Sen. Fine has another bill in the regular session he plans to file for the special session. That would prevent universities with acceptance rates below 85%, such as Florida State University and the University of Florida, from admitting undocumented students.
Officials are asking Panhandle residents to avoid being on the roads. Freezing temperatures mean icy, dangerous conditions.
A video shared by Barstool FSU on Instagram shows an officer appear to aim the device into the crowd, causing people to scream and run. (Warning: The video contains explicit language.) Officers said no one was hit by the pepper balls. One person was arrested and charged with battery on a law enforcement officer, police said.
The National Weather Service has issued extreme cold warnings, cold weather advisories and freeze warnings for Florida.
Floridians can now celebrate this week's rare snowfall with the "I Survived the Blizzard of '25" t-shirt, with 100% of proceeds going to support people experiencing homelessness at The Kearney Center in Tallahassee.
Moody, 49, becomes the second woman to represent Florida in the U.S. Senate, after Paula Hawkins, a Republican who served one term in the 1980s.
Most cold weather-related warnings had expired across the U.S., but frigid temperatures remained in place across much of Florida.
Many Floridians in Tallahassee witnessed snow for the first time, taking the chance to start snowball fights and build snowmen, WCTV reported. However, snow turned to sleet and left behind frozen cars and streets.
Interstate 10 continues to be closed in both directions from the Alabama, Florida state line to Exit 192 in Gadsden County.
For the last six years, Gov. Ron DeSantis has been used to getting his way with the state Legislature, at times slashing the priorities of Republican leaders and calling them back to Tallahassee to pass bills that boost his political profile.
As Florida lawmakers buck calls from Governor DeSantis for a special session on condo reform, condo owners are left begging for help.