by Capitolist Staff | Oct 23, 2025
A delegation from the State of Florida met this week with officials from Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs to advance trade, technology, and education partnerships as part of the 2025 Leadership Mission to Asia. Led by Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd and...
by The Center Square | Oct 22, 2025
A new study shows “significant improvements” in student test scores in concert with banning cellphones in Florida schools. The gains came in the second year of the ban, according to the study by the National Bureau of Economic Research. “The findings...
by Capitolist Staff | Oct 21, 2025
The University of South Florida (USF) Board of Trustees on Tuesday unanimously selected University of North Florida President Moez Limayem as USF’s next president, marking a homecoming for the university’s former business school dean. Limayem, who served as the...
by Capitolist Staff | Oct 21, 2025
The political committee backing a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida filed suit against Secretary of State Cord Byrd and Leon County Supervisor of Elections Mark Earley, accusing the state of unlawfully invalidating...
by Capitolist Staff | Oct 20, 2025
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has issued a subpoena to Roblox Corporation as part of a statewide criminal investigation into the online platform’s child safety and reporting practices, directing the company to provide internal records to prosecutors by Dec....
by Capitolist Staff | Oct 20, 2025
Florida TaxWatch announced its executive officers and executive committee members for the 2025-26 term, marking a leadership transition at the statewide government watchdog and policy institute. Longtime President and CEO Dominic M. Calabro will continue in his role...
by Capitolist Staff | Oct 19, 2025
A bill filed Friday in the Florida House would authorize the state to invest a limited share of its reserves and pension funds in Bitcoin and other digital assets under new fiscal and fiduciary guidelines. House Bill 183, filed by Rep. Webster Barnaby, would permit...
by Capitolist Staff | Oct 16, 2025
Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez on Thursday outlined a package of proposed constitutional amendments aimed at reforming the state’s property tax structure, signaling that lawmakers will advance multiple competing measures to give voters a direct say in 2026. In a...
by The Center Square | Oct 16, 2025
A Florida judge has temporarily blocked Miami Dade College’s attempt to donate 2.6 acres worth about $67 million to the state of Florida for Donald Trump’s presidential library. A judge ruled that the college’s board failed to give proper notice...
by The Center Square | Oct 15, 2025
Florida tort-reform supporters pressed their message about the economic costs of excessive litigation during Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week while conceding that the passage of additional reforms to route out injustices in the civil justice system was unlikely in 2026....
