TALLAHASSEE --- State Rep. Webster Barnaby, R-Deltona, filed a proposal Wednesday that aims to follow Texas’ lead in blocking physicians from performing abortions if there is a “detectable fetal heartbeat.” Read more
A Sarasota hobby and craft store has filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a state law that prevents businesses from requiring customers to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19. Read more
TALLAHASSEE --- Florida’s unemployment rate inched down slightly from July to August, as the labor force continues to grow but the number of people without jobs holds steady. Read more
TALLAHASSEE --- Echoing his Senate counterpart, the House redistricting chairman said Wednesday his committee will comply with state and federal standards as it redraws legislative and congressional boundaries in the once-a-decade process.
Sen. Joe Gruters, a Sarasota Republican who also serves as chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, on Thursday filed a measure that seeks to turn school board elections into partisan contests. Currently in Florida, school board elections are non-partisan races. Gruters' proposal (SJR 24… Read more
More than a month into the school year, fewer than 100 students have received school vouchers that Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration backed as a way for children to escape what the state labeled “COVID-19 harassment.” Read more
TALLAHASSEE --- Florida continues to move closer to ending financial ties with ice-cream giant Ben & Jerry’s and its parent company, Unilever PLC. Read more
An appeals court Wednesday upheld the conviction and 25-year prison sentence of a man who was involved in a shootout that killed a 7-year-old girl who was sitting in her family’s car in the parking lot of a Jacksonville shopping center. Read more
Floridians who buy individual policies through the federal health-insurance exchange could see average rate increases of 6.6 percent in 2022, the state Office of Insurance Regulation said Tuesday. Read more
Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried said Tuesday she might have to consider legal action over Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision to unilaterally appoint a new Department of Environmental Protection secretary. Read more