Changes expected in social media bill
February 2, 2024
Tallahassee – House Speaker Paul Renner said lawmakers will revise a bill aimed at keeping children off social media, as state leaders prepare to try to fend off expected legal challenges.
DeSantis sending state guard to Texas
February 1, 2024
Tallahassee – Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday he is deploying members of the Florida State Guard and additional members of the Florida National Guard to Texas, which is in a dispute with the federal…
Lawmakers look at curbing corporal punishment
February 1, 2024
Tallahassee – A proposal that would require parents to “opt in” for students to receive corporal punishment in schools got initial approval Wednesday from a House panel, with some of the bill’s suppo…
Senate, House face budget differences
January 31, 2024
Tallahassee – With differences on issues such as funding prisons, a health-care plan and home-hardening grants, Senate and House budget committees on Wednesday approved spending plans that top $115 b…
Ports see boost in cargo, cruise traffic
January 31, 2024
Tallahassee – Cargo and cruise traffic hit record highs last year at Florida seaports, which took advantage of global supply-chain issues and a desire by people to travel as COVID-19 pandemic restric…
State takes aim at Warren ruling
January 26, 2024
Tallahassee – Gov. Ron DeSantis’ lawyers Thursday asked a full federal appeals court to take up a battle about the suspension of Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren, saying a three-judge…
State guard could get go-ahead outside Florida
January 25, 2024
Tallahassee – The Florida State Guard, revived by Gov. Ron DeSantis, could operate outside Florida and be called into service anytime he “deemed necessary,” under a bill approved Thursday by a House…
Ruling slows Medicaid eligibility fight
January 24, 2024
Tallahassee – With enrollment in Florida’s Medicaid program continuing to plummet, a federal judge Tuesday dismissed an initial attempt to require the state to at least temporarily reinstate coverage…
Lawmakers seek to prevent monument removals
January 23, 2024
Tallahassee – An effort to prevent removal of historical monuments and memorials started to advance Monday in the Senate as cities such as Jacksonville fight over Confederate statues.
Judicial disciplinary case ratchets up
January 23, 2024
Tallahassee – Describing a subpoena as “irrelevant, improper, and harassing,” an appeals-court judge is seeking to be shielded from testifying in a disciplinary case against a Hillsborough County cir…