Tallahassee – After fierce — and expensive — political battles last year about abortion rights and recreational marijuana, Florida lawmakers Thursday began moving forward with a proposal that would place additional restrictions on the ballot-initiative process.
Tallahassee – Florida will expand a look at companies whose shareholders include the state pension fund, after targeting corporate initiatives that Gov. Ron DeSantis and his allies deem part of “woke” ideology.
Tallahassee – While saying Florida has been a leader on issues such as cracking down on illegal immigration, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Mar. 4 helped launch the 2025 legislative session by calling for revamping the ballot-initiative process, curbing property taxes and revisiting gun laws.
Tallahassee – With school districts across the state expressing support, Florida senators Mar. 3 started moving forward with a bill that would repeal requirements aimed at later daily start times in many high schools.
Tallahassee – With major publishing companies and authors arguing a 2023 state law violates First Amendment rights, a federal judge Feb. 28 refused to dismiss a lawsuit against members of the State Board of Education over the removal of school library books.
Tallahassee – Florida Power & Light on Feb. 28 filed a proposal that would lead to higher electric bills for customers over the next four years, with the utility pointing to issues such as growth and a need to build more solar-energy facilities.
Tallahassee – State wildlife officials are devising plans to allow some commercial oyster harvesting next year in Northwest Florida’s Apalachicola Bay, despite no major improvements in the bay after a halt during the past four years.
Tallahassee – Florida wildlife officials will hold a series of online meetings in March and April about the possibility of a return to bear hunting in the state.
Tallahassee – All of the state’s 67 counties have entered agreements with federal immigration authorities to detain undocumented immigrant criminals in jails, the Florida Sheriffs Association announced on Monday as the state rushes to assist President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts.
Tallahassee – Florida lawmakers next week will start the annual legislative session, which will include considering hundreds of bills. Here are 10 issues to watch during the 60-day session:
