Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a wide-ranging transportation package on Wednesday that prohibited state money from going into local public transit advertising. “Can you look a taxpayer in the eye and say, ‘Yeah, you need to kick in a little bit more money so that…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis OKs Transportation Package
With the state Supreme Court this week signing off on ballot initiatives about abortion rights and the recreational use of marijuana, Floridians in November will vote on six proposed constitutional amendments. Passage of each proposal would require support from at least 60 percent of voters.…
Read More 6 Issues On November Ballot In Florida
The state Supreme Court will hear arguments on June 5 in a dispute about whether the University of Florida should return fees to students because of a campus shutdown early in the COVID-19 pandemic. The court Tuesday issued an order scheduling the arguments in the…
Read More Florida Supreme Court To Hear Arguments In UF COVID Shutdown Case
A controversial measure that would prevent local governments from imposing requirements on contractors about wages and worker heat-exposure protections was formally sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday. The bill (HB 433), which passed last month, is what’s known as a “preemption” measure, meaning it…
Read More Wage, Heat Bill Goes To Florida Gov. DeSantis
State regulators Tuesday approved a plan that will trim Florida Power & Light customers’ monthly bills because of lower-than-expected natural gas costs, while Duke Energy Florida and Tampa Electric Co. said they will seek similar reductions. Meanwhile, Duke and Tampa Electric separately filed proposals that…
Read More Fuel Costs Give Utility Customers A Break In Florida
The Florida Supreme Court on Monday rejected decades of legal precedents and upheld a law that will lead to preventing abortions after six weeks of pregnancy — but also cleared the way for voters to decide in November whether they want to enshrine abortion rights…
Read More Florida Supreme Court OK’s Abortion Limits, Ballot Initiative
The state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. added about 5,000 policies last week, after seeing a dip the previous week. Citizens totaled 1.167 million policies as of Friday, up from 1.162 million policies a week earlier but down from 1.18 million policies two weeks earlier. Citizens,…
Read More Florida-Backed Citizens Insurance Adds 5K Policies
State general revenue tax collections were more than 6 percent higher than anticipated in February, though economists cautioned that