By Gray Roher, The News Service of Florida Lawmakers are again at a stalemate over the budget. Instead of negotiating the final details of the state spending plan for the next fiscal year, House and Senate leaders haven’t agreed to top line numbers. That means the Legislature will need extra time to pass the budget, […]
By Ana Goñi-Lessan, The News Service of Florida The two chambers of the Florida Legislature still haven’t decided whether to give Gov. Ron DeSantis the authority to spend money out of the state’s emergency fund for immigration enforcement, days before the 2026 regular session is scheduled to end. The Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund, created […]
By The News Service of Florida With just over a week left in the scheduled regular session, House and Senate leaders aren’t yet into formal budget negotiations. House Budget Chairman Lawrence McClure said Thursday talks with his Senate counterparts to set up budget negotiations will continue into the weekend. “I’m going to be doing it […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Trucking companies would have to pay a hefty civil penalty to get their vehicles back when drivers are found to be undocumented immigrants, under a bill passed by the Senate on Friday. The proposal (SB 86), which passed on a 29-5 vote, came about in […]
By Mitch Perry, The Florida Phoenix A bill that would prevent local governments in Florida from using net-zero policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions — the primary driver of climate change — passed Thursday in the Florida House. It’s the latest move by Florida Republicans to discourage polices that aim to combat climate change. However, […]
By the News Service of a Florida An estimated 4,845 first-time unemployment claims were filed in Florida last week, the fewest for a week since the end of 2025. The U.S. Department of Labor estimate is down from a revised count of 5,608 for the week ending Feb. 21. Over the past four weeks, the […]
By The News Service of Florida Following reports of the racist chat group involving Miami-Dade County Republican Party members, including the group’s secretary, Abel Carvajal, elected GOP lawmakers are denouncing the group and calling for their ouster from the party. The chats, reported Wednesday by the Miami Herald and The Floridian, a conservative online outlet, […]
By Mitch Perry, The Florida Phoenix A new survey of the Florida gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races slated for this fall shows Republicans Byron Donalds and Ashley Moody with single-digit leads over their top potential Democratic opponents. The University of North Florida Public Opinion Research Lab (PORL) of 786 likely Florida midterm voters shows Donalds, […]
By The News Service of Florida State general revenue collections for January fell just short of expectations, according to a report from state economists released Tuesday. The report from the Office of Economic and Demographic Research showed the state collected $4.26 billion in net general revenue in January, $18.9 million or 0.4 percent under the […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida An effort to further limit the number of out-of-state and international students at top Florida universities drew House support Tuesday. But while the bill (HB 1279) was approved 84-25 in the Republican-controlled chamber, it hasn’t made any traction in the Senate with less than two weeks remaining […]