by News Service of Florida | Nov 9, 2021
With initial redistricting proposals slated to be released Wednesday, Senate leaders are urging lawmakers not to discuss how the maps could affect their political fortunes. Senate President Wilton Simpson, incoming Senate President Kathleen Passidomo and Senate...
by Caden DeLisa | Nov 8, 2021
Governor Ron DeSantis today, alongside Senate President Wilton Simpson (R-Trilby) and House Speaker Chris Sprowls (R-Palm Harbor), announced the joint “Keep Florida Free” legislative agenda to be pursued during the upcoming special legislative session. The plan...
by Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida | Nov 8, 2021
TALLAHASSEE — School boards have moved quickly to appeal an administrative law judge’s decision that upheld a Florida Department of Health rule aimed at preventing student mask requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic. Attorneys for five school boards filed a...
by Caden DeLisa | Nov 5, 2021
An administrative law judge on Friday rejected a challenge to the state Department of Health rule preventing student mask requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic. The challenge was filed by school boards in Alachua, Broward, Duval, Miami-Dade, Orange, and...
by Caden DeLisa | Nov 4, 2021
Governor Ron DeSantis announced Thursday his plan to legally challenge and invalidate the Biden administration’s vaccine mandates. DeSantis said that Florida would join states such as Alabama and Georgia in the lawsuit against the Occupational Safety and Health...
by Caden DeLisa | Nov 4, 2021
An insurance fraud investigation conducted by the state CFO Jimmy Patronis’ Division of Investigative and Forensic Services resulted in the arrest of two South Florida men, one of which is a licensed insurance agent. Formal charges are still pending, but...
