New Faces & Trading Places in the Florida Legislature
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s 2025 legislative session will begin with 26 new lawmakers in the…
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Jobless Claims Continue to Drop
By The News Service of Florida Florida continues to see a slowdown of first-time unemployment claims since brief spikes following Hurricane Helene…
Medical Marijuana Operators Ready to Light Up
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Weeks after Gov. Ron DeSantis helped quash a proposal seeking to allow…
Senators Start Filing Bills for 2025 Session
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — State senators are off to a quick start filing bills as they…
Patronis Seeks to Replace Gaetz
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Receiving President-elect Donald Trump’s endorsement and setting off political dominoes, Florida Chief…
Gaetz: ‘Eight Years is Probably Enough’
By The News Service of Florida Former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz ended speculation Friday about whether he would return to his Northwest…
Trump Taps Bondi for Attorney General
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, who was part of President-elect Donald…
Parents Targeted in School Threats
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Tallahassee TALLAHASSEE — Florida education leaders want parents to be reminded annually that they can…
Albritton Targets Insurance, ‘Rural Renaissance’
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Sen. Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, began a two-year term as Florida Senate president…
Bill Cotterell: Democrats Need Brutally Honest Self-Examination
By Bill Cotterell, The News Service of Florida One reason Alcoholics Anonymous is successful is that it won’t permit comforting little euphemisms…
State Pushes Back in School Books Fight
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida education leaders are trying to fend off a lawsuit filed by…
Mail-in Ballot Law Puts Crimp in Special Elections
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A controversial 2021 state law making it harder for people to vote…