Florida’s multibillion-dollar Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund is set to expire at midnight Monday, setting up a high-stakes clash between the House and Senate over how the money can be spent.

Michael King, 54, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison on March 17, the fourth warrant Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed this year.

Costs included restaurant tabs, private jet flights and at least $1.7 million in legal fees for defending detention centers.

As Gov. Ron DeSantis' term winds down, he and First Lady Casey DeSantis are embracing far-right policies, aligning with the MAGA movement.

Without warning, public debate or coordination with the Senate, the Florida House late Thursday released an austere $113.6 billion spending plan for next year that does not fund key

DeSantis has renewed Florida's state of emergency on illegal immigration 20 times in three years, allowing his administration to continuously access the emergency fund without prior legislative approval.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis supports a plan to eliminate most property taxes for homeowners, raising concerns among Brevard County local leaders about funding essential services.

DeSantis has teased his own solution to high property taxes in Florida, but has yet to come out with a plan.

This is the third warrant the governor has signed in the new year, with the state setting a modern-era record with 19 executions last year.

Ron DeSantis. DeSantis has linked artificial intelligence to what he calls an “age of darkness and deceit,” one in which tech overlords are poised to displace Floridians from their jobs, siphon resources to power data centers,