by Capitolist Staff | Apr 3, 2025
The Florida House on Thursday passed a bill that would make it harder for citizen groups to place constitutional amendments on the ballot, approving a series of new rules and penalties for petition drives. The measure, HB 1205, passed in a 76-31 vote and would require...
by The Center Square | Apr 3, 2025
Florida Senate President Ben Albritton wants to spend $200 million to help the state’s ailing citrus industry as it faces the issues of population growth, hurricanes and an invasive disease that ruins the fruit. The Wauchula Republican whose district constitutes...
by Capitolist Staff | Apr 2, 2025
A proposal to permanently reduce Florida’s sales tax rate advanced in the House on Wednesday, with the Ways & Means Committee voting unanimously to approve a measure bill to cut the state’s general sales tax rate from 6 percent to 5.25 percent.. The bill,...
by Capitolist Staff | Apr 2, 2025
A measure seeking to standardize and strengthen school safety requirements across Florida unanimously passed its final Senate committee Wednesday, advancing provisions that would impose new training standards for school security personnel, enhance emergency...
by The Center Square | Apr 2, 2025
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Wednesday that 7,800 law enforcement officers have taken advantage of the state’s recruitment bonus program since its launch in 2022. The two-term Republican governor made the remarks at the Marion County Sheriff’s Office...
by Capitolist Staff | Apr 2, 2025
Florida Republicans Sen. Randy Fine and Jimmy Patronis won special congressional elections Tuesday, retaining GOP control of two districts and modestly expanding the party’s advantage in the U.S. House. Fine defeated Democrat Josh Weil in Florida’s 6th Congressional...
