by Brian Burgess | Apr 29, 2025
Don’t contest, and you automatically owe $225. But if you do challenge the ticket and lose, your fine could escalate to $329. Polk County’s school bus camera enforcement program is drawing renewed scrutiny as drivers hit with costly citations find it difficult...
by Capitolist Staff | Apr 28, 2025
Florida’s prohibition on cultivated meat sales remains intact after a federal judge dismissed portions of a lawsuit brought by Upside Foods, but allowed the company to move forward with a constitutional challenge under the dormant Commerce Clause. In an order issued...
by Dawn Montecalvo | Apr 28, 2025
If we want to change outcomes, we have to start where it matters most: early childhood. The first years of life shape the trajectory of everything that follows — school success, career paths, and lifelong well-being. Investing in early learning isn’t a hopeful...
by Capitolist Staff | Apr 28, 2025
Florida’s average gas price rose by five cents over the past week, reaching $3.05 per gallon on Sunday, according to new data released by AAA. Despite the weekly increase, pump prices remain 10 cents lower than a month ago and 51 cents cheaper than this time last...
by Capitolist Staff | Apr 27, 2025
The Florida House on Friday approved a sweeping tax package that would lower the state sales tax rate, cut taxes on commercial leases, and overhaul the use of Tourist Development Tax revenues, advancing one of the largest tax cut measures in state history to the...
by The Center Square | Apr 25, 2025
Lawmakers in the Florida Legislature are considering adding initiatives to the ballot that could help homeowners reduce their property taxes and help defray personal property taxes on agricultural equipment. House Joint Resolution 1257 and Senate Joint...
