Gov. Ron DeSantis is scheduled to hold a news conference Monday in Coral Gables.

The Florida Supreme Court will allow the state’s voters in November to decide whether to protect abortion rights and legalize recreational use of marijuana.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a revised bill on Monday that prohibits children under 14 years of age from having social media accounts.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a news conference Friday morning at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office in Winter Haven.

Florida’s emergency rule to temporarily ban tianeptine, better known as “gas station heroine,” expires in about four months, so state lawmakers are working on a bill to make it permanent.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a press conference Tuesday morning in Cape Carol with Attorney General Ashley Moody and FDLE Commissioner Mark Glass.

Florida’s attorney general is expected to ask the state Supreme Court to keep an abortion-rights measure off November’s ballot on Wednesday, saying it misleads voters and could be used to expand abortion rights in the future.

A petition initiative that would enshrine abortion rights in the Florida constitution has reached the necessary number of verified signatures to qualify for the 2024 ballot.

Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, advocates have turned their eyes toward Florida as a potential foothold for abortion rights in the Southeast.

Florida’s Republican attorney general is asking the state Supreme Court to keep a proposed abortion rights amendment off the ballot.

Florida’s Republican attorney general will oppose a proposed amendment protecting the right to an abortion if it makes next year’s ballot.

The former head of a nonprofit domestic violence agency is charged with fraud and grand theft two years after she and the agency agreed to pay Florida $5 million to settle a civil lawsuit, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced Thursday.

Several civil rights groups are challenging Florida’s new immigration law in a federal lawsuit.

Thieves pretending to work for the Florida Lottery are scamming victims who don’t know that legitimate sweepstakes will not require winners to pay anything to receive a prize or require to keep the prize confidential.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a new state lawsuit filed on Thursday in Fort Lauderdale is meant to weaken the power that accrediting agencies have over the state’s public colleges and universities.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke at the Miami Police Benevolent Association on Thursday, focusing on preserving law and order in Florida.

Gov. Ron DeSantis was sworn in Tuesday for a second term as Florida’s governor in a special ceremony on the steps of the Historic Capitol in Tallahassee.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody filed a complaint on Thursday in Broward County to go after a group that investigators reported deceived more than 400 customers who needed moving services.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has subpoenaed several South Florida car dealerships after Local 10 Investigates exposed a number of dealers charging illegal fees to customers buying out their leases.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has suspended the elected state prosecutor of Tampa for pledging not to enforce the state’s new 15-week abortion ban and for supporting gender transition treatments for minors.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is calling on the White House to classify the synthetic opioid drug fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction.

The Walgreens pharmacy chain has reached a $683 million settlement with the state of Florida in a lawsuit accusing the company of improperly dispensing millions of painkillers that contributed to the opioid crisis.

The CVS drug store company and pharmaceutical companies will pay Florida a combined $860 million as part of the settlement of an opioid epidemic case.

Florida and 20 other states have sued to halt the federal government's pandemic requirement that people wear masks on planes, trains and other public transport.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced Tuesday that Moody will be leading 20 other states in taking legal action against the Biden administration over the federal mask mandate on public transportation.

Some Key Lime Pie lovers were protesting on Tuesday after Gov. Ron DeSantis declared the strawberry shortcake is Florida’s official dessert. Key Lime is the state’s official pie.

Strawberry shortcake will become Florida’s state dessert after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill at the festival that celebrates the fruit.

Strawberry shortcake will become Florida’s state dessert after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill at the festival that celebrates the fruit.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Attorney General Ashley Moody announced Thursday that they are filing a lawsuit against the federal government for ordering that all federal contractors be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Gov. Ron DeSantis says the Florida Legislature will be brought together sometime in November as he asks them to take action to protect Floridians who are facing termination from their employers for not receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.

Florida is suing President Joe Biden’s administration claiming his immigration policy is illegal.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a news conference Monday morning in Alachua County. Attorney General Ashley Moody will also deliver remarks, as well as Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis and Congresswoman Kat Cammack.

Tamarac City Manager Michael Cernech was arrested on Friday after he was accused of trying to extort $3.4 million from a developer with false claims about the presence of dangerous levels of soil contamination on a property, prosecutors said.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody are holding a news conference Thursday morning at the Office of the Attorney General in Orlando “to announce millions of dollars in recoveries for domestic violence services in Florida.”

