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Feb 19, 2024

Lawmakers back tying gambling money, environment

Tallahassee – Legislative leaders have agreed to use hundreds of millions of dollars in gambling money to help pay for further expansion of a state wildlife corridor and other environmental projects.

Feb 16, 2024

Lawmakers target hemp products

Tallahassee – Hemp farmers and small-business owners are pushing back against Republican lawmakers’ efforts to restrict sales of euphoria-inducing products offered over-the-counter at sites such as convenience stores and CBD shops, saying the changes would force them to shutter operations in Florida.

Feb 15, 2024

Monuments, flags bills could be dead

Tallahassee – Controversial bills aimed at preventing local governments from removing historical monuments and restricting the types of flags flown at schools and other public buildings appear to be dead in the Florida Senate.

Feb 14, 2024

Court orders another look at immigration rulings

Tallahassee – A federal appeals court Tuesday ordered a district judge to reconsider rulings that backed Florida challenges to Biden administration immigration policies, citing a U.S. Supreme Court opinion last year against Texas and Louisiana in a separate case.

Feb 13, 2024

House pitches $647.3M tax package

Tallahassee – With legislative leaders saying they expect a tighter budget in the coming year, the House Ways & Means Committee on Wednesday will roll out a package of tax cuts that, if left unchanged, would total $647.3 million.

Feb 12, 2024

Appellate judge seeks shield from testifying

Tallahassee – An appeals-court judge is asking the Florida Supreme Court to shield him from testifying in a battle about alleged misconduct by a Hillsborough County circuit judge in a heated 2022 election campaign.

Feb 9, 2024

Justices urged to decide abortion consent issue

Tallahassee – An appeals court Thursday asked the Florida Supreme Court to take up a potentially far-reaching issue about minors who seek to have abortions without notifying and getting consent from parents or guardians.

Feb 8, 2024

Lawmakers look at potential tax breaks

Tallahassee- With business groups long saying the tax should be scrapped, state lawmakers could look at further reducing a tax on commercial leases.

Feb 7, 2024

Flag bill gets DeSantis backing, stalls in Senate

Tallahassee – Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday supported a proposal that would restrict what flags can be flown at schools and other public buildings, as critics of the bill — and Senate analysts — questioned prohibiting flags that represent a “political viewpoint.”

Feb 6, 2024

Senators back social media curbs

Tallahassee – Florida senators Monday evening moved forward with a proposal to try to prevent minors under age 16 from using social media, as lawmakers take on tech platforms that they say harm children.
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