10 Big Issues At Legislative Halftime
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers Wednesday reached the halfway point in this year’s 60-day legislative…
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DeSantis Signs Concealed Weapons Bill
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a measure that will allow Floridians to carry guns without concealed-weapons licenses. The Republican-controlled Senate gave…
Affordable Housing Plan Gets Final Approval
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — With approval Friday from the Florida House, Senate President Kathleen Passidomo’s $711…
Polston Stepping Down from Supreme Court
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida Supreme Court Justice Ricky Polston announced Monday he will step down…
Lawmakers Seek to Curb China Land Purchases
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate has started fast-tracking a proposal that would bar the…
Florida Senate Passes Affordable Housing Plan
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Moving quickly on priorities of Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, Florida senators Wednesday…
DeSantis Vows to ‘Swing for the Fences’
By Jim Saunders & Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Drawing a national spotlight as he prepares for a…
Local Utilities – Including Tallahassee – Could See More State Regulation
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Tallahassee TALLAHASSEE — Florida House and Senate members last week filed proposals that would increase…
Florida Jobless Claims Remain Low
By The News Service of Florida First-time unemployment claims in Florida continued a downward trend, with fewer claims recorded last week than…
Fried to Lead Embattled Florida Democrats
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Nikki Fried, the last Democrat to hold a statewide office in Florida,…
Voucher Expansion Backed in Senate
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The Senate began moving forward Tuesday with a proposal that would make…
Judge Tosses Challenge to Education Law
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — For the second time in less than five months, a federal judge…