Gov. Ron DeSantis tosses a pen to a member of the audience after signing a bill that will outlaw diversity, equity and inclusion in local governments on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. DeSantis is joined by members of the Florida Legislature who supported the bill, from left, Rep. Kiyan Michael, R-Jacksonville; Rep. Dean Black, R-Jacksonville; Sen. Clay Yarborough R-Jacksonville; and Rep. Berny Jacques, R-Seminole. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

People sit in front of a makeshift memorial outside the student union at Florida State University in Tallahassee on April 17, 2025, after a campus shooting. | Kate Payne, AP

Tampa International Airport hosted Florida's first manned air taxi demonstration in November 2023. | Tampa International Airport, St. Pete Catalyst

House Speaker Daniel Perez takes questions on the House floor after his chamber approved eight bills on Jan. 15, 2026, the third day of Florida's legislative session. | Douglas Soule, WUSF

Ballot boxes at a voting booth. | Felix, rawpixel.com, stock.adobe.com

People carry signs that read, in Spanish, "Justice for Immigrants" and "We are humans." Hundreds gathered to protest peacefully against Florida Senate Bill 1718, which imposed restrictions on undocumented immigrants, June 1, 2023, in Immokalee. | Rebecca Blackwell, AP

A storm brews in Florida. | Florida Department of Transportation

A motorist fills the tank of a vehicle at a QuikTrip gasoline station on April 6, 2026, in Greenwood Village, Colorado. | David Zalubowski, AP

Satellite photo of the Atlantic basin.

OpenAI's ChatGPT app is displayed on an iPhone in New York on May 18, 2023.

2026 hurricane season outlook.

Drought monitor released Thursday, April 2, 2026.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier speaks during an event for the National Day of Prayer in Tallahassee on May 1, 2025.

An early voting site in Duval County. l Steven Ponson, Jacksonville Today.

Air Force One with President Donald Trump on board departs from Palm Beach International Airport on April 6, 2025. | Alex Brandon, AP file

Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores, center, applauds linebackers Kyle Van Noy (53) Jerome Baker (55) and Kamu Grugier-Hill (51) for their work in forcing a fumble against the Jacksonville Jaguars during a contest Sept. 24, 2020, at TIAA Bank Field. The Dolphins won 31-13. (Photo by Will Brown)

A bill signed by the governor restores ADAP eligibility to more than 11,000 people until the Florida Legislature passes a budget.

Smoke from a wildfire seen in Bradford County. | Bradford County Fire Rescue

Spring in full bloom in Tallahassee. | Florida State University

A man rides a tricycle with his leashed dog running alongside him during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, Monday, March 16, 2026.

Excavators demolish the Pulse nightclub building on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. | City of Orlando, orlando.gov

The regular 2026 Florida legislative session ended March 13.