University of North Florida educators and Florida Education Association leaders spoke out about those policies Thursday morning ahead of the Board of Governors’ meeting at UNF.

Smart & Safe Florida has since filed for a new ballot amendment as it sets its sights on the midterm elections in 2026.

Following numerous emails and social media questions from the community, News4JAX reached out to law enforcement agencies over questions of local immigration raids.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Governor Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference Thursday afternoon in Jacksonville. Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters and Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Executive Director Dave Kerner are expected to join the governor at the JSO headquarters on East Bay Street.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to hold a press conference on Thursday at the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

TITUSVILLE, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will host a roundtable Wednesday morning at the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office in Titusville. The governor will be joined by Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey and Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Director Dave Kerner.

DeSantis adopted President Donald Trump's "Gulf of America" moniker in Tuesday's emergency declaration over the winter storm warning in effect across Northeast Florida. The declaration, officially titled Executive Order Number 25-13 (Emergency Management-Gulf Winter Weather System), mentions the name within the first paragraph.

Resisting a special session regarding immigration reform, DeSantis said, would “be very, very hazardous politically, I think, for these members to do.”

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference in Jacksonville Thursday afternoon. Elizabeth Warren's recommendations for Elon Musk's DOGE include cutting Department of Defense spending and cracking down on Medicare fraud.

As a rift widens within the Florida GOP, Gov. Ron DeSantis says he will raise funds to help elect a “strong conservative” to succeed him and urged potential candidates to get on board with his immigration plan.

The veto pledge capped a dramatic few days in which Republican legislators publicly criticized Gov. Ron DeSantis and portrayed themselves as truer allies of President Trump.