Bill Lee is calling on state lawmakers to establish ... issues would be included came two days after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a fellow Republican, called a similar special session to deal ...

Gov. Bill Lee surprised many when he inserted an "illegal immigration agenda" into his proclamation for a special legislative session that will focus primarily on a controversial private school voucher proposal and disaster relief for counties struggling to recover from Hurricane Helene.

Bill Lee on Wednesday doubled down on his efforts to enact universal ... Meanwhile, in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis has called a special session about Trump’s immigration policies and other topics that are scheduled for the same week as Tennessee’s.

The Florida Legislature is meeting in special session this week — but only on the issue of illegal immigration. In doing so, legislative leaders are openly defying Gov. Ron DeSantis’ attempts to bend lawmakers to his will – and his ability to control the discussion.

Governor Ron DeSantis confirmed Thursday he indeed has the power to remove Sheriff Carmine Marceno if he sees fit.

A special session primarily developed around Gov. Bill Lee's signature education voucher proposal will now also include prominent immigration issues.

Sniping among some of the state’s most powerful Republicans continued as lawmakers crafted their own bills in defiance of Gov. Ron DeSantis. The Senate approved its version, 21-16, with the House planning vote later in the evening.

Sen. Jason Pizzo, D-Miami, noted Tuesday that DeSantis didn’t hold accountable a state road contractor after one of its employees, a Honduran immigrant in the country illegally, killed Pinellas Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Hartwick at a construction site.

As President Donald Trump cracks down on immigration, lawmakers in some Democratic-led states are proposing new ways to resist his efforts

Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has strongly criticized the bill as "weak," is likely to veto it and could call lawmakers back for another special session.

DeSantis said his office was not involved in discussions about the bill that passed Tuesday, which he called “weak, weak, weak.”