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody warned on Monday there are fraudsters who are impersonating Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan to steal financial information.

As Tropical Depression Fred moves north, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody activated the state’s price gouging hotline on Friday night after Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency in 23 counties.

An enormous outpouring of charity support has come in the days since Thursday’s condo collapse in Surfside, however, the state’s attorney general is warning residents about the threat of scams preying on people’s generosity.

Officers arrested a 42-year-old woman on Wednesday who is accused of abusing an 87-year-old Alzheimer’s patient at an assisted living facility in Miami-Dade County.

Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas returned to Port Miami on Tuesday after spending several days on a pandemic-proof test run.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Wednesday that Florida is answering the recent call from the governors of Texas and Arizona to help secure the U.S. border.

Royal Caribbean’s new Odyssey of the Seas ship pulled into its home port, Port Everglades, Thursday morning as its crew prepares to set sail next month for the first time.

Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference at PortMiami Thursday morning, at which time he announced that the state would be filing a lawsuit against the federal government and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, demanding that cruise ships be allowed to start sailing immediately.

Ron DeSantis held a roundtable Friday morning at Port Canaveral with executives from cruise lines and companies that work with cruise lines, at which time he called on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to rescind its no-sail order. “The cruise industry is essential to our state’s economy and keeping it shut down until November would be devastating to the men and women who rely on the cruise lines to provide for themselves and their families. I urge the CDC to immediately rescind this baseless no-sail order to allow Floridians in this industry to get back to work.” The CDC’s no-sail order is currently in effect until Nov. 1. AdExecutives from smaller companies that do business with cruise lines said they have also had to lay off employees and that they have a backup of inventory that they cannot sell because it is specifically branded for certain cruise lines. “Earlier this month, Governor DeSantis recommended Florida’s seaports receive $258.2 million out of the state’s share of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, to account for the losses accrued due to the no-sail order.”AdThe no-sail order has been in effect since March 14, 2020.

MIAMI – The state of Florida is suing President Joe Biden’s administration over new directives that have halted detentions of some immigrants who have served time in prison. Florida’s Attorney General Ashley Moody says the new guidance has resulted in immigration officials declining to take custody of people who have served sentences for burglary, drug trafficking and other crimes. The complaint challenges new guidance issued by Immigration and Customs Enforcement last month that prioritizes deporting people who pose national security threats or have been convicted of more serious crimes. Florida’s lawsuit follows a similar action filed by Arizona last month that Montana joined on Tuesday.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A former South Florida school official is facing charged that he took bribes to direct a $17 million electronics contract to a Georgia company while bypassing the normal bidding process. A statewide grand jury charged former Broward County schools administrator Tony Hunter with bid tampering and receiving unlawful compensation. A newspaper investigation showed another school district paid about half for similar equipment. “Let this be a lesson to anyone attempting to abuse the public trust; all public servants can and will be held accountable for their unlawful actions,” Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody said in a statement. The Broward schools declined to comment.

A registered nurse holds a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Many seniors are receiving vaccinations in Florida, but if you're asked to pay to secure an appointment, you are likely being scammed. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – If you’re being asked to send money online to secure a COVID-19 vaccine appointment, don’t pull out your credit card — it’s a scam. She cited a report from Forbes that detailed Florida seniors being tricked by scammers using the same Eventbrite website. “Consumer protection investigators and criminal prosecutors in my office are aggressively pursuing reports of scammers taking money in exchange for phony COVID-19 vaccine reservations,” Moody said in a statement.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The promise of a COVID-19 vaccine has people understandably excited. For that reason, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued a consumer alert on Tuesday warning state residents about vaccine-related scams. Scammers may try to exploit the sense of urgency surrounding the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine to swindle those trying to protect their health. Never send money or financial information to anyone offering a COVID-19 vaccine or claiming the ability to expedite the process. ALSO SEE‘Route out’ of pandemic: UK gives 1st COVID-19 vaccine dosesEXPLAINER: Final steps in US review of COVID-19 vaccineU.S. regulators post positive review of Pfizer vaccine data

MIAMI – There has been an ongoing effort to help Florida ex-felons pay off their legal fines and fees in order for them to vote in November’s election. LeBron James, Michael Bloomberg, the Miami Heat and Miami Dolphins have all donated to the cause, but voter registration is less than two weeks away and the process of rights restoration is proving to be long and complicated for some ex-cons. Over the years she’s been back in prison for probation violation but said she paid increments toward those original fees. At times, she said food and housing have taken priority, despite that the unpaid debt also means her license has been suspended. “Forget the fact that you can’t vote because you’re not really thinking about that.

