Financial disclosure reprieves backed
February 21, 2024
Tallahassee – After dozens of resignations and two lawsuits, a Florida House panel Wednesday supported providing reprieves from a 2023 law that requires local elected officials to disclose detailed…
Lawmakers ready to make energy changes
February 20, 2024
Tallahassee – Florida lawmakers are moving toward approving an overhaul of state energy laws, including eliminating references to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and imposing a ban on offshore wi…
Lawmakers back tying gambling money, environment
February 19, 2024
Tallahassee – Legislative leaders have agreed to use hundreds of millions of dollars in gambling money to help pay for further expansion of a state wildlife corridor and other environmental projects.
Lawmakers target hemp products
February 16, 2024
Tallahassee – Hemp farmers and small-business owners are pushing back against Republican lawmakers’ efforts to restrict sales of euphoria-inducing products offered over-the-counter at sites such as…
Monuments, flags bills could be dead
February 15, 2024
Tallahassee – Controversial bills aimed at preventing local governments from removing historical monuments and restricting the types of flags flown at schools and other public buildings appear to b…
Court orders another look at immigration rulings
February 14, 2024
Tallahassee – A federal appeals court Tuesday ordered a district judge to reconsider rulings that backed Florida challenges to Biden administration immigration policies, citing a U.S. Supreme Court…
House pitches $647.3M tax package
February 13, 2024
Tallahassee – With legislative leaders saying they expect a tighter budget in the coming year, the House Ways & Means Committee on Wednesday will roll out a package of tax cuts that, if left unchan…
Appellate judge seeks shield from testifying
February 12, 2024
Tallahassee – An appeals-court judge is asking the Florida Supreme Court to shield him from testifying in a battle about alleged misconduct by a Hillsborough County circuit judge in a heated 2022 e…
Justices urged to decide abortion consent issue
February 9, 2024
Tallahassee – An appeals court Thursday asked the Florida Supreme Court to take up a potentially far-reaching issue about minors who seek to have abortions without notifying and getting consent fro…
Lawmakers look at potential tax breaks
February 8, 2024
Tallahassee- With business groups long saying the tax should be scrapped, state lawmakers could look at further reducing a tax on commercial leases.