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...

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 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 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...