GOP Lawmakers Back Election Changes
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida Republican lawmakers are pushing ahead with sweeping election changes largely focused…
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Nikki Fried: “Legalizing Cannabis Solves Lots of Problems and Creates None”
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried – a former cannabis lobbyist whose fiancee created a cannabis company with Fried’s father – recently tweeted…
Ex. Senator Artiles Charged in Sham Candidate Case
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The Miami-Dade County state attorney has charged former Florida Sen. Frank Artiles…
Florida Lowering Vaccination Age to 50
By The News Service of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday that Florida will start offering COVID-19 vaccines to all people age…
DeSantis Releases Civics Education Plan
Relying on federal coronavirus relief funds for schools, Gov. Ron DeSantis is proposing to spend $106 million to bolster civics education, including…
Florida Jobless Rate Falls to 4.8%
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Despite the leisure and hospitality industry still struggling during the coronavirus pandemic,…
House Panel Targets School Board Pay
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — After debating whether county school board members should be paid, and if…
GOP Senators Back Vote-By-Mail Overhaul
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — With backing from Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Florida Senate committee on Wednesday…
Fried’s Fiancé Removes Cannabis Attorney from Business Documents After TR Story
One day after Tallahassee Reports published an investigative report on Nikki Fried’s connections to a cannabis related businesses created by her fiancé,…
USF Epidemiologist Comments on Accuracy of Florida COVID Death Data
Last week, University of South Florida epidemiology professor Jason Salemi published a Twitter thread responding to several questions about COVID-19 data in…
Report Shows Longstanding Problems with Unemployment System
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s online unemployment system was never tested to meet the demands encountered…
Nikki Fried’s Connections to New Cannabis Company Raise Questions
While Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried was taking steps to influence Florida cannabis policy and implement rules that regulate the cultivation of hemp,…