House leadership on Wednesday proposed a permanent reduction to the state’s general sales tax rate, lowering it from 6% to 5.25% in a measure projected to save taxpayers nearly $5 billion annually. The proposed cut was announced by House Speaker Daniel Perez during a...

A bill requiring municipal water and sewer utilities to charge uniform rates in interlocal arrangements passed the Florida House unanimously Wednesday. House Bill 11, sponsored by Rep. Fiona Robinson, mandates that a municipality providing water or sewer services to...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he returned nearly $500 million to the U.S. Treasury because the money had "too many strings attached." The two-term Republican governor mentioned he'd recently met with Elon Musk and the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency about...

A measure requiring video and audio surveillance in certain public school classrooms serving students with disabilities passed its first committee stop with unanimous support. The bill, HB 257, would mandate that all Florida school districts and charter schools...

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit last week filed by two technology trade groups challenging Florida’s restrictions on minors’ access to social media platforms, ruling the plaintiffs failed to establish standing to bring the case. In an order issued Monday, Chief...

A House panel on Thursday approved a measure that would raise the amount state and local governments can be forced to pay in lawsuits, moving forward a proposal that would make changes to Florida’s sovereign immunity law. The House Budget Committee voted 25-3 to...

Florida drivers might get to their destinations a little quicker if either of two bills in the Legislature that could increase the state's top speed limit to 75 mph become law. Senate Bill 462 was rewritten by the Senate Transportation Committee on March 19 to include...

A Florida Senate panel on Tuesday voted down a bill that would have allowed concealed weapons on college and university campuses, halting the legislation in its initial committee review. The Senate Criminal Justice Committee rejected the measure (SB 814) in a 4-3...

Legislation to establish a new statewide hub for insurance and risk management research advanced on Monday, passing the Appropriations Committee on Higher Education by unianimous vote. Senate Bill 114 (SB 114) filed by Sen. Jay Trumbull, would create the Florida...

Governor Ron DeSantis is heading to Boise, Idaho on Monday, reportedly as part of a campaign to build support for a federal Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which would require the federal government to spend no more than it collects in revenue....

The Florida Senate on Wednesday advanced a wide-ranging legislative package designed to bolster economic development, infrastructure, and public services in the state’s rural communities. The Rural Renaissance legislation, sponsored by Sen. Corey Simon, and supported...

A Florida House panel on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill to repeal a law that keeps the identities of applicants in presidential searches at state universities and colleges confidential. HB 1321, sponsored by Rep. Michelle Salzman, would eliminate a 2022...