Tallahassee turned into ‘ghost town’
January 15, 2021
House and Senate committees this week kicked off meetings in advance of the 2021 legislative session, as a pandemic-created “new normal” transformed the Capitol and neighboring environs.
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Local projects proposed amid budget woes
January 15, 2021
State lawmakers, advised this week about limited tax dollars amid the COVID-19 pandemic, have already proposed 43 hometown projects worth more than $45 million.
And hundreds more are expected bef…
Tallahassee girding for protests
January 14, 2021
State and local law enforcement agencies in Tallahassee are bracing for potential protests at the Florida Capitol this weekend and early next week, although officials say there are no specific threa…
Florida officials hold out hope for part of Space Force
January 14, 2021
Florida officials maintained Thursday they can still land Space Force operations and facilities, a day after the state was passed over for the command headquarters of the newest military branch.
T…
Alabama lands space force HQ over Florida
January 14, 2021
U.S. Space Force’s permanent command headquarters will touch down in Alabama’s Huntsville Redstone Arsenal area rather than Florida’s Space Coast.
Publix vaccination partnership strong in Republican counties
January 14, 2021
A common trait of the counties that are part of Florida’s growing COVID-19 vaccination partnership with the Publix supermarket chain is that they are all safely Republican.
House budget chief warns of cuts
January 14, 2021
With the coronavirus pandemic significantly reducing state tax revenues, the House appropriations chairman told his committee Wednesday to expect budget cuts.
And don’t anticipate that possible ad…
Ban proposed on abortions after five months
January 13, 2021
Abortion opponents will seek approval during this year’s legislative session of a bill that would prevent abortions beyond five months of pregnancy.
The bill, which was announced in an online new…
State pushes back on Panhandle toll suspension
January 13, 2021
The Florida Department of Transportation is urging a judge to reject bondholders’ arguments that it did not have the authority to suspend tolls on a controversial Panhandle bridge since a September h…
Lobbyists shift away from capitol amid COVID-19
January 13, 2021
As lawmakers gathered this week in Tallahassee, the scene in the Capitol was a stark departure from the typically convivial initial round of committee meetings in advance of the legislative session.