House Plan on Police Standards Moves Forward
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A bipartisan proposal to add hiring standards and bolster use-of-force training for…
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DeSantis Assails YouTube COVID-19 Video
By Christine Sexton, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday railed against YouTube and Google for removing…
Florida Orange Production Dips Below California
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — California surpassed Florida in a new estimate of orange production, the latest…
House Vote-By-Mail Proposal Gets Overhaul
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A controversial elections bill focused largely on the state’s vote-by-mail process underwent…
Police Officers Get ‘Marsy’s Law’ Protections
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Siding with a union that represents law-enforcement officers, a state appeals court…
State Gets Revenue Bump in February
By The News Service of Florida As state lawmakers await updated projections that will help build next year’s state budget, they received…
Online Sales Tax Plan Backed in Florida Senate
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida The Florida Senate on Thursday approved a proposal that would require out-of-state online retailers…
Vaccination Age to Drop to 40 Next Week
By The News Service of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday announced that all Floridians ages 40 and older will be able…
Lawmakers Looking Again at Vaping Regulations
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Tallahassee TALLAHASSEE — More than two years after the U.S. surgeon general declared youth vaping…
Ex. Senator Artiles Charged in Sham Candidate Case
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The Miami-Dade County state attorney has charged former Florida Sen. Frank Artiles…
DeSantis Releases Civics Education Plan
Relying on federal coronavirus relief funds for schools, Gov. Ron DeSantis is proposing to spend $106 million to bolster civics education, including…
Florida Jobless Rate Falls to 4.8%
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Despite the leisure and hospitality industry still struggling during the coronavirus pandemic,…