Bill Galvano

DeSantis announced he’d make another push for so-called E-Verify legislation during the 2020 legislative session while speaking to reporters at an annual press event Tuesday in the Capitol organized by the Associated Press. Appearing at the same event, Senate President Bill Galvano later said he would approach the legislation cautiously.

The tragedy of the Parkland school massacre framed a developing political drama in Florida’s capital, as a divided legislative panel on Monday sided with the state’s Republican governor in removing a county sheriff accused of mishandling the response to the shooting that killed 17 people. The mostly party line vote by Florida’s Senate Rules Committee sends the matter to the...

Sen. Wilton Simpson will assume leadership of the legislative body after its current president, Sen. Bill Galvano, steps down next year.

Senate President Bill Galvano has announced a one-week special session starting October 21st to consider the recommendation from special master Dudley Goodlette, which was delivered on Wednesday.

The condemnations come amid an outcry over a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, in which authorities believe the gunman posted a racist screed online shortly before the attack.

Months after he was suspended by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over the response to the Parkland school shooting, Scott Israel has filed paperwork to run for re-election as Broward County Sheriff.

Florida will build three new major toll highways through mostly rural areas under a bill signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday over the objections of environmentalists who have otherwise praised him since taking office.

The Florida Legislature came back for one extra day to pass a $91.1 billion budget and then quickly went home.

Instead of adjourning the 60-day session on Friday as scheduled, it will spill into a 61st day on Saturday.

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis hasn’t had to worry about suffering with carpel tunnel syndrome from signing too many bills as he’s signed fewer than 10 through the first seven weeks of session.

House Speaker Jose Oliva and Senate President Bill Galvano, both Republicans, envision a collaborative relationship between their two chambers and the governor.

Since being sworn on Jan. 8, DeSantis has announced an ambitious strategy to address environmental issues, laid out a vision for education, and proposed a $91.3 billion budget.

Former Gov. and current U.S. Sen. Rick Scott violated a former state election official’s constitutional rights when he suspended and “vilified” her without first allowing her to make her own case, a Florida federal judge ruled Wednesday.

A Florida federal judge will decide whether or not outgoing Republican Gov. Rick Scott unfairly “targeted” the top elections official in one of the state’s Democratic strongholds.

Calling her suspension “malicious” and politically-motivated, a former Florida elections official is asking a federal judge to reinstate her after she was removed from office by Gov. Rick Scott.

Florida’s Republican state senate president says the Florida Senate will not take any action to block the suspension of embattled elections supervisor Brenda Snipes.

The three-year forecast, which will officially be presented to legislators this coming week, predicts a relatively small surplus of about $223 million.

House Speaker Richard Corcoran and Sen. Bill Galvano said Thursday that legislators are holding private talks about the state’s existing deal with the Seminole Tribe of Florida.