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ORLANDO, Fla. — A top staffer for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis worked on a proposal that sought to challenge decades-old First Amendment protections for the news media and make it easier for high-profile people to win defamation lawsuits, according to documents obtained by the Orlando Sentinel.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. —The official start date for testimony in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas mass shooting trial has been pushed back to account for the two-week delay caused by a key lawyer’s apparent illness this month.

TAMPA, Fla. — AJ Hinch nailed it before the game.

FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. — Almost five months after he became the fifth commissioner in ACC history, Jim Phillips stood in front of a crowded hotel banquet room in Charlotte and emphasized the single priority most critical to the league’s future. It was Phillips’ first major public appearance in his new…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Jury selection in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting case entered the second of three phases Monday, with lawyers looking to weed out those whose views on the death penalty are too inflexible to be part of a fair trial.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Four Florida men face life in prison after authorities arrested them for committing crimes dressed as police officers.

SANFORD, Fla. — The state will likely assume control of Disney World’s Reedy Creek Improvement District, rather than local governments absorbing it, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Some high school seniors are looking to leave their last mark as they go off to live new lives as college students or go out into the workforce.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida’s property insurance crisis is about to hit home for tens of thousands of policyholders.