Voucher Expansion Heads to Full House
By The News Service of Florida A proposal that would make all Florida students eligible to receive taxpayer-backed school vouchers is headed…
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Florida Senate Passes Affordable Housing Plan
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Moving quickly on priorities of Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, Florida senators Wednesday…
DeSantis Vows to ‘Swing for the Fences’
By Jim Saunders & Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Drawing a national spotlight as he prepares for a…
Local Utilities – Including Tallahassee – Could See More State Regulation
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Tallahassee TALLAHASSEE — Florida House and Senate members last week filed proposals that would increase…
Florida Jobless Claims Remain Low
By The News Service of Florida First-time unemployment claims in Florida continued a downward trend, with fewer claims recorded last week than…
10 Big Issues in 2023 Session
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers next week will start the annual 60-day legislative session. Here…
Fried to Lead Embattled Florida Democrats
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Nikki Fried, the last Democrat to hold a statewide office in Florida,…
Florida House Panel Backs Comp Plan Proposal
The News Service of Florida A House panel Wednesday approved a proposal that could lead to people and organizations getting hit with…
Voucher Expansion Backed in Senate
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The Senate began moving forward Tuesday with a proposal that would make…
Judge Tosses Challenge to Education Law
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — For the second time in less than five months, a federal judge…
Lawmakers to Target ‘ESG’ Investment Decisions
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis outlined a legislative proposal Monday to expand rules to…
Fried Launches Bid to Lead Democrats
The News Service of Florida After losing a campaign last year for governor, former state Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried has launched a…