Florida lawmakers have given final approval to creating new hurdles for getting citizen-driven initiatives on the ballot before voters

On the last scheduled day of Florida’s regular legislative session, lawmakers passed a Gov. Ron DeSantis priority to change the state’s ballot initiative process. The measure passed by the Legislature didn’t go as far as DeSantis’ office wanted.

Federal immigration agents working with state and local authorities arrested 1,120 people across Florida last week in what officials called the largest coordinated immigration enforcement operation ever conducted in the state.

Florida and federal officials said the joint mission, dubbed “Operation Tidal Wave,” could be replicated in other states.

Fred Kerley, an Olympic sprinter and member of Team USA, has been arrested for battery in Florida ahead of a Grand Slam Track event in Miami this weekend. According to the Broward County police department,