An appeals court overturned a Florida State Board of Education decision to open up two new charter schools in Indian River County on Wednesday. 

While Florida Republican gubernatorial candidates have remained silent on gun violence since Sunday massacre in Las Vegas, Democrats have wasted no time ramping up their renewed calls for a closer look at legislation to promote gun control across the U.S. 

Freshman U.S. Rep. Brian Mast has drawn a new Democratic challenger for 2018. South Florida attorney and Democrat Lauren Baer announced she would jump in the race against Mast, an Afghanistan Army veteran, this week.

President Donald Trump made a trip to the American island of Puerto Rico on Tuesday, two weeks after monster storm Hurricane Maria destroyed parts of the island and left millions of people without power.

Gov. Rick Scott declared a State of Emergency in all 67 Florida counties in response to Hurricane Maria on Monday.

UPDATE 6:30 p.m.: Fifty-nine people are now dead with over 520 injured from the Las Vegas massacre on Sunday, Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said.

After months of waiting, five new medical marijuana growers won’t be getting their state-issued licenses to cultivate and sell the state’s newest prescription drug on time. On Friday, state officials said Florida will miss the deadline to dole out five new licenses to cultivate and sell medical marijuana in the Sunshine State. 

Former state Rep. Erik Fresen is headed to jail for 60 days for failing to file a tax return for more than $270,000, a federal judge ruled Friday.

Gov. Rick Scott returned to the U.S. after visiting a devastated Puerto Rico earlier this week, saying cleaning up the damage to the small island left from Hurricane Maria is going to be a “long process.”

Voters lack overall confidence in the honesty of their government, believing nearly every level is majorly or somewhat corrupt, according to a new poll.