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...

A proposal to mandate the use of the federal E-Verify system for all private employers in Florida advanced Tuesday in the House, receiving approval from the Industries and Professional Activities Subcommittee on a party-line vote. House Bill 955, sponsored by Rep....

President Donald Trump on Monday reiterated his endorsement of Republican state Sen. Randy Fine in Florida’s 6th Congressional District special election, signaling intensified support as the race tightens in its final days. In a post on X, Trump called Fine an...

Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate edged up to 3.6% in February, according to data released Friday by the Florida Department of Commerce. The figure represents a 0.1 percentage point increase from January and a 0.4-point rise over the year. The state...

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...

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 Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, weighed in on the tax relief debate, saying in a letter to the Senate that he favors an "all of the above" approach. The letter comes as Gov. Ron DeSantis and House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, have unveiled...

A bill introduced by Republican Senators Keith Truenow and Jason Brodeur seeks to cut red tape in Florida’s brownfield program. First established by the Florida Legislature in 1997, the Florida Brownfield Program provides incentives for public and private entities to...

Property property tax relief for Floridians through $5.1 billion in a proposed sales tax cut is being sought by Gov. Ron DeSantis. He wants lawmakers to issue $1,000 for each of about 5.1 million homesteaded properties in the state. The rebates would be issued in...

Legislation to revise Florida’s high school graduation requirements cleared the Senate Fiscal Policy Committee on Thursday in a unanimous 18-0 vote, advancing a measure that would eliminate longstanding mandates for students to pass two key standardized assessments to...

Florida State University (FSU) on Wednesday announced plans to build a $414 million acute care hospital in Panama City Beach, intended to expand health care access in Bay and Walton counties through the university’s FSU Health initiative. The facility, pending state...