Senate, House Tee Up Homeless Bills
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Legislation backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that seeks to prevent homeless people…
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Senators Back Revised Social Media Bill
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate on Thursday revamped a bill aimed at keeping children…
Sheriffs, Chiefs Could Choose Review Boards
By The News Service of Florida Local law-enforcement review boards could be filled with appointees of sheriffs or police chiefs under a…
DeSantis Backs Efforts to Get Homeless Off Streets
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday supported legislation that seeks to prevent homeless…
Judge Dismisses Disney Lawsuit
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — In a win for Gov. Ron DeSantis, a federal judge Wednesday dismissed…
Senators Back ‘Surgical’ Teen Work Changes
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — With the full House ready to take up a bill that would…
House, Senate Budgets Top $115B
By The News Service of Florida The Florida House and Senate on Friday released proposed budgets for the 2024-2025 fiscal year that…
Florida Jobless Claims Dip
By The News Service of Florida First-time unemployment claims dropped in Florida after a brief post-holiday season increase. The U.S. Department of…
DeSantis Message: ‘Stay the Course’
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Tallahassee TALLAHASSEE — With his presidential campaign in the background, Gov. Ron DeSantis used his…
Evan Power Tapped to Replace Ziegler as GOP Chair
BY Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The state Republican Party’s executive committee Monday removed embattled Chairman Christian Ziegler…
Lawmakers Seek Disney District Redo
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Orange County lawmakers Friday backed a longshot proposal that could essentially return…
10 Big Issues in the 2024 Session
BY Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers will start the annual 60-day legislative session on Jan. 9,…