The governor’s plan “would functionally eliminate citizen initiatives from the state of Florida,” said Ben Pollara, who ran the successful 2016 medical marijuana campaign.

Ron DeSantis on Monday issued a weather warning involving the “Gulf of America,” making Florida the first state to officially call the Gulf of Mexico by its new name mandated by President Donald Trump,

"The roads could become hazardous beginning this afternoon. There’s going to be ice, there’s going to be snow..."

Incumbent Mayfield is leaving the House District 32 seat to run for vacancy in Florida Senate District 19, which covers Central and South Brevard.

Governors have been relegated to the Emancipation Hall overflow viewing space to watch Trump's inauguration, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency ahead of severe winter weather expected for North Florida on Tuesday and into Wednesday.

For the last six years, Gov. Ron DeSantis has been used to getting his way with the state Legislature, at times slashing the priorities of Republican leaders and calling them back to Tallahassee to pass bills that boost his political profile.

DeSantis pulled out all the stops to prevent Amendment 4 from succeeding, including using taxpayer resources to campaign against it. His administration also launched an investigation into the amendment’s petition gathering process that he’s now using as justification for the new laws he wants to implement.

DeSantis isn’t necessarily confident that the current court would support his and Trump’s view on birthright citizenship based on his subsequent comments responding to a poster who hoped Sen. Ashley Moody would have a chance to confirm a conservative jurist to replace a “liberal justice.”

Florida Governor DeSantis issues a state of emergency to enable early medication refills before a winter storm.