Forrest Saunders

Still no decision in the Louisiana case that @GovRonDeSantis said is a reason to have mid-decade redistricting. Fla's special session is scheduled to start April 20. And the waiting continues

When anchors ask about the budget special session timing and content:

First batch of Florida's 2026 bills look to have arrived in the governor's office:

President says his Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer. “She has a fantastic medical team, and her prognosis is excellent! During the treatment period, she will be spending virtually full time at the White House, which makes me, as President, very happy!“

More here: No budget, no tax deal: Florida session ends in gridlock tampabay28.com/news/state/no-…

Session wrapped on Friday the 13th — and there’s plenty left to do: “Sometimes what we don't pass is a better measure of success than what we do pass,” said Rep. @AdamAndersonFL, R-Tarpon Springs.

President Albritton says the Senate is still working to “thread the needle” on exactly what it would support for the 2026 ballot. He’s previously had concerns with impacts to small/rural local governments.

Senate President @Sen_Albritton with a statement on end of session. Notes property tax reform will be tackled (or at least attempted) in a special session: “With affordability top of mind for Florida families, Senators will return to Tallahassee to put a meaningful option for property tax relief on the ballot for the fall election.”

@JasonDelgadoX @Mdixon55 Sine deadbeat ⬆️

@Mdixon55 Wow! Can’t wait to see what he cooks up next!

How long you been cooking that one up?

@Mdixon55 Seven years.

Not so much a sine die today — more of a sine bye for now.

Asked whether lawmakers could still call the year successful, Sen. Don Gaetz (R-Pensacola) was blunt: “Absolutely not. When I go home to Northwest Florida…the first thing I’ll do is apologize.” tampabay28.com/news/state/flo…

Full statement here:

Rep. @JuanPorrasFL out with a statement on the expected death of his HOA reform bill this session: “I am unclear as to the reasoning the FL Senate does not believe over 50% of FL residents living in an HOA deserve transparency and accountability.” tampabay28.com/news/state/flo…

Florida Capitol Building pictured from the Vietnam Memorial

BREAKING: The FBI has warned police departments in California that Iran wants to retaliate for American attacks by launching offensive drones against the West Coast, according to an alert reviewed by ABC News. abcnews.com/US/fbi-warns-i…

@TheDaraKam 🪦

What's your end-of-session vibe in one emoji? 👀

A Florida handyman who had been convicted of storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and was later pardoned by President Trump, has now been sentenced to life in prison for molesting two children. abc15.com/us-news/crime/…

Exclusive: Russia is providing Iran with targeting information to attack American forces in the Middle East, the first indication that another major U.S. adversary is participating — even indirectly — in the war. wapo.st/4sxlWTW