House speaker calls for sales-tax cut
March 27, 2025
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…
Senate backs off later school start times
March 27, 2025
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.
Lawmakers eye oil drilling permits
March 26, 2025
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…
AI eyed in insurance claim denials
March 25, 2025
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…
Wetlands fight teed up for arguments
March 24, 2025
Tallahassee – A federal appeals court will hear arguments in May in a closely watched case about whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2020 improperly shifted permitting authority to Fl…
Social media lawsuit tossed; fight to continue
March 21, 2025
Tallahassee – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging a 2024 Florida law aimed at restricting children’s access to major social-media sites, ruling that industry groups did not show they…
Lawmakers seek ‘transparency’ in higher ed searches
March 19, 2025
Tallahassee – With state universities and colleges continuing to see turnover of presidents, a House panel Wednesday unanimously approved a bill that would repeal a law shielding information about pr…
Lawmakers eye changes after 2024 hurricanes
March 18, 2025
Tallahassee – From holding down property taxes on homes rebuilt after hurricanes to new post-storm rules for elections supervisors, the Florida House on Mar. 18 started moving forward with a proposal…
Lawmakers back restrictions on ballot initiatives
March 6, 2025
Tallahassee – After fierce — and expensive — political battles last year about abortion rights and recreational marijuana, Florida lawmakers Thursday began moving forward with a proposal that would p…
State pension officials step up corporate scrutiny
March 5, 2025
Tallahassee – Florida will expand a look at companies whose shareholders include the state pension fund, after targeting corporate initiatives that Gov. Ron DeSantis and his allies deem part of “woke…