Nov 9, 2021
Fried touts infrastructure bill, DeSantis raises doubts
Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried on Tuesday touted as “a big deal” billions of dollars headed to Florida for roads, bridges, airports and expanding broadband service in rural areas as part of a $1 trillion infrastructure bill on President Joe Biden’s desk.
Nov 9, 2021
Board to take up federal education complaint
The State Board of Education has scheduled a meeting next week to consider a U.S. Department of Education complaint seeking to prevent Florida from withholding funds from school districts that received federal money to cover school board members’ salaries.
Nov 8, 2021
Florida seeks stay of vaccination requirements
Florida, Georgia and Alabama asked a federal appeals court Monday to put on hold a Biden administration rule that would require tens of millions of workers nationwide to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Nov 8, 2021
Special session proposals take aim at mandates
The Florida House and Senate on Monday rolled out proposals for a special legislative session next week that will focus on opposing COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates.
Nov 8, 2021
DeSantis opens 2022 campaign account
Gov. Ron DeSantis has filed paperwork to formally launch his 2022 re-election campaign. DeSantis opened a campaign account Friday that is a key initial step in running, according to the state Division of Elections website.
Nov 8, 2021
Gasoline prices down slightly
It was a little cheaper last week for Florida motorists to fill up their gas tanks. The average price of a gallon of unleaded gasoline in the state Sunday was $3.28, down from about $3.31 a week earlier, the AAA auto club said Monday.
Nov 3, 2021
Proposal targets school safety compliance
A measure filed Wednesday seeks to bolster enforcement power of the state education commissioner and State Board of Education on school-safety issues.
Nov 3, 2021
State gets another bump in tax revenues
Florida budget writers got some good news Wednesday, as general-revenue tax collections topped expectations for September by 15.7 percent, due in part to people continuing to spend down savings amassed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nov 2, 2021
Democrats criticize special session on vaccination mandates
Democrats expressed opposition Tuesday to a special session ordered by Gov. Ron DeSantis to push back against requirements that workers be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Nov 2, 2021
Book program moves forward for struggling readers
A state-backed program designed to help struggling elementary-school readers by delivering free books to their homes is set to start shipping books next month, and eligible families are being encouraged to sign up.