Republicans on a Florida House committee advanced a measure Tuesday to honor murdered conservative activist Charlie Kirk, over objections that such a tribute would come
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FWC releases more data after state’s first permitted bear hunt in a decade
As the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission continues to analyze the state’s first permitted bear hunt in a decade, the agency has started to
Florida Senate advances bill to regulate data centers amid concerns over energy and water use
Legislation seeking to create a regulatory framework that would address key issues such as electricity and water use from massive data centers continues to move
Florida House advances bill to arm college and university faculty as protection from school shootings
An effort to expand the armed “school guardian” program to colleges and universities, following a deadly Florida State University on-campus shooting last year, took another
Florida public employees may no longer have to use people’s preferred pronouns. What that means for workplaces.
A bill that would prohibit public-sector employees and contractors from being required to use people’s preferred pronouns passed its first Senate committee Monday. Known as
Florida House advances bill for entry level workers to waive the state’s new minimum wage
Republican lawmakers are trying to revive an effort to create an exemption to the state’s voter-approved minimum wage that would apply to workers classified as
Florida House advances new proposal to limit increases in property taxes under the Save Our Homes limit
A third House proposal to reduce property taxes is ready to go to the full House, while the Senate has not put forward a plan.Â
Florida Senate advances bill to detain undocumented truckers, transfer them to ICE after deadly Turnpike crash
Lawmakers started moving forward Tuesday with a proposal crafted in response to a deadly crash involving an undocumented-immigrant truck driver on Florida’s Turnpike. The Republican-dominated
State lawmakers look to boost campus security in wake of Florida State University shooting
After a student last year killed two people and wounded five others at Florida State University in Tallahassee, state lawmakers Tuesday began moving forward with
Warming shelters open for Florida’s homeless population as state experiences its coldest weather this winter
Tourists bundled up, warming shelters for the homeless opened and growers sprayed crops with water to create protective ice for their plants on Friday as