Disputed University Survey Supported in Senate
A wide-ranging higher education package, which includes a controversial mandate for an annual “intellectual freedom” survey on state university campuses, was backed…
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Visit Florida Among House, Senate Budget Divides
TALLAHASSEE — The tourism industry pushed Wednesday to keep the doors open at the state’s tourism-marketing agency as House and Senate budget…
Restitution Key Issue in Amendment 4 Debate
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Karen Leicht spent nearly three years in federal prison and three months…
House, Senate Far Apart On School Funding
TALLAHASSEE — Florida House and Senate leaders will go into budget negotiations hundreds of millions of dollars apart on spending for the…
DeSantis Calls for “Bold” Action in State of the State
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida While focusing heavily on now-familiar priorities such as the environment and education, Gov. Ron…
Signatures Pile Up for Minimum Wage Measure
A political committee backing a proposed constitutional amendment that would increase the minimum wage in Florida is moving toward meeting an initial…
Ten Big Issues to Watch During the 2019 Session
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers will gather March 5 in the House chamber to hear…
DeSantis Pursues New School Voucher Program
By Ana Ceballos, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday he wants to create a new “equal…
Orange Crop Numbers Remain Steady
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s orange crop forecast has held steady since the end of 2018,…
DeSantis Wants New Teacher Bonus Program
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Four years after lawmakers started a controversial teacher-bonus program, Gov. Ron DeSantis…
Revamped Supreme Court Rejects Minimum Wage Case
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — In the first major demonstration of an ideological shift on the revamped…
Report Details Ethics Allegations Against Gillum
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Commission on Ethics released documents Wednesday supporting the panel’s unanimous…