Ron DeSantis vetoed a bill to raise the age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21 because it would have also banned the sale of flavored liquid nicotine products used in vaping. “This legislation would almost assuredly lead more people to resume smoking cigarettes and it would drive others to the hazardous black market,” DeSantis wrote, pointing out lung injury associated with black market products. He said it also would be devastating to small businesses that sell vaping products. The veto came hours after Republican Attorney General Ashley Moody issued a press release warning about the dangers of underage vaping. The United States and Florida Surgeons General have declared vaping to be an epidemic.

Some of these hackers are now hijacking online video meetings and showing child pornography, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody says. Moody, in a warning to state residents Thursday, said she is working with local law enforcement to prevent the disturbing trend. Its heartbreaking that anyone would exploit children in this manner, but child pornography is pervasive online, she said in a news release. When hackers hijack meetings and force participants to view these disturbing images, we must ensure we have an immediate, aggressive and coordinated law enforcement response. The attorney general also provided tips to prevent hackers from breaking into video conferences:

AVENTURA, Fla. The flyer says it was supposed to be a Zoom conversation with women of influence. People like the CEO of Joe DiMaggio Childrens Hospital and the president and COO of OneUnited Bank. It was profanity.Aventura police now have a copy of the Zoom video and are investigating along with the FBI. Zoom securityCoincidentally, Zoom said Wednesday that it will soon begin enabling end-to-end encryption of calls for both its paid and free users. The attorney general provided tips to prevent hackers from breaking into your video conferences:

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. If youre being offered thousands of dollars to stay home during the COVID-19 outbreak, dont buy it. Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody said the scam is targeting seniors, who are being offered fake federal grant money to stay isolated at home to prevent spreading the coronavirus. The scammers are reaching out through Facebook Messenger, email and text message and requesting upfront payment as insurance for the expedited delivery of grant money, Moody said. This scam appears to involve an international criminal organization utilizing a multifaceted communications plan to deceive seniors," the attorney general wrote in a consumer alert. Anyone who provided information and payments after receiving such messages is asked to contact the attorney generals office by calling 866-966-7226 or visiting MyFloridaLegal.com.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – With the holiday season upon us, it’s also time to begin shopping for gifts, but it’s also prime time for scammers to try and take advantage of shoppers. Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced the launch of the 2019 Holiday Consumer Protection Guide. The guide is filled with information and tips on secure online shopping, charity-related scams, recalls and more. Moody gave a strong warning to the scammers in a Monday morning news conference. For the first time, this year’s guide will also be translated into Spanish.

DAVIE, Fla. - Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced Wednesday that she is putting Florida businesses who sell and market vaping products to teenagers on notice. The consumer protection action is the most comprehensive state vaping investigation publicly acknowledged to date looking into practices of e-cigarette products by more than 20 companies marketing and selling in Florida, according to the Attorney General's Office. Moody concluded what she called a "statewide fact finding mission" into the dramatic increase in vaping among Florida teenagers. 1st Ave., 1606, Miami, Florida 33132Vapor Fi, 14300 Commerce Way, Miami Lakes, Florida 33016Ejuice Connect.com LLC, 221 N.E. 190th St., Miami, Florida 33140The Vape Factor, LLC 4851 S.W.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Prosecutors have filed an appeal after a Palm Beach County judge tossed video evidence in the prostitution charges involving New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft. Jeffrey Paul DeSousa, deputy solicitor general for Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody's office, filed the appeal Tuesday with the Fourth District Court of Appeal. Palm Beach County Judge Joseph Marx ruled in May that Jupiter police did not do enough to avoid violating the Fourth Amendment rights of patrons at the Orchids of Asia Day Spa. But DeSousa's appeal argues that the county court erroneously suppressed the video evidence of Kraft's alleged offenses and that police lawfully conducted surveillance at the spa over a five-day period. "By subsequently invaliding both the warrant and the ensuing search, the county court erred," according to the appeal.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Attorney General Ashley Moody is challenging what she calls a misleading proposed ballot question asking voters to do away with Florida's closed primary elections. Moody filed a brief Tuesday with the Florida Supreme Court seeking to squash the proposed amendment. The initiative, proposed by the nonprofit All Voters Vote, seeks to allow all registered voters to participate in primary elections for state legislature, governor and cabinet, regardless of political party affiliation, beginning in 2024. READ: Attorney general's challenge to open primaries proposed ballot questionMoody wrote that the proposed ballot language "is defective" because it states that all candidates would appear on the same primary election ballot. Local10.com sent an email to All Voters Vote seeking comment.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida's attorney general has asked the state Supreme Court to disqualify a proposed ballot measure seeking to ban assault weapons. She argues that the proposal goes far beyond banning so-called assault weapons and could also ban the possession of all semi-automatic long guns. On Monday, the group behind the effort accused the attorney general of "playing politics" to appease the gun lobby. The chair of the group Ban Assault Weapons NOW is the aunt of a student killed in last year's Parkland school shootings. A spokeswoman for the attorney general said the language was problematic.

