Attorneys for death row inmate James Ford are arguing that executing him for the 1997 murders of a couple in Charlotte County would be unconstitutional due to his "mental impairments." In a 76-page brief filed with the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday,

A Charlotte County judge on Thursday denied an attempt to halt the upcoming execution of James Ford, rejecting arguments from his attorneys that his mental and developmental age at the time of the 1997 murders was equivalent to that of a 14-year-old.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is repurposing a political committee used in the 2024 election cycle to defeat measures he opposed, as he eyes progress in an increasingly fractious Tallahassee and enters his final two years in the top job in state government. The Governor is ready to put his donors’ money where his mouth is.

The governor plans to use his Florida Freedom Fund, which was key in defeating marijuana and abortion measures last year, to support strong conservative candidates against defiant legislators.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has promised to veto a sweeping immigration bill. It’s the latest escalation in a statehouse showdown between DeSantis’ office and the Republican leaders, who have sparred over whose proposals would best carry out President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the death warrant for James Ford on Friday. Ford is set to be put to death on Feb. 13 at Florida State Prison. He was given the death penalty for the bludgeoning deaths of ...

In a rare show of bipartisan defiance of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), the Florida legislature on Monday rejected his call for new immigration laws, quickly ending a special session he had ordered ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis was flying high with a presidential hopes. But this week's special session has revealed fissures between him and a previously pliant Legislature.

Thousands of people packed into the Ford Idaho Center Wednesday to see Elizabeth Smart, as she spoke about mental health as the keynote speaker for Connection Is The Cure.

Florida Republican lawmakers have introduced a series of bills aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration and tightening the state’s ballot initiative process on the eve of the special legislative session convened by Governor Ron DeSantis.

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