DeSantis Touts Campus Free Speech
By Ana Ceballos, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A campaign about free speech on Florida college campuses — a hot-button…
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DeSantis Upbeat About Education Priorities
By The News Service of Florida Staff With this year’s legislative session in its final three weeks, Gov. Ron DeSantis took time…
Work Place Vaping Ban Headed to DeSantis
More than five months after Florida voters approved a ban on workplace vaping, the issue is on the way to Gov. Ron…
Democratic Leader’s Vote Sparks Furor
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate’s top Democrat struggled Wednesday to quell a bipartisan firestorm…
Regulators Sign Off on Duke Power Solar Projects
By The News Service of Florida State regulators Tuesday approved a plan by Duke Energy Florida to recoup money from customers for…
Plan Could Spur More Underground Power Lines
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — After hurricanes during the past three years knocked out electricity for millions…
Disputed University Survey Supported in Senate
A wide-ranging higher education package, which includes a controversial mandate for an annual “intellectual freedom” survey on state university campuses, was backed…
Visit Florida Among House, Senate Budget Divides
TALLAHASSEE — The tourism industry pushed Wednesday to keep the doors open at the state’s tourism-marketing agency as House and Senate budget…
Restitution Key Issue in Amendment 4 Debate
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Karen Leicht spent nearly three years in federal prison and three months…
House, Senate Far Apart On School Funding
TALLAHASSEE — Florida House and Senate leaders will go into budget negotiations hundreds of millions of dollars apart on spending for the…
DeSantis Calls for “Bold” Action in State of the State
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida While focusing heavily on now-familiar priorities such as the environment and education, Gov. Ron…
Signatures Pile Up for Minimum Wage Measure
A political committee backing a proposed constitutional amendment that would increase the minimum wage in Florida is moving toward meeting an initial…