By Gray Rohrer, Jim Turner, Ana Goñi-Lessan, The News Service of Florida The legislative session that began with a handshake snub ended Friday with a whimper, without a budget and without the traditional hanky drop ceremony. Despite the GOP’s supermajority and Gov. Ron DeSantis’ push for aggressive conservative bills, House and Senate leaders clashed over […]
By The News Service of Florida The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday estimated 5,458 first-time jobless claims were filed in Florida last week, up on a revised count of 5,084 for the week ending Feb. 28. With a jobless rate at 4.3 percent, the state has now averaged 5,509 initial claims a week over […]
By The News Service of Florida A road running across south Florida would be named after President Donald Trump and Tallahassee’s airport would add legendary Florida State University football coach Bobby Bowden to its name under a bill that passed the Senate on Wednesday. The bill (SB 628) would dub 125 miles of State Road […]
By The News Service of Florida Gas prices have jumped nearly 60 cents in Florida since ongoing U.S. and Israel strikes on Iran started just over a week ago and effectively halted tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for global oil traffic. The auto club AAA put an average gallon of gas […]
By The News Service of Florida An effort to start tightening rules on the use of electric bicycles is headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis. The House voted unanimously Monday to back the measure (SB 382) that in part would require e-bike operators to slow to 10 mph when within 50 feet of a pedestrian on […]
By Gray Roher, The News Service of Florida Lawmakers are again at a stalemate over the budget. Instead of negotiating the final details of the state spending plan for the next fiscal year, House and Senate leaders haven’t agreed to top line numbers. That means the Legislature will need extra time to pass the budget, […]
By Ana Goñi-Lessan, The News Service of Florida The two chambers of the Florida Legislature still haven’t decided whether to give Gov. Ron DeSantis the authority to spend money out of the state’s emergency fund for immigration enforcement, days before the 2026 regular session is scheduled to end. The Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund, created […]
By the News Service of a Florida An estimated 4,845 first-time unemployment claims were filed in Florida last week, the fewest for a week since the end of 2025. The U.S. Department of Labor estimate is down from a revised count of 5,608 for the week ending Feb. 21. Over the past four weeks, the […]
By The News Service of Florida Following reports of the racist chat group involving Miami-Dade County Republican Party members, including the group’s secretary, Abel Carvajal, elected GOP lawmakers are denouncing the group and calling for their ouster from the party. The chats, reported Wednesday by the Miami Herald and The Floridian, a conservative online outlet, […]
By The News Service of Florida State general revenue collections for January fell just short of expectations, according to a report from state economists released Tuesday. The report from the Office of Economic and Demographic Research showed the state collected $4.26 billion in net general revenue in January, $18.9 million or 0.4 percent under the […]