Recreational pot initiative tops $300,000
November 9, 2021
A political committee backing a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize recreational marijuana use raised $307,522 in October, with $250,000 coming from the medical-marijuana company Trulieve…
Fried touts infrastructure bill, DeSantis raises doubts
November 9, 2021
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 $…
Board to take up federal education complaint
November 9, 2021
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 receiv…
Florida seeks stay of vaccination requirements
November 8, 2021
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-1…
Special session proposals take aim at mandates
November 8, 2021
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.
DeSantis opens 2022 campaign account
November 8, 2021
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 Divisio…
Gasoline prices down slightly
November 8, 2021
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 earl…
Proposal targets school safety compliance
November 3, 2021
A measure filed Wednesday seeks to bolster enforcement power of the state education commissioner and State Board of Education on school-safety issues.
State gets another bump in tax revenues
November 3, 2021
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 amass…
Democrats criticize special session on vaccination mandates
November 2, 2021
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.