Financial Regulation Commissioner Ronald Rubin was fired amid allegations of sexual harassment and other misconduct. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida Cabinet has fired the state's top banking regulator amid allegations of sexual harassment and other misconduct. The firing of Financial Regulation Commissioner Ronald Rubin on Thursday comes a week after the release of a state investigator's report asserting sufficient evidence to support the allegations against him. Ron DeSantis, Attorney General Ashley Moody and Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis voted to dismiss Rubin and to launch a search for a replacement. Rubin's attorney failed to persuade the four-member Cabinet to issue a censure instead of a pink slip.

MIAMI - The numerous school districts that have not fully complied with the security measures enacted after last year's school shooting in Parkland have until the start of the 2019-20 school year to do so, a state grand jury ordered. Judge Martin S. Fein signed the July 19 three-page report warning the districts to "do whatever it takes to bring these districts into full compliance" with the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Safety Act. The grand jury has learned the districts have reported dealing with administrative hurdles, increased costs and personnel shortages to provide mental health services, increase security and improve systems to deal with troubled students. "We have seen and heard troubling evidence of conflicts between school district officials and law enforcement agencies," Fein wrote, adding that "it appears that at least some of these officials have failed-or refused-to accept their responsibility for school safety." Without identifying the school districts, Fein also wrote that "compliance with the law enacted after the school massacre is not an agenda issue to be whittled down by negotiation into minimum legally-sufficient actions."

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Some Florida school districts and law enforcement agencies have not fully complied with security measures enacted after the 2018 Valentine's Day school massacre in Parkland because they are bickering over who is responsible, an interim report by a statewide grand jury says. The new laws required school districts to place police or armed guards on all campuses, implement and improve systems for reporting threats and better provide mental health services for troubled students. The laws were enacted after a former student with a history of mental problems killed 17 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018. It does not identify the districts and law enforcement agencies that are not in compliance because the jurys investigation is not complete. Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody said in a statement her office will enforce the laws if districts arent in compliance.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Authorities have taken down an alleged prescription drug trafficking ring in South Florida. The FBI, DEA, Broward Sheriff's Office and Sunny Isles Beach Police Department collaborated on the investigation that lasted nearly two years. The suspects allegedly gathered the prescription drugs at an office site to distribute throughout Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties. Washington was described by authorities as a drug runner who sold pills as far away as Detroit. All seven are charged with drug trafficking and conspiracy to commit drug trafficking.

MIAMI - Florida officials are partnering with the ridesharing service Uber to help stop human trafficking ahead of next year's Super Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium. Uber will be providing additional anti-human trafficking training sessions for its more than 100,000 Florida drivers ahead of the Super Bowl. Uber launched anti-sex trafficking training for this year's Super Bowl in Atlanta, where law enforcement netted 169 arrests in a sex trafficking sting around the time of the NFL championship game. Moody is also serving on the Miami Super Bowl LIV Host Committee's executive leadership team in charge of anti-sex trafficking efforts and will work with the committee on additional human trafficking interdiction efforts. After next year's game in Miami Gardens, the Super Bowl will be held in Tampa in 2021.