by The Center Square | Apr 20, 2025
After weeks of controversy and leadership shake-ups, the HOPE Florida Foundation Board has approved measures it hopes will fix its problems with transparency and legal compliance. Initially set for Thursday morning, the meeting was rescheduled for the afternoon due to...
by Capitolist Staff | Apr 20, 2025
Florida’s unemployment rate held at 3.6 percent in March, unchanged from the previous month but still lower than the national rate, which ticked up to 4.2 percent, according to state labor figures released Friday. Roughly 403,000 Floridians were unemployed last month...
by The Center Square | Apr 18, 2025
According to a recent report, Florida’s economic performance was ranked tops nationally, while it was ranked 15th for its economic outlook. The 18th annual Rich States, Poor States report by the American Legislative Exchange Council, a pro-free market policy...
by Capitolist Staff | Apr 17, 2025
A shooting at Florida State University (FSU) on Thursday left two people dead and at least six others injured, prompting a large-scale law enforcement response and a campus-wide lockdown. The suspected gunman, identified by Leon County law enforcement leaders as...
by The Center Square | Apr 17, 2025
After the Florida House Ways and Means Committee filed a $43 million tax cut bill, House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, assured voters this week that Gov. Ron DeSantis, the Florida Senate and the House will come to an agreement on tax relief. “We (have the same...
by The Center Square | Apr 17, 2025
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis continued his war of words with the Florida House of Representatives, accusing the lower chamber of planning to cut law enforcement spending in its budget proposal Wednesday. He said at a news conference in Fort Myers in southwest Florida...
by Capitolist Staff | Apr 16, 2025
The Florida House on Wednesday passed legislation that would overhaul how public college and university presidents are selected, curbing the influence of state officials and ending confidentiality in the search process. The bill, approved 104-8, would repeal a 2022...
by Capitolist Staff | Apr 16, 2025
The Florida House on Wednesday approved legislation that would allow municipal entities to pay significantly more in personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits, voting 103-11 in favor of the measure. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Fiona McFarland, raises the statutory...
by The Center Square | Apr 16, 2025
A day after testifying before a House subcommittee into the financial dealings of HOPE Florida, the executive director of the charity and the governor’s faith-based initiative has resigned. Erik Dellenback, the executive director of HOPE Florida and the...
by The Center Square | Apr 15, 2025
Health care giant Centene’s $10 million gift to nonprofit HOPE Florida has drawn a hearing from the House of Representatives criticized by Gov. Ron DeSantis. The second-term Republican went on the offensive against the chamber. House members, led by Rep. Alex...
