NEW: The initial drafts of Florida's Centene Medicaid settlement didn't mention giving $10 million to the Hope Florida Foundation. That changed after a scheduled briefing with the governor's office. w/Alexandra Glorioso, Justin Garcia: tampabay.com/news/florida-p…

NEW: The DeSantis administration is making arrangements to hold immigrant detainees at a North Florida prison as a federal judge weighs whether to temporarily shut down Alligator Alcatraz, the makeshift immigration detention camp in the Everglades. miamiherald.com/news/local/imm…

The Los Angeles Times is truly getting one of the best!!!! Florida is better for Ana Ceballos’s years of dogged, fearless reporting in the Tallahassee press corps and beyond.

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Paul Renner, the former House Speaker, is jumping into Florida's 2026 governor race. He'll face U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, who has President Trump's endorsement, in the primary. tampabay.com/news/florida-p…

NEW: Dozens of people showed up to every one of the 10 public utility hearings held across the state to back FPL’s $10B rate hike, saying it was fair and reasonable. But at least 49 of them have ties to the utility and 8 more were former FPL employees: tampabay.com/news/business/…

Ladapo on Wednesday compared these mandates to “slavery,” and promised that they all will soon end. tampabay.com/news/florida-p…

On Wednesday, the Florida First District Court of Appeal ruled that the state’s open carry ban is unconstitutional, saying that it conflicts with the Second Amendment’s guarantee of the right to bear arms. tampabay.com/news/florida-p…

NEW: Florida's surgeon general has been outspoken about mRNA vaccines, COVID policies and other issues. But he won't say whether kids should be vaccinated for polio, measles and other diseases — or whether those vaccines are safe. w/Romy Ellenbogen: tampabay.com/news/florida-p…

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In Florida, you can’t turn away a patient on the basis of their race, sex, religion, etc. But a doctor can turn someone away if they’re unvaccinated. DeSantis has said that's wrong, but in 2023 signed a law giving docs more freedom to decline patients. tampabay.com/news/florida-p…

NEW: For decades during the Cold War, a plant in Largo made components of nuclear weapons. Hundreds of workers have gotten sick. They need Trump to act before Sept. 30 or the medical compensation they've sought for years could be forever out-of-reach. tampabay.com/news/business/…

NEW: Prosecutors in Tallahassee are convening a grand jury relating to Hope Florida. w/Alexandra Glorioso, Justin Garcia: tampabay.com/news/florida-p…

NEW: A grand jury in the Hope Florida scandal kicked off today — with testimony from key witnesses. w/Alexandra Glorioso, Justin Garcia, Romy Ellenbogen: tampabay.com/news/florida-p…

Breaking: Charlie Crist is mulling a run for St. Petersburg mayor tampabay.com/news/st-peters…

NEW: A grand jury probe into the Hope Florida Foundation entered a second day. The charity's former leader was seen leaving the courthouse. w/Romy Ellenbogen, Justin Garcia, Alexandra Glorioso: tampabay.com/news/florida-p…

NEW, a 2-year investigation: While Florida’s leaders said undocumented people posed threats, state highways were built by undocumented workers. And workers died at a rate more than double the construction industry average: W/ Langston Taylor tampabay.com/investigations…

Will Florida businesses have to stop selling hemp products because of the ban Trump signed this week? Not necessarily. Here's what to know. tampabay.com/news/florida-p…

Florida inmates were denied eye surgery for years. Some were left blind trib.al/VbhQCSF

New: DeSantis admin diverted child welfare and medical funds for consultants, ads, w/ Lawrence Mower and Justin Garcia and an assist by Romy Ellenbogen miamiherald.com/news/politics-…