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.

Tallahassee – A bill aimed at preventing a return of efforts to build golf courses, pickleball courts and resorts in state parks is ready to go to the full Florida House.

Tallahassee – Florida has appealed after a federal judge sided with two Chinese graduate students in a battle about a 2023 law that seeks to restrict ties between state universities and colleges and China.

Tallahassee – Building on a years-long effort to make it harder to change the state Constitution, the Florida House on Thursday approved a controversial measure that would impose new requirements on the ballot-initiative process and increase penalties for wrongdoing.

Tallahassee – The Florida Senate on Apr. 3 passed a wide-ranging education bill that includes eliminating a requirement that high-school students pass algebra and language-arts tests to earn standard diplomas.

Tallahassee – For the first time in 16 years, the state wouldn’t offer sales-tax “holidays” under a House proposal that calls for an overall cut in sales taxes.

Tallahassee – A proposal that would require small businesses to use the federal E-Verify system to check the immigration status of newly hired workers started moving forward Apr. 1 in the House.