The Senate unanimously passed the spending plan (SB 2500), while the House approved it in a 103-2 vote. Lawmakers finished the annual session at 11:19 p.m. — more than six weeks after the scheduled May 2 end of the session.

Six weeks after the regularly scheduled session ended, legislative leaders finished negotiating details of a spending plan Friday for the fiscal year that starts July 1.

Central Florida Public Media is covering the day of protests in communities across the region.

Beverly Juarez was joined Friday by about 40 protesters in front of a Customs and Immigration Enforcement field office in Orlando.

Ahead of protests across Florida this weekend, Gov. Ron DeSantis made clear that he sided with law enforcement over any protesters who become violent against people or property. A law passed in 2021 generally toughens the state’s criminal treatment of protests — but it does not mean drivers can run over protesters without consequences.

Legislative leaders said Thursday evening they hope to finish a budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year on Friday so it can go before the House and Senate early next week.

The program comes days after LA activists were revealed to use doxxing as part of protests in California.

About 250 people are participating in the visits. Among them are family members of 25 of the 49 people killed by the gunman.

The bills create harsher penalties for some sexual offenders who commit another sexual crime and establish new rules for social media platforms to combat deepfakes.

Republican Debbie Mayfield won former seat of now-Congressman Randy Fine, who won a special election to replace U.S. Congressman Mike Waltz.

This Thursday -- June 12 -- marks nine years since the early morning mass shooting at the LGBTQ+ club. Forty-nine people were killed and 53 injured by the gunman.

Following the arrest of Marcos Lopez, the executive director serving his administration was terminated from her position.