TALLAHASSEE --- With approval Friday from the Florida House, Senate President Kathleen Passidomo’s $711 million effort to make housing more affordable for working Floridians is headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis. Read moreAffordable Housing Plan Gets Final Approval
The Florida House could be ready to take up a proposal that would allow trained certified nursing assistants to give medications to nursing-home residents. Read more‘Medication Aides’ Headed to House Floor
After the Senate gave final approval Thursday, the Legislature quickly sent a bill to Gov. Ron DeSantis that would help shield businesses and insurance companies from lawsuits. Read moreUpdated: DeSantis Signs Lawsuit Limits
TALLAHASSEE — Continuing to quickly pass high-profile legislation, the House on Friday approved a measure that would allow Floridians to carry firearms without concealed-weapons licenses, which Republicans compared to a government “permission slip.”
With Sen. Dennis Baxley, R-Eustis, facing term limits next year, two Republicans have opened campaign accounts to try to succeed him. Read moreGOP Candidates File for Baxley Seat
TALLAHASSEE — A massive expansion of Florida’s school-choice programs that would make all students eligible for taxpayer-backed vouchers is headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis, after the Republican-controlled Senate passed the measure Thursday amid warnings from Democrats. Read moreMajor Voucher Expansion Headed to DeSantis
TALLAHASSEE --- Florida’s unemployment rate was unchanged at 2.6 percent in February, with job growth expected to continue in parts of the economy such as leisure and hospitality. Read moreState Jobless Rate Stays at 2.6 Percent
An open-government group is appealing a Leon County circuit judge’s dismissal of a lawsuit that alleged the Florida Department of Transportation and a contractor did not fully comply with public-records requests about controversial state-funded flights of migrants to Massachusetts. Read moreMigrant Records Case Appealed
Castle Key Insurance Companies this week proposed an overall 53.5 percent rate increase for Florida condominium residents who have policies with Castle Key Indemnity Co. Read moreCastle Key Seeks to Boost Condo Rates
TALLAHASSEE --- Initial House and Senate budget proposals are hundreds of millions of dollars apart on efforts to preserve land from future development and protect areas from rising seas. Read moreHouse, Senate Differ on Land Money, Resiliency
