by Caden DeLisa | Feb 6, 2025
Senator Blaise Ingoglia filed Senate Joint Resolution 536 (SJR 536) on Thursday, a proposed constitutional amendment that would modify the state’s legislative term limits, allowing lawmakers to serve up to 16 years in total across both chambers. Under current law,...
by News Service of Florida | Feb 6, 2025
Arguing that elections officials overstepped their authority, state Rep. Debbie Mayfield on Thursday filed an emergency petition at the Florida Supreme Court after being blocked from running in a special election for a Senate seat. Mayfield, R-Melbourne, filed the...
by Caden DeLisa | Feb 6, 2025
Florida House Democratic Leader Fentrice Driskell on Thursday announced the leadership team for the House Democratic Caucus for the 2024-26 legislative term, naming appointments that will shape the caucus’s strategy in the Republican-controlled Legislature. Rep....
by Caden DeLisa | Feb 6, 2025
A Republican Senator introduced legislation on Wednesday designed to improve support services for children with autism and their families by expanding early detection efforts, intervention programs, and creating a centralized hub for research and training. The bill,...
by The Center Square | Feb 6, 2025
Rollbacks of property and car insurance rates that could bring relief to the state’s beleaguered insurance market were announced on Wednesday in Florida. The state’s property insurer of last resort, Citizens, announced that 73% of Miami-Dade homeowners...
by The Center Square | Feb 6, 2025
St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch had a message for the Tampa Bay Rays: Either take the previously negotiated stadium deal or walk away from the plan. Welch made the remarks during his annual state of the city address on Tuesday. Welch used his 2023 state of the city...
by Caden DeLisa | Feb 5, 2025
A House bill filed on Wednesday would limit corporations and investment firms from buying up single-family homes and converting them into rentals, giving local governments the authority to restrict investor-owned housing. The Strengthening Home Ownership in Florida...
by News Service of Florida | Feb 5, 2025
Republican state Rep. Debbie Mayfield of Melbourne lashed out Wednesday against Gov. Ron DeSantis after his administration blocked her from qualifying to run in a special election to replace outgoing Sen. Randy Fine. State elections officials on Wednesday notified...
by Caden DeLisa | Feb 5, 2025
A House bill filed on Tuesday seeks to strengthen hurricane resilience for condominium buildings across the state through a pilot program offering state-backed mitigation grants. House Bill 393, filed by Rep. Vicki Lopez and Rep. Christine Hunshofsky, seeks to amend...
by News Service of Florida | Feb 5, 2025
Citrus growers called on lawmakers Tuesday to continue providing research and advertising money to help an industry that has seen production drop more than 90 percent in less than three decades. Otherwise, they cautioned that more of the roughly 1,500 remaining citrus...