Regional News

Tue, Mar 21, 2023 5:43 PM

The Florida House Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee recommends spending $19.5 billion for infrastructure...

Tue, Mar 21, 2023 6:56 AM

All Florida K-12 students' opportunity for $8,000 education savings accounts is two steps away from becoming law. ...

Fri, Mar 17, 2023 2:40 PM

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday that the ongoing recovery from Hurricane Ian, the category 4 storm that ripped through...

Fri, Mar 17, 2023 2:34 PM

The Florida House of Representatives passed a significant expansion of the state's education savings account program Friday. ...

Thu, Mar 16, 2023 3:59 PM

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is leading a coalition of governors from 18 states who’ve pledged to fight the Biden administration’s...

Thu, Mar 16, 2023 3:00 PM

As of March 5, Ballotpedia has tracked eight election-related bills in the Florida House of Representatives since the beginning...

Thu, Mar 16, 2023 2:24 PM

Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Thursday that Florida bucked the "COVID-19 orthodoxy" and instead utilized "commonsense policies to...

Wed, Mar 15, 2023 4:33 PM

The Florida Senate Banking and Insurance Committee met on Wednesday and approved a bill to revise the definition of telehealth...

Wed, Mar 15, 2023 1:00 PM

Missouri, Florida, and West Virginia withdrew from the Electronic Registration Information Center on March 6. ...

Wed, Mar 15, 2023 12:04 PM

Florida’s unemployment rate has remained lower than the national rate for the 27 consecutive months, newly revised data from the...

Wed, Mar 15, 2023 9:00 AM

As of March 5, Ballotpedia has tracked seven election-related bills in the Florida state Senate since the beginning of the year....

Tue, Mar 14, 2023 4:25 PM

The Florida House Civil Justice Subcommittee approved three bills that are designed to reform the Sunshine State’s civil...

Mon, Mar 13, 2023 4:08 PM

The general election for Tampa, Florida, was on March 7. The filing deadline to run passed on Jan. 20. ...

Mon, Mar 13, 2023 4:03 PM

The special Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 24 was on March 7. A Democratic primary was not...

Mon, Mar 13, 2023 3:06 PM

A recent Florida audit of the state’s charter school administration still shows a lack of oversight and business dealings that...

Fri, Mar 10, 2023 3:19 PM

An audit recently released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General gave the state...

Thu, Mar 9, 2023 5:35 PM

The Florida Supreme Court issued two opinions from Feb. 27-March 5. As of March 5, the court issued 14 opinions in 2023 — 12...

Thu, Mar 9, 2023 4:43 PM

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody called President Joe Biden “trafficker-in-chief” Thursday in response to a White House...

Thu, Mar 9, 2023 2:22 PM

A 19-month-old girl died from fentanyl poisoning after being exposed to the lethal opioid unbeknownst to the parents who booked...

Thu, Mar 9, 2023 2:03 PM

With the session only a few days old, the Florida Senate passed a bipartisan bill to address the issue of affordable housing ...