The Florida Senate Democrats on Tuesday unanimously elected Miami Gardens’ Shevrin Jones as their leader beginning in 2028.

Senators voted to designate Shevrin Jones as Senate Democratic Leader for the 2028-30 cycle, positioning the Miami Gardens ...

The big story: The Florida Legislature’s sputtering budget process sparked into life on Friday, as the Senate issued its ...

Senate officials said if last year’s budget was adjusted based on a 2.7% increase in the consumer price index, spending would ring in at $118.2 billion, and if it were based on 1.4% estimated ...

Florida's Senate Bill 52 allows volunteer security at churches without licensing. Fort Myers pastor supports bill but emphasizes training importance.

House and Senate proposals differ by $1.4 billion, fall short of Gov. DeSantis’ plan and set the stage for tense negotiations.

The fund that was set up by lawmakers in 2022, containing $4.77 billion, has been used by DeSantis for immigration enforcement since the governor declared it an emergency in 2023.

Florida's emergency response fund is just hours from expiring, leaving lawmakers scrambling to agree on whether and how to revive one of the governor’s most powerful financial tools.

A Florida Senate committee has approved a bill that would create a clearinghouse allowing surplus lines insurers to assume certain commercial property policies from the state’s insurer of last resort.

The Florida Senate dropped “veggie disparagement" language from a sweeping agriculture bill after concerns it could suppress ...