Dexter Smithen was arrested in Hillsborough County, Florida, after he allegedly stole a Tesla Cybertruck during a test drive.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries believes that 60 GOP House seats are now potentially in play after the Florida special election results. Jeffries theorized that a blue wave could be on the way, as the Republican Party reels from its special election underperformance in Wisconsin and Florida.

If a corrections bill in the Florida Legislature passes, the state could see death row prisoners executed by firing squad or nitrogen. What to know.

A liberal judge won big in Wisconsin's April 1 Supreme Court election while the GOP held two Florida House seats. Both parties are spinning the results ahead of the 2026 midterm cycle.

A woman driving a golf cart was killed in a senior living community when a van driver ran a red light and crashed into her, Florida Highway Patrol said. The 71-year-old Sun City Center resident died of her injuries following the crash at around 8 a.m. on Wednesday, April 2, according to state troopers.

House PreK-12 Budget chairperson Jenna Persons-Mulicka, R-Fort Myers, said last week that the goal was not to cut programs. But a state Department of Education report indicated that the rising amount of money going to districts has not aligned with needed expenditures, such as teacher pay supplements and course materials, she said.

Ron DeSantis intensified attacks on Randy Fine Wednesday, blaming Fine's "unique problems" for a narrow special election win in a Republican stronghold district.

Gov. Ron DeSantis vented frustration with GOP House leaders even as lawmakers advanced budgets with large gaps in many spending areas.