Lawmakers Target Local Climate Efforts
By Daniel C. Vock, The News Service of Florida A Senate committee on 5-3 party-line vote approved a Republican measure Tuesday that…
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GOP Lawmakers OK Minimum Wage Change
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida Republican lawmakers are trying to revive an effort to create an exemption to the…
Undocumented Immigrant Truck Drivers Targeted
By The News Service of Florida Lawmakers started moving forward Tuesday with a proposal crafted in response to a deadly crash involving…
Vindman Launches U.S. Senate Bid
By The News Service of Florida Retired Army Lt. Col. Alex Vindman, who testified during the first impeachment of President Donald Trump,…
Lawmakers Look to Boost Campus Security
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida After a student last year killed two people and wounded five others at Florida…
Buchanan to Retire from Congress
By The News Service of Florida U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, a Republican who has served in Congress for two decades, announced Tuesday…
Albritton Hospitalized After Chest Pain
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, was hospitalized Sunday after experiencing chest pain, with emergency…
Revenue Estimates Up Amid Uncertainty
By Jim Turner, The Florida News Service With economic uncertainty “elevated,” state economists Friday increased general-revenue tax projections that lawmakers will use…
State Backed in Pot Petitions Fight
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida Dealing a blow to supporters of a proposed recreational-marijuana constitutional amendment, an appeals court…
Florida Jobless Claims Dip
By The Florida News Service First-time jobless claims in Florida decreased last week as the state prepares to release a December unemployment…
House Property Tax Proposals Move Forward
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida As the Florida Senate continues to ponder an approach to lowering property taxes, House…
AI ‘Bill of Rights’ Backed in Senate
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida Amid opposition from a tech-industry group and a push by President Donald Trump for…