Tallahassee – The Florida Senate on Apr. 3 passed a wide-ranging education bill that includes eliminating a requirement that high-school students pass algebra and language-arts tests to earn standard…
Tallahassee – For the first time in 16 years, the state wouldn’t offer sales-tax “holidays” under a House proposal that calls for an overall cut in sales taxes.
Tallahassee – A proposal that would require small businesses to use the federal E-Verify system to check the immigration status of newly hired workers started moving forward Apr. 1 in the House.
Tallahassee – A year after Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a bill on the issue, lawmakers again are considering proposals aimed at imposing strict regulations on the sale and production of euphoria-inducing…
Tallahassee – Gov. Ron DeSantis on Mar. 31 argued Floridians aren’t “clamoring” for a sales-tax cut as House Speaker Daniel Perez proposed last week and said they would prefer reducing homeowners’ pr…
Tallahassee – Saying the Florida Department of Management Services’ “fiscal house is completely out of order,” a House budget leader Mar. 27 excoriated the head of the agency and threatened to zero o…
Tallahassee – House Speaker Daniel Perez said Mar. 26 he wants to lower the state’s sales-tax rate, trimming revenue by almost $5 billion a year.
Perez, R-Miami, told House members he has direct…
Tallahassee – Florida lawmakers in 2023 passed a law aimed at starting high-school classes later in the morning, pointing to research showing that teens are not getting enough sleep.
Tallahassee – Amid a legal battle about an effort to drill for oil and gas near Northwest Florida’s Apalachicola River, state House and Senate panels Mar. 25 approved proposals aimed at shielding env…
Tallahassee – A Florida Senate committee Mar. 25 approved a bill that would prevent insurers from using artificial intelligence as the sole basis for denying claims, with the proposal saying decision…
