Ron DeSantis

Tallahassee U.S. District Judge Mark Walker issued a temporary injunction against the so-called “Stop Woke” act in a ruling that called the legislation “positively dystopian.”

KISSIMMEE, Fla.—Jason Diaz awoke in the middle of the night to the sound of trickling water.Outside his first-floor apartment where he had slept, Hurricane Ian moved violently and slowly over the Florida interior, dropping monumental amounts of rain on the low-slung landscape pockmarked everywhere with lakes and rivers, ponds and canals.

Another lawsuit filed Thursday addresses how the Stop WOKE Act, which took effect on July 1, restricts what teachers can say about sexism and racism. They cannot, for instance, endorse theories about systemic racism or make students feel guilty about it.

Robert Hebeler teaches business at Rollins College. He spoke with WMFE about why some businesses take social stances.

Richard Foglesong thinks that, in the end, not much will change because of the dire consequences of a "divorce."

Florida is the latest state to pass legislation that further restricts access to abortion. The new law bans abortions after 15 weeks, but doesn't have exceptions for rape, incest or human trafficking.

Gov. Ron DeSantis kicked off the annual Conservative Political Action Conference -- or C-PAC Thursday in Orlando.

In his State of the State speech kicking off the legislative session, Governor Ron DeSantis touted Florida’s booming economy and slammed the federal government on inflation and other issues.

There's a lot of confusion about critical race theory, which has become a hot-button political issue.

The governor made that announcement Monday in Orlando.