Nov 8, 2024
New house, senate leaders start moving forward
Tallahassee – Incoming House Speaker Daniel Perez on Thursday rolled out changes to House committees, while saying lawmakers have “spent taxpayer funds excessively and indiscriminately in the last few years.”
Nov 7, 2024
Could amendment failure boost medical pot?
Tallahassee – Nearly 56 percent of Florida voters supported a measure that would have allowed recreational use of marijuana for adults, but that wasn’t enough to push the proposed constitutional amendment over the finish line.
Nov 6, 2024
GOP flexes muscles in legislative races
Tallahassee – In a show of Republican strength in Florida, incumbent Corey Simon on Tuesday handily defeated Democratic challenger Daryl Parks in what was considered the only competitive state Senate race and the GOP maintained supermajorities in both legislative chambers.
Nov 4, 2024
5 big issues to watch Tuesday
Tallahassee – After months of voters getting bombarded with television ads and mail pieces, Tuesday is Election Day.
Nov 1, 2024
Supreme Court tees up disabled firefighter case
Tallahassee – With the Biden administration, labor unions and AARP weighing in, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in January in a dispute about whether the city of Sanford violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by limiting a health-insurance subsidy for a firefighter who retired early because of Parkinson’s disease.
Oct 31, 2024
Amendment 3 backers, DeSantis square off
Tallahassee – Florida next week could join two dozen states that allow recreational use of marijuana, after a nine-figure campaign bankrolled by the state’s largest medical-marijuana operator amid intense opposition from Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Oct 30, 2024
Voters weigh party labels in school board races
Tallahassee – When Florida voters went to the polls in 1998, they passed a constitutional amendment that made a series of election-related changes, including requiring nonpartisan races for county school board seats.
Oct 29, 2024
FPL seeks approval to collect storm costs
Tallahassee – Florida Power & Light customers likely will face increased monthly bills in 2025 after the utility on Oct. 29 requested approval to collect nearly $1.2 billion to cover costs of restoring power after hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton and to replenish a storm reserve fund.
Oct 28, 2024
Groups challenge social media law
Tallahassee – In a long-anticipated move, two internet-industry groups Monday filed a constitutional challenge to a new Florida law aimed at keeping children off social-media platforms.
Oct 25, 2024
Nursery industry takes hurricane hits
Tallahassee – Greenhouse and nursery-grown plants, particularly holiday poinsettias, might be in short supply and cost more because of damage in Hurricane Milton.