Florida

The newly approved Amendment 5 will adjust part of your homestead exemption according to inflation. 

A bit of a tax break is on the way for homeowners across Florida. NBC6’s Marissa Bagg has more on the impacts of Amendment 5.

The Republican wave that swept across Florida in the 2024 election not only flipped Miami-Dade for the first time in 36 years, it also turned a number of previously blue counties red.

Nearly 11 million Floridians cast ballots in Tuesday’s elections, with statewide turnout at 78.76 percent, according to the Florida Division of Elections. 

Heightened security measures remain in place around president-elect Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida following his election win.

Nearly 56 percent of Florida voters supported a measure that would have allowed recreational use of marijuana for adults, but that wasn’t enough to push the proposed constitutional amendment over the finish line.

Amendments 3 and 4, on adult recreational marijuana use and abortion rights, were the most hotly contested, and both received majority approval. But they still didn’t pass. NBC6’s Marissa Bagg reports

On Tuesday, Donald Trump became the first Republican presidential candidate to win Miami-Dade County in 36 years. It was the first in a sweep of red wins across the county. But what is the reason behind the shift? Experts said the impact of the Hispanic vote helped to sway the county red. “I think it’s something that’s explainable, in...

Experts said the impact of the Hispanic vote helped to sway Miami-Dade County red.

Republicans had a great night. Democrats? Not so much. And 60 is a magic number in Florida. Here are five takeaways from Tuesday’s elections.

The consensus that Florida is no longer a swing state may not come as a surprise, given former President Donald Trump’s victories in 2016 and 2020. 

Republican Donald Trump addressed his supporters after winning critical swing states on election night.

Former President Donald Trump will head back to the White House for a second term.

Amendment 3 to allow recreational use of marijuana in Florida fizzled out Tuesday, falling short of the needed 60 percent voter approval. NBC6’s Sophia Hernandez reports

Republican U.S. Sen. Rick Scott defeated former Democratic U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell to win a second term Tuesday. NBC6’s Jamie Guirola reports

Floridians decided on a variety of issues on Tuesday, including major measures to protect abortion rights and legalize marijuana. Here’s what else passed and failed.

“The voter registration Republican advantage is over a million voters compared to Democrats, and that changed three years ago, and I think that was a direct result of Covid,” FIU Prof. Kathryn A. DePalo-Gould said

“I think that was a direct result of Covid”: Those who moved from very Democratic states to Florida may have actually strengthened the state’s Republican leaning, analysts say.  

While a majority of voters supported the ballot measure, the yes votes fell just short of the 60% needed to pass.

A measure that would have protected abortion rights in Florida’s state constitution failed Tuesday after not meeting the 60% threshold to pass.