Voters' ability to advance future changes opposed or disregarded by state lawmakers could soon be eliminated — if Gov. Ron DeSantis gets his way.

Florida has become the first state to officially refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America," following President Donald Trump 's executive order directing federal agencies to adopt the new name. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis used the term in an emergency declaration issued on Monday ahead of a forecast winter storm.

Ron DeSantis calling ... elect at Mar-a-Lago, his Palm Beach home. "The federal government’s open border policies under Joe Biden have caused an unprecedented increase of illegal immigration into the United States, including Florida, which has resulted ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is taking steps to rebuild his ties with President-elect Trump after a bitter primary rivalry drew a wedge between the two former allies. Trump and DeSantis met over

Florida's sheriffs are getting a clear directive from Governor Ron DeSantis: cooperate with the federal government's new immigration crackdown. But local Sheriffs tell WPBF 25 News Investigative Reporter Terri Parker that doesn't mean they are going to start rounding up residents - illegal or not.

Florida lawmakers are not seeing eye-to-eye with Gov. Ron Desantis' announcement on Monday calling for a special legislative session.

For the last six years, Gov. Ron DeSantis has been used to getting his way with the state Legislature, at times slashing the priorities of Republican leaders and calling them back to Tallahassee to pass bills that boost his political profile.

The fight over recreational marijuana is back in Florida, with advocates rolling out a revamped proposal for the 2026 ballot.But even with the updated strategy,

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to be the state's next U.S. senator. The announcement comes after President-elect Donald Trump nominated U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida's senior senator since 2010, to be secretary of state.

Part of a legal description of a boundary line of Dixie County, for instance, says it goes “southerly down the thread of the main stream of said Suwannee River to the Gulf of Mexico; thence along said Gulf of Mexico, including the waters of said gulf within the jurisdiction of the State of Florida, to the mouth of the Steinhatchee River.”

DeSantis announced he is appointing Ashley Moody to replace Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of State.