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Gov. Ron DeSantis proclaimed there will be a special session in late April to change Florida's congressional map.

The battle to prevent the Everglades Jetport may have influenced some important laws and events aimed at protecting the environment, wildlife, and parks.

In the 1960s, a proposal was made to build the world's largest jetport in the heart of the Everglades. It was a battle fought and won by environmentalists — leaving a single runway as a lasting reminder.

Activist Marjory Stoneman Douglas formed Friends of the Everglades to fight against a proposed jetport in the late 1960s. Now, the group is involved in a lawsuit over development on that same property.

The immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades has been embroiled in controversy even before it opened last summer. But a key component is how environmentalists are fighting to shut it down.

Gov. Ron DeSantis accuses ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro of sending drugs and prisoners to the state.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is pitching a plan aimed at U.S. Congress members' stock trading. Here's what to know.

Gov. Ron DeSantis, speaking at the "Deportation Depot" facility, says no other state has done more in immigration enforcement. Here's some of what Florida has done.

Lawmakers are reviving a debate about whether the flamingo should replace the mockingbird as the state bird. They also want to make the Florida scrub jay the state songbird.

Facing a Republican supermajority, Democrats are pushing bills on property insurance and housing costs, and calling for interstate insurance pooling, stricter oversight of government waste and targeted tax relief.