Florida Republican Re-Files Bill Requiring E-Verify for All Employers
By Livia Caputo, Florida Phoenix A Florida Republican on Thursday re-filed a bill from last year requiring all private employers to use…
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Corrections Seeks $500+ Million to Maintain Operations
By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix Sounding as desperate as he ever has since being appointed four years ago, Florida Department of Corrections…
Report: Second Quarter Florida GDP Up 3.3%, Personal Income Up 6.7%
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis recently released new quarterly statistics on gross domestic product and personal income for all 50 states…
Boyd Backed to Become Senate President
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Jim Boyd, a veteran lawmaker who heads an insurance and investment firm…
Citizens Policy Count Virtually Unchanged
By The News Service of Florida With Citizens Property Insurance Corp. leaders expecting tens of thousands of policies to move to the…
Proposed Bill Would Require Constitutional Oath for Teachers
A bill filed Monday by state Rep. Tom Fabricio would require teachers to take an oath to the Constitution and nonpartisanship. Fabricio,…
Study Reveals Lack of Confidence in Florida Schools
The Institute for Governance and Civics (IGC) at Florida State University recently published their findings after surveying 1,234 Florida voters before the…
Survey Says Florida Dems and NPA Voters Support Open Primary Elections
By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix As the Florida Democratic Party continues to consider opening its primary elections to independent voters, a survey backed by…
GOP Nears 1.4M Voter Edge
By The News Service of Florida The Republican Party of Florida in September added to its voter-registration edge over the Florida Democratic…
House Speaker Designate Sam Garrison Talks Medicaid Expansion, Looming Cuts
By Christine Sexton, Florida Phoenix Rep. Sam Garrison, selected Thursday to become the next speaker of the Florida House, is playing down…
Growth Law Draws Another Challenge
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The growth-management group 1000 Friends of Florida and an Orange County resident…
Former Democrat Files Bill Banning Shari’a Law in Florida Government
By Livia Caputo, Florida Phoenix A Florida lawmaker who suddenly switched parties last year filed a state version of a federal bill…