Murder conviction upheld in ‘cold case’ discovery of mother’s body by son
May 3, 2021
An appeals court has upheld the murder conviction and life sentence of a Jacksonville man whose wife’s disappearance went unsolved for two decades before her remains were found by their son
Consumer data protection bill dies
May 1, 2021
Business lobbyists claimed victory Friday after the demise of a bill that would have given consumers more control over personal data collected by companies.
Session ends with $101.5 billion budget
April 30, 2021
Florida lawmakers passed a $101.5 billion state budget Friday and ended a 60-day legislative session that gave Gov. Ron DeSantis many of his top priorities.
The House and Senate adjourned “sine d…
Lawmakers dodge delay on athlete pay
April 30, 2021
With minutes left in the 2021 legislative session, lawmakers on Friday reversed course on delaying the implementation of a law allowing student athletes at Florida colleges and universities to profit…
Legislature puts brakes on ‘no fault’ insurance system
April 30, 2021
Florida motorists are one step closer to no longer having “no fault” auto insurance, after lawmakers Friday approved ditching the decades-old system and its requirement of carrying personal-injury pr…
Weekly roundup: Big changes in the eleventh hour
April 30, 2021
Lawmakers picked up the pace as the clock wound down on the 2021 legislative session, with Republicans calmly slipping in last-minute changes and Democrats frenziedly — and futilely — trying to…
Republican lawmakers pass elections overhaul
April 30, 2021
With time running out before the end of this year’s legislative session, Florida lawmakers signed off Thursday night on a controversial elections bill that would make it harder for voters to cast ba…
Lawmakers sign off on tax package
April 30, 2021
A $196.3 million tax package is headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk, after lawmakers Friday signed off on a series of proposals, including sales-tax “holidays” for back-to-school shopping, hurricane-se…
Republican lawmakers pass elections overhaul
April 30, 2021
With time running out before the end of this year’s legislative session, Florida lawmakers signed off Thursday night on a controversial elections bill that would make it harder for voters to cast bal…
Lawmakers back higher ed protections, tuition breaks
April 29, 2021
Public and private colleges and universities could soon be protected from coronavirus-related lawsuits under a wide-ranging higher education bill that also includes tuition breaks for “non-traditiona…