According to polling data, a majority of Floridians support legislation requiring minors to seek approval from their parents before obtaining an abortion. The survey was conducted by St. Pete Polls this past Monday and Tuesday. The poll, commissioned by Florida Politics, queried 2,293 registered Florida voters. The results have a 2.0% Margin of Error at […]
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida House on Thursday intensified an inquiry into Florida’s domestic violence agency, calling for additional investigations and issuing subpoenas over the former head of the taxpayer-backed organization’s compensation. The governor asked state Inspector General Melinda Miguel to investigate the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence’s “exorbitant compensation payouts” and […]
Ahead of a Senate hearing on an E-Verify proposal, a key Republican lawmaker Monday filed potential changes that would significantly narrow a bill that seeks to require immigration checks for new employees. The Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Sen. David Simmons, R-Altamonte Springs, is scheduled Tuesday to consider a controversial proposal (SB 664) that would […]
Fifth Third Bank said Friday it will resume contributions to the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program, reversing course after saying it would stop contributing over concerns about vouchers going to schools with anti-LGBTQ policies. The bank said it can support the program again, following a “comprehensive review of the program” and “detailed conversations” with management […]
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Midpoints can carry a split sensation of dread and relief. And Capitol insiders aren’t immune to those emotions, as the halfway mark of the 2020 legislative session nears. With just five more weeks until the annual 60-day spectacle ends, the heat is on for lawmakers […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — In a major victory for abortion opponents, the Florida Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would require parental consent before minors could have abortions. The 23-17 vote tees up the measure for the House, which is almost certain to pass it. The bill would […]
The News Service of Florida House Appropriations Chairman Travis Cummings on Wednesday said he is not overly concerned about the financial impact of corporate donors halting donations to the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship program. School voucher supporters said this week the decision by Wells Fargo and Fifth Third Bank to stop future contributions to the […]
By Ana Ceballos, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio said Monday a decision by Wells Fargo and Fifth Third Bank to pull contributions to a Florida school-voucher program is a “publicity stunt aimed at earning wokeness points with the radical left.” The banks announced last week that they would stop […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Raising the minimum wage will be on the November ballot. Allowing recreational marijuana won’t. With a critical petition-signature deadline Saturday, those and other high-profile ballot initiatives have met different fates. Two initiatives are on the ballot, two others could be headed that way, one has […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried’s office would have to replace stickers that display her smiling face on gas pumps by mid-September under a House budget proposal. The directive is tied to the House’s proposed $91.37 billion budget that was released Thursday. The budget also would require […]