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Florida is sending a clear message to squatters and uncooperative hotel guests: your days of free rides are over. Governor ...

SARASOTA, Fla. – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed two anti-squatting bills during a news conference Monday morning in Sarasota. DeSantis signed SB 322 and SB 606, which aim to protect property ...

On Tuesday, Ocala will begin the process of taking fluoride out of its water supply. The city has been adding the mineral to ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis addressed elected officials and business groups in Sarasota on Monday to sign stricter ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis says removing incentives for unwanted, unauthorized occupants, or "squatters," will protect Florida ...

Governor DeSantis signs new Senate bills to eliminate squatter rights on commercial properties and strengthen property owner ...

A pay raise for state workers is still in play as Florida lawmakers return to the Capitol this week to work on a state budget.

New laws will make it easier for law enforcement to remove squatters in commercial buildings and freeloading hotel guests.

A key aide to Gov. Ron DeSantis with little public profile could soon rise to the nationally prominent post of Florida’s education commissioner. Anastasios I. Kamoutsas, one of DeSantis’ four deputy ...

The state budget for fiscal year 2025-26 will include an across-the-board 2% pay raise for state employees, according to ...

On "The Florida Roundup," Andrew Atterbury of Politico digs into all the changes at the top of the state's universities.