Transgender Athlete Restrictions Move Forward
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A Florida Senate panel Wednesday signed off on a proposal aimed at…
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State Gets Revenue Bump in February
By The News Service of Florida As state lawmakers await updated projections that will help build next year’s state budget, they received…
Fried’s Fiancee & Father Served with Complaint Related to Cannabis Company
On March 20th, 2021, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried received a summons detailing a complaint against her fiancee, Robert Bergmann, related to…
House GOP Passes Controversial Protest Bill
TALLAHASSEE — With Black lawmakers condemning the proposal as a return to the Jim Crow era, the Republican-controlled Florida House on Friday…
Online Sales Tax Plan Backed in Florida Senate
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida The Florida Senate on Thursday approved a proposal that would require out-of-state online retailers…
Vaccination Age to Drop to 40 Next Week
By The News Service of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday announced that all Floridians ages 40 and older will be able…
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…
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,…