The Florida House on Wednesday approved legislation requiring all private employers in the state to use the federal E-Verify system when hiring new workers, broadening current employment verification mandates to include businesses of all sizes. The bill, HB 955,...

The Florida Senate on Wednesday approved a bill that would require food products containing vaccine ingredients to be clearly labeled and ban the use of fruits and vegetables to deliver mRNA vaccines. The proposal, Senate Bill 196, sponsored by Sen. Joe Gruters, would...

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a lawsuit against Snapchat's parent company on Tuesday, alleging that the platform violates a 2024 state law regulating minor access to social media and engages in deceptive business practices under Florida’s consumer...

With the clock counting down on the Florida Legislature's session, lawmakers and Gov. Ron DeSantis will have to come to a compromise if tax relief legislation is to become law. The session is scheduled to end on May 2 and the two Republican majority chambers are...

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law four measures on Friday, enacting changes to first responder mental health classifications, procedures for transmitting court orders, regulations for pet insurance policies, and the continuation of an environmental trust fund....

Florida’s unemployment rate held at 3.6 percent in March, unchanged from the previous month but still lower than the national rate, which ticked up to 4.2 percent, according to state labor figures released Friday. Roughly 403,000 Floridians were unemployed last month...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis continued his war of words with the Florida House of Representatives, accusing the lower chamber of planning to cut law enforcement spending in its budget proposal Wednesday. He said at a news conference in Fort Myers in southwest Florida...

Health care giant Centene's $10 million gift to nonprofit HOPE Florida has drawn a hearing from the House of Representatives criticized by Gov. Ron DeSantis. The second-term Republican went on the offensive against the chamber. House members, led by Rep. Alex Andrade,...

The House committee examining a contribution from a Medicaid settlement will hold a meeting on Friday to continue its investigation. The Health Care Budget Subcommittee will hold hearings on Thursday and Friday to find out more from Hope Florida officials on how the...

When Republican elected officials ignore the concerns of the local Republicans they represent and instead align with the Democratic Party and the League of Women Voters, it should raise a red flag. That flag is flying high in Lee County. For years, a small group of...

A Florida measure that would decide what entity pays for the relocation of utilities in rights of way of roads and public rail lines was approved by the Senate Committee on Appropriations on Tuesday. Senate Bill 818, sponsored by Sen. Stan McClain, R-Ocala, was...

Florida’s average gas price has dropped 59 cents over the past year, falling to $3.00 per gallon as of Sunday, according to new data released by AAA – The Auto Club Group. The figure reflects the lowest daily average recorded statewide since March 24 and comes amid...

After weeks of controversy and leadership shake-ups, the HOPE Florida Foundation Board has approved measures it hopes will fix its problems with transparency and legal compliance. Initially set for Thursday morning, the meeting was rescheduled for the afternoon due to...

According to a recent report, Florida's economic performance was ranked tops nationally, while it was ranked 15th for its economic outlook. The 18th annual Rich States, Poor States report by the American Legislative Exchange Council, a pro-free market policy group,...

After the Florida House Ways and Means Committee filed a $43 million tax cut bill, House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, assured voters this week that Gov. Ron DeSantis, the Florida Senate and the House will come to an agreement on tax relief. "We (have the same...

The Florida House on Wednesday passed legislation that would overhaul how public college and university presidents are selected, curbing the influence of state officials and ending confidentiality in the search process. The bill, approved 104-8, would repeal a 2022...

A day after testifying before a House subcommittee into the financial dealings of HOPE Florida, the executive director of the charity and the governor's faith-based initiative has resigned. Erik Dellenback, the executive director of HOPE Florida and the Governor's...

A bill that would change how Florida evaluates the performance of its public schools was reported favorably by the Senate PreK-12 Education Appropriations Subcommittee on Monday. The proposal would revise the state’s A–F school grading system by replacing the current...