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 […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida An effort to further limit the number of out-of-state and international students at top Florida universities drew House support Tuesday. But while the bill (HB 1279) was approved 84-25 in the Republican-controlled chamber, it hasn’t made any traction in the Senate with less than two weeks remaining […]
By Ana Goñi-Lessan, The News Service of Florida As the scheduled end of the legislative session nears and committees are slated to stop meeting after Tuesday, some bills that had a fighting chance in January are now on life support. With less than two weeks remaining in the regular session, only 15 bills have been […]
By The News Service of Florida Gas prices in Florida on Monday were little changed from the start of the weekend. But the statewide $2.88 average reported Monday by the auto club AAA is projected to spike in the coming days, as the U.S. and Israel launched coordinated attacks on Iranian targets over the weekend. The size […]