Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $6.25 million that the Legislature budgeted for restoring the Ocklawaha River and dismantling the ...

Officer Ashley Pierce has been named the Florida school resource officer of the year by the Florida Association of School ...

Removing the Rodman Dam once again proved to be one of the most intractable environmental issues in Florida, one that has flummoxed governors, federal bureaucrats, political operatives and activists ...

Younger readers may be unaware there was a time when politicians followed the rules, almost as if they cared about good ...

The first Juneteenth was held in Galveston the next year. Celebrations were low-key affairs, often kept to church gatherings and community events. Despite gaining their freedom, the lot of Black ...

Juneteenth, the day commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, is not a state holiday in Florida. Here's what to ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will be ending his second term in 2027. Can he run again? Can his wife, Casey run for governor?

Former Florida Gov. Buddy MacKay, who lost to Jeb Bush in 1998 but still served 23 days in office after the sudden death of Gov. Lawton Chiles, has died. He was 91.

Graham died in April at age 87. Sachs credited MacKay with encouraging Chiles, a former U.S. senator and legendary figure in Florida politics, to "come off the sidelines and run for governor" in 1990.

MacKay ran to succeed Chiles in 1998 but was defeated by Republican Jeb Bush. Shortly before leaving office, however, MacKay stepped in as governor after Chiles’ sudden death on Dec. 12, 1998.

What You Need To Know Former Gov. Buddy MacKay died Tuesday at the age of 91 He served in Florida politics for decades, ending in his brief time in the governor's mansion He served as lieutenant ...

Rhea Chiles, left, her husband, former Florida Gov. Lawton M. Chiles, center, and Lt. Gov. Buddy McKay, right, acknowledge cheers from supporters in this 1991 file photo taken at Chiles ...