Andrew Atterbury

The GOP governor launched an ambitious final policy push that could face severe backlash and leave his last year in office trickier as he begins to assess his future.

Gary Fineout, Kimberly Leonard, Arek Sarkissian and Andrew Atterbury Fri, April 17, 2026 at 11:55 AM GMT+2 8 min read

State Attorney General James Uthmeier said Florida’s OpenAI probe is expanding because a “criminal investigation is necessary” after state prosecutors determined ChatGPT “offered significant advice” to the FSU shooter.

Andrew Atterbury Tue, April 21, 2026 at 7:06 PM GMT+2 3 min read

Localities impacted by the bills have argued that they are overly broad preemptions.

A civil rights lawsuit, as the state is threatening, would mount an unprecedented challenge for the nation’s most popular sports league.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and other top Republicans are ramping up pressure on the state House in hopes of spurring it into considering the AI bill of rights proposal.

The state House’s inaction, as the Senate teed up both medical freedom and AI legislation for later Tuesday, was quickly rebuked by Gov. Ron DeSantis, who labeled it as “typical political shenanigans.”

The possibilities in Florida include capping the cut agents can take from athletes, adding new registration requirements and even charging them a fee to prove they’re legitimate business representation.

The subpoenas allow Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier to keep pressure on the NFL after he previously gave the league a May 1 deadline to scrap the Rooney Rule and other diversity hiring protocols.