Lawmakers Target Student Cell Phone Use
By Jim Turner & Tom Urban, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — An effort to keep students off cell phones throughout…
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Hope Florida Chief Leaving Job
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Amid ongoing scrutiny of First Lady Casey DeSantis’ signature welfare-assistance program and…
Foundation Head Says ‘Mistakes’ Made
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The chairman of a foundation tied to Hope Florida — First Lady…
Traditional School Enrollment to Decrease
By The News Service of Florida Enrollment in Florida’s traditional public schools is expected to decrease in the coming years while voucher…
House Seeks Records on Agency Spending
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Amid an escalating feud between Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled House,…
State Jobless Claims Tick Up
By The News Service of Florida Florida last week had its largest number of first-time unemployment claims in two months. The U.S.…
House, Senate Pass Budget Plans
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The House and Senate on Wednesday passed proposed budgets that are billions…
State Parks Bill Advances in House
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A bill aimed at preventing a return of efforts to build golf…
Feds End Gender Identity Rule Fight
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Shortly after the Biden administration issued a health-care rule last May to…
Judge Halts New Florida Immigration Law
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Pointing to the federal government’s power to regulate immigration, a U.S. district…
Senate Targets ‘High Stakes’ Testing
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate on Thursday passed a wide-ranging education bill that includes…
State Immigration Law Challenged in Federal Court
Immigrant-advocacy groups Wednesday filed a potential class-action lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a new Florida law aimed at cracking down on undocumented…