Lawmakers Rebuke DeSantis, Will Address Immigration
By Jim Saunders, Dara Kam and Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s Republican-controlled Legislature will revamp immigration laws…
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Immigration, Petition Bills Filed for Special Session
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — On the eve of a special legislative session called by Gov. Ron…
Lawmakers Seek Money Amid Belt-Tightening
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida Florida lawmakers have started filing what are expected to be hundreds of proposals seeking…
Bill Targets School Start Time Requirements
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida With Florida school districts facing a 2026 deadline, a Senate Republican on Friday filed…
DeSantis Taps Moody for Senate Seat
TALLAHASSEE — Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody was named Thursday by Gov. Ron DeSantis to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, who is…
New Recreational Pot Proposal Emerges
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Two months after a similar measure failed to garner enough voter support…
Court Ends Warren Legal Fight
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — More than two years after challenging his suspension by Gov. Ron DeSantis,…
Backroom Briefing: Nothing Criminal, But Changes Needed
Weekly political notes from The News Service of Florida By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Directed to investigate…
State Takes Aim at Senate Redistricting Case
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida The Florida Senate and Secretary of State Cord Byrd last week urged a panel…
Major Grower to Exit Citrus Business
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida Pointing to Florida’s decades-long fight with deadly citrus greening disease and damage from hurricanes,…
Moody Continues Starbucks Fight
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — After an investigative agency sided with the company, Florida Attorney General Ashley…
Former Gov. MacKay Dies at 91
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Former Florida Gov. Kenneth “Buddy” MacKay, 91, died peacefully during an afternoon…