Senate budget rollout delayed
Staff ReportSenate Appropriations Chairman Ed Hooper, R-Trinity, said Wednesday that the chamber’s planned rollout of its proposed fiscal year 2026-27 budget…
Read MoreLegislation would allow merchants to round up, down to nearest nickel
Businesses could round cash sales up or down to the nearest nickel under a proposal moving through both legislative chambers,…
Read MoreGOP lawmakers OK minimum wage change
Republican lawmakers are seeking to revive an effort to create an exemption to Florida’s voter-approved minimum wage that would apply…
Read MoreChallenge to pregnant parking law nixed
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit alleging that a new Florida law allowing pregnant women to use parking spaces…
Read MoreDrug pricing bill clears first hurdle
With dozens of lobbyists filling the room, a House panel on Wednesday approved a proposal aimed at lowering prescription drug…
Read MoreEducation bill spurs controversy
A House panel on Wednesday approved a wide-ranging education bill that sparked controversy because it would require instruction on “embryologic…
Read MoreData center power, water use eyed
As companies look to build massive data centers across the country amid rapid growth in artificial intelligence and other technologies,…
Read MoreAppeals fly in pot petition fight
Secretary of State Cord Byrd and supporters of a proposed recreational marijuana constitutional amendment quickly filed appeals after a judge…
Read MoreProposal backed to phase out property taxes
A House proposal that would ask voters to phase out non-school homestead property taxes moved forward Thursday as lawmakers and…
Read MoreHouse expects single tax proposal
House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, said Tuesday he expects the House to move forward with a single proposed constitutional amendment…
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