A new state law allowing Florida law enforcement to pursue criminal charges against undocumented immigrants is stirring controversy. The law empowers the state to act even if federal authorities ...

Ron DeSantis this week. On Tuesday, May 6, Garcia — a republican who serves District 36 in southern Florida — joined politicians to discuss the state wanting to ban "local governments from ...

Florida residents and the USA TODAY NETWORK are advocating for stronger protections for Florida state parks. Bills SB 80 and HB 209 aim to prevent development like golf courses and hotels within ...

A Florida state senator who quit the Democratic Party last week said he believes he was pumping money and legitimacy into a party that’s not addressing the needs of working Floridians.

Florida has undergone a dramatic political transformation over the past decade from a swing state to Republican stronghold. Florida’s recent congressional special election on April 1 ...

Three of the victims from the mass shooting Thursday at Florida State University in Tallahassee that left two dead and six injured have been released, officials at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare ...

Thursday's deadly mass shooting at Florida State University has renewed cries for gun control in the state. Two people were killed and six were injured Thursday during a mass shooting at Florida ...

Students and staff at Florida State University came together in a peaceful vigil and serene outdoor service on Holy Saturday to exalt their strong sense of community after a shooting sent ...

People evacuate after a shooting at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Fla. (Alicia Devine/USA Today Network/Imagn Images via Reuters) ...

Phoenix Ikner, a 20-year-old son of a sheriff’s deputy whom police accuse of using his mother’s gun, is in police custody after being identified as a suspect in a shooting on Florida State ...

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The shooter, identified by police as Phoenix Ikner, is believed to be a Florida State student, investigators said. The two men who died were not students, said Florida State University Police ...