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Attempt to restrict flags fuels fight

January 17, 2024
Tallahassee – The Florida House on Wednesday began moving forward with a proposal that would restrict the types of flags that can be displayed at government buildings and schools, including prevent…

Campaign matching funds targeted

January 16, 2024
Tallahassee – A proposal began moving forward Tuesday in the Florida Senate that would ask voters to ditch a program that has given more than $33 million in state matching money to gubernatorial an…

Full steam ahead

January 15, 2024
Tallahassee – The 2024 legislative session kicked off this week, as Gov. Ron DeSantis urged lawmakers to “stay the course” and House and Senate leaders agreed to use gambling money to fund the furt…

Citrus numbers unchanged as disease fight continues

January 12, 2024
Tallahassee – Florida’s struggling citrus industry opened the new year without seeing changes in production estimates for this growing season, as state lawmakers begin to decide how much money to p…

Loosening teen work rules advances

January 11, 2024
Tallahassee – A controversial proposal that would loosen regulations on the numbers of hours that 16-year-old and 17-year-old Floridians can work continued moving through the state House on Wednesday.

Senators ok proposal on shooting bears

January 10, 2024
Tallahassee – People would be allowed to kill bears on their property without permits if they feel threatened but would face more rules about reporting the incidents, under a proposal that received…

DeSantis message: ‘Stay the course’

January 9, 2024
Tallahassee – With his presidential campaign in the background, Gov. Ron DeSantis used his annual State of the State address Tuesday to tout Florida’s accomplishments — while offering few new detai…

Woman’s Death Spurs ‘Safe Exchange” Proposal

January 8, 2024
(By Ryan Dailey) The Florida House is moving forward with a bill that would allow courts to require that parents who share custody of children use “safe exchange” locations at county sheriff’s offi…

Child social-media use targeted

January 8, 2024
Tallahassee – In a priority of House Speaker Paul Renner, two House Republicans have filed a bill designed to prevent minors under age 16 from having social-media accounts.

FDA approves Florida drug importation plan

January 5, 2024
Tallahassee – Almost five years after Florida began pursuing the idea, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a plan that will allow the state to import cheaper prescription drugs…
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