Legislative Session About to Pick Up Speed
The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Buckle up. The 2019 legislative session is about ready to pick up speed. When lawmakers…
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Lawmakers Grapple with Storm Funding as Calls Mount
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — As calls from hurricane-battered Northwest Florida grow more desperate for state and…
DeSantis Downplays Chances of Offshore Drilling
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday downplayed growing concerns that President Donald Trump…
DeSantis Touts Campus Free Speech
By Ana Ceballos, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A campaign about free speech on Florida college campuses — a hot-button…
DeSantis Upbeat About Education Priorities
By The News Service of Florida Staff With this year’s legislative session in its final three weeks, Gov. Ron DeSantis took time…
Work Place Vaping Ban Headed to DeSantis
More than five months after Florida voters approved a ban on workplace vaping, the issue is on the way to Gov. Ron…
Democratic Leader’s Vote Sparks Furor
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate’s top Democrat struggled Wednesday to quell a bipartisan firestorm…
Abortion Parental Consent Backed in Senate
By Tom Urban, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — After rallying and testimony from numerous activists on both sides of the…
Lynda Bell Runs for House District 7 with Strong Pro-Life Message
Next week Republican voters will go to the polls to choose between four candidates in the primary special election for Florida House…
House Passes $89.9 Billion Budget as Talks Loom
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — State lawmakers are ready for the big dance. The Florida House on…
Legislature Seeks to Trim Local Government Authority
By John Haughey, Watchdog.org Last wee a Senate committee approved a proposal to restrict local governments’ ability to levy and collect fees…
Regulators Sign Off on Duke Power Solar Projects
By The News Service of Florida State regulators Tuesday approved a plan by Duke Energy Florida to recoup money from customers for…