A Florida Senate committee on Thursday advanced legislation that would restrict vessel inspections by law enforcement and prohibit local limits on watercraft based on how they are powered, marking continued momentum for a DeSantis-backed proposal aimed at expanding...

The Florida Senate on Wednesday passed its version of the state budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year, approving the General Appropriations Act in a 98-6 vote and agreeing to proceed to conference negotiations. Senate Bill 2500, which outlines a balanced state spending...

Legislation to formalize protections for Florida’s state parks and place new limits on development within public conservation lands advanced Tuesday with unanimous approval from the House State Affairs Committee. The measure outlines that state parks be managed...

A proposal to raise speed limits on some Florida highways advanced in the Senate on Tuesday, receiving unanimous approval from the Committee on Fiscal Policy with a 19-0 vote. The measure, part of a broader transportation bill sponsored by Sen. Nick DiCeglie, seeks to...

Florida captured a record-high 15.5% share of the domestic vacation market in 2024, marking the highest share ever recorded for the state and reinforcing its position as the top travel destination in the United States. The figure represents a nearly one-point increase...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis promoted legislation that he says will help assure the rights of recreational boaters in the Sunshine State and criticized House leadership for its "obstructionist" policies. At a news conference in Panama City Beach, the second-term...

The Florida House on Thursday passed a bill that would make it harder for citizen groups to place constitutional amendments on the ballot, approving a series of new rules and penalties for petition drives. The measure, HB 1205, passed in a 76-31 vote and would require...

A proposal to permanently reduce Florida’s sales tax rate advanced in the House on Wednesday, with the Ways & Means Committee voting unanimously to approve a measure bill to cut the state’s general sales tax rate from 6 percent to 5.25 percent.. The bill,...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Wednesday that 7,800 law enforcement officers have taken advantage of the state's recruitment bonus program since its launch in 2022. The two-term Republican governor made the remarks at the Marion County Sheriff's Office in Ocala in...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis continued his criticism of the Florida House of Representatives, saying their condominium reform bill benefits "special interests and developers" and will exacerbate the problem. The second term Republican governor held a news conference near...

The Florida House voted unanimously on Wednesday to approve legislation that would permanently reduce the state’s general sales tax rate, advancing a measure projected to significantly lower state and local revenues beginning next year. The bill, HB 7031, would lower...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is using what former President Theodore Roosevelt called the "bully pulpit" in his battle with the Republican-majority state House of Representatives over tax policy and other issues. At a news conference in Panama City, DeSantis used "boater...

Foreclosure moratoriums on Federal Housing Administration single family mortgages are extended 90 days in disaster areas associated with Hurricanes Helene and Milton, the Department of Housing and Urban Development said Tuesday. “Individuals and families across the...

Consumer sentiment in Florida fell sharply in March, declining 6.6 points to 78.1, according to the University of Florida’s Bureau of Economic and Business Research, marking the largest single-month decline in the index since 2020, when confidence levels plunged amid...

Lawmakers should mandate smart sensors in multi-story condominium buildings to warn residents of potential structural failures, says a report by a Florida nonpartisan policy group released on Friday The report by the nonprofit Florida TaxWatch group recommends that...

Florida Senate President Ben Albritton wants to spend $200 million to help the state's ailing citrus industry as it faces the issues of population growth, hurricanes and an invasive disease that ruins the fruit. The Wauchula Republican whose district constitutes the...

A measure seeking to standardize and strengthen school safety requirements across Florida unanimously passed its final Senate committee Wednesday, advancing provisions that would impose new training standards for school security personnel, enhance emergency...

Florida Republicans Sen. Randy Fine and Jimmy Patronis won special congressional elections Tuesday, retaining GOP control of two districts and modestly expanding the party’s advantage in the U.S. House. Fine defeated Democrat Josh Weil in Florida’s 6th Congressional...