Jay Collins Travels to the Panhandle to Boost DeSantis’ Pay Increase for Correction Officers
By Mitch Perry, The Florida Phoenix Florida Lieutenant Gov. Jay Collins — now a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor —…
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State Approves 1,400 Acre Easement Deal
By The News Service of Florida Nearly 1,400 acres in Hardee County, including land for citrus and crop production, was put under…
U.S. Reps. Speak Against ICE Facility in Central Florida
By Mitch Perry, The Florida Phoenix Two Democratic U.S. Reps. from Central Florida — Maxwell Frost and Darren Soto — have written a…
Minimum Wage Exemption Bill Moving in House
The state House continues to move a proposal that creates an exemption for some entry level jobs from the state’s voter-approved minimum…
E-bike Regulations Moving in Senate
Florida lawmakers moved ahead Thursday with a proposal to get cyclists on e-bikes to slow down around pedestrians and make other safety…
Florida Weekly Jobless Claims Drop
By The News Service of Florida The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday estimated 5,425 initial unemployment applications were filed last week,…
Data Center Power, Water Usage Discussed
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida Legislation seeking to create a regulatory framework that would address key issues such as…
Florida Senate Budget Rollout Delayed
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida Senate Appropriations Chairman Sen. Ed Hooper, R-Trinity, said Wednesday his chamber’s planned roll out…
University and College ‘Guardian’ Bill Moving Forward
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida An effort to expand the armed “school guardian” program to colleges and universities, following…
December Revenue Misses Forecast
By The News Service of Florida State general revenue collections fell just short of expectations in December primarily because of corporate income…
CAIR Florida Comes Capitol Capital, Despite ‘Terrorist’ Designation
By Mitch Perry, The Florida Phoenix Officials from the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Florida came to Tallahassee Monday to speak with…
Proposed Constitutional Amendments Fail to Gain Ballot Access
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida Florida Decides Healthcare, a political committee sponsoring a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at expanding…