Growth Management Reversion Heads To Senate Floor
By The News Service of Florida A proposal that would scale back a 2025 law that temporarily blocked cities and counties from…
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House Approves New Hurdles For Jobless Benefits
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida Tougher steps to qualify for unemployment benefits cleared the Florida House Tuesday. The Republican-controlled…
House plan moves USF’s Sarasota campus under New College control
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida A key campus in Gov. Ron DeSantis’ push for a conservative overhaul of the…
Senators Back Compensation For ‘Groveland Four’ Families
By The News Service of Florida A proposal to compensate the families of the “Groveland Four” is headed to the Senate floor,…
Florida Jobless Claims Drop For Fourth Week
By The News Service of Florida An estimated 5,427 first-time jobless claims were filed in Florida last week, according to a U.S.…
Cut To Foreign Student Enrollment Advances in House
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida A proposal to further limit the amount of out-of-state and international students at some…
Bill Requiring English-Only Driver License Tests Clears House Panel
By Stephanie Kanowitz, The News Service of Florida A bill that would make it harder for undocumented immigrants to obtain certain licenses…
Bill to Designate Domestic Terrorist Organizations Advances in Florida House
By Mitch Perry, The Florida Phoenix A proposal to empower the head of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) to designate…
Florida Emergency Agency Ran up $405 Million Immigration Tab in Six Months
By Liv Caputo, The Florida Phoenix Florida’s emergency managers spent more than $405 million in taxpayer dollars in six months to fight…
Bill Would Allow Coaches to Pay for Players Food
By The News Service of Florida A proposal to allow high school sports coaches to pay, out of their own pockets, for…
Minimum Wage Exemption Bill Moving in House
The state House continues to move a proposal that creates an exemption for some entry level jobs from the state’s voter-approved minimum…
E-bike Regulations Moving in Senate
Florida lawmakers moved ahead Thursday with a proposal to get cyclists on e-bikes to slow down around pedestrians and make other safety…