eliminating ... Read More

Who is James Fishback? DOGE dividend creator runs for Florida governor

James Fishback, a 30-year-old investment firm CEO, has announced his candidacy for the 2026 Florida gubernatorial race. Fishback, who has never held political office, vows to continue the legacy of ... Read More

Watch live: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis set to speak at news conference in The Villages

THE VILLAGES, Fla. - Gov. Ron DeSantis is scheduled to speak at a news conference in The Villages on Thursday. DeSantis will be at the Eisenhower Recreation Center on Buena Vista Boulevard. The news ... Read More

Gov. Ron DeSantis announces more than $100 million to improve Florida's water resources

These proposed projects can produce up to 94 million gallons of water a day once they are complete, DeSantis said. Read More