By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Facing off on issues such as abortion, the war in Ukraine and student-loan forgiveness, Democratic Congressman Al Lawson and Republican Congressman Neal Dunn debated Tuesday after redistricting left them running for the same North Florida seat. Lawson, whose district was almost completely revamped as part […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida LAKE WORTH —Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and his Democratic challenger, Congresswoman Val Demings, quickly got combative Tuesday as they sought to sway remaining undecided voters in their only head-to-head meeting ahead of the Nov. 8 election for a seat the GOP must retain if it wants […]
The number of mail-in ballots submitted for the Nov, 8 general election has topped 600,000. As of Monday morning, 602,949 ballots had been cast, up from 472,137 on Friday, according to data posted on the state Division of Elections website. Nearly 3.6 million additional ballots had been sent to voters but not returned. Democrats continue […]
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A federal judge on Wednesday refused to issue a preliminary injunction to block a new state rule preventing Medicaid reimbursements for gender-affirming treatments for transgender people, saying plaintiffs had failed to demonstrate “irreparable harm.” But U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle also questioned how state health […]
The News Service of Florida Florida is slated to get $2.65 billion this fiscal year for transportation projects as part of a major federal infrastructure law, the Biden administration announced Tuesday. The money is part of $59.9 billion that will be released from the Federal Highway Administration for 12 programs under the $1.2 trillion law […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida An open-government group Monday filed a lawsuit seeking to force Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to release additional records about a controversial decision last month to fly migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. The Florida Center for Government Accountability filed the lawsuit in Leon County circuit […]
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Tallahassee TALLAHASSEE — A committee heading the search for a new University of Florida president announced Thursday that it put forward Republican U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska as the lone finalist to lead the state’s flagship university. Sasse would replace outgoing UF President Kent Fuchs, who said […]
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Saying “it makes no sense,” President Joe Biden on Thursday pardoned thousands of people convicted of marijuana possession under federal law and instructed his administration to consider whether cannabis should get a new drug classification. The president’s announcement — four weeks ahead of the mid-term […]
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A closely watched race for a North Florida state Senate seat long held by Democrats continued to heat up Monday, as incumbent Loranne Ausley and Republican challenger Corey Simon went toe-to-toe on guns, abortion and education issues. Ausley, the scion of a politically connected North […]
State general revenue came in $20.4 million higher than anticipated in August. A report posted Friday by the Florida Legislature’s Office of Economic & Demographic Research said the state collected nearly $3.44 billion in net general revenue during the month. The amount topped a projection that was made Aug. 16 by the state’s Revenue Estimating […]