Tallahassee – With the Senate and House unable to reach agreement on tax cuts and spending, lawmakers will not finish negotiations on a new state budget in time to end the legislative session as scheduled next week.

Tallahassee – After weeks of investigation, a state House leader said Thursday his panel is halting a probe into a foundation linked to First Lady Casey DeSantis’ signature economic-assistance program, Hope Florida.

Tallahassee – The Florida House on Apr. 23 overwhelmingly approved a plan that aims, in part, to ease financial strains on condominium owners, setting up negotiations with the Senate before next week’s scheduled end of the 2025 legislative session.

Tallahassee – Senate President Ben Albritton, a citrus grower from Hardee County, has made what he calls the “rural renaissance” plan a priority of the 2025 legislative session.

(By Jim Turner of the News Service of Florida) Former Rep. Joel Rudman became the third appointee of Gov. Ron DeSantis to resign this month from a Northwest Florida college or university board of trustees while awaiting Senate confirmation. Meanwhile, the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee on Tuesday refused to back another DeSantis appointee, University of West Florida trustee Adam Kissel.

Tallahassee – As cities and counties across the state debate the issue, the Florida Senate on Apr. 16 passed a bill that would prevent local governments from adding fluoride to water supplies.

Tallahassee – An effort to keep students off cell phones throughout the school day passed the Florida House on Apr. 16, though differences remain with a Senate proposal.

Tallahassee – Despite vastly divergent approaches with the House on tax cuts amid global economic uncertainty, a Senate leader Apr. 15 said he remains optimistic an agreement can be reached before the end of the legislative session.

Tallahassee – A measure to help with hurricane preparedness and response continued moving forward Apr. 10 in the Florida House, a day after the Senate passed its version.

Raiford – Michael Tanzi was put to death by lethal injection the evening of Apr. 7 at Florida State Prison, almost 25 years after he kidnapped a woman on her lunch break in Miami and murdered her in Monroe County.