by Capitolist Staff | Dec 1, 2025
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals last week authorized the State of Florida to begin enforcing its 2024 social media law restricting minors’ access to platforms with addictive features, granting the state’s request to stay a lower court order that had blocked the...
by The Center Square | Dec 1, 2025
Miami Dade College’s Board of Trustees will hear from the public on Tuesday before taking a second vote on transferring a valuable piece of property to the state for a planned Trump presidential library. The board previously approved the land transfer in September,...
by Capitolist Staff | Dec 1, 2025
Sen. Danny Burgess filed legislation on Monday that would broaden when grandparents may seek court-ordered visitation and require judges to give greater consideration to a child’s emotional well-being following the death of a parent. Senate Bill 674 would revise...
by The Center Square | Nov 30, 2025
An effort to oust Florida Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick from Congress is one of several formal reprimands that House lawmakers have pursued against each other in recent days. Hours after prosecutors announced on Nov. 19 that Cherfilus-McCormick had been indicted on...
by Capitolist Staff | Nov 26, 2025
The Florida Supreme Court is recommending the addition of 25 new trial-court judges statewide for the 2026-27 fiscal year, citing updated workload data, local conditions, and continued population growth across several regions. In a certification opinion released...
by Capitolist Staff | Nov 25, 2025
Florida’s tourism industry generated $133.6 billion in economic impact in 2024, according to a new Visit Florida economic impact study released Tuesday. The report indicates that tax revenue linked to visitor spending reduced the amount Florida households would...
by The Center Square | Nov 25, 2025
Florida welcomes a new taxpayer about every two minutes while California loses one about every minute, according to new data. An analysis of data from the IRS conducted by the National Taxpayers Union Foundation found that Florida, Texas and North Carolina gain new...
by Capitolist Staff | Nov 24, 2025
The University of West Florida (UWF) Presidential Search Committee has named Interim President Manny Diaz Jr. as the sole finalist to become the institution’s seventh president. The decision, announced Friday, moves Diaz one step closer to a permanent appointment,...
by The Center Square | Nov 24, 2025
Eight plans to offer property tax relief in Florida have taken a step forward in the state legislature. All but one are constitutional amendments that would need 60% of voter approval to go into effect. They all cleared the House Select Committee on Property Taxes on...
by Capitolist Staff | Nov 23, 2025
Sen. Don Gaetz on Thursday filed legislation aimed at restructuring the funding and administrative framework of Florida’s school choice programs following a recent Auditor General report that identified significant tracking and accounting problems within the state’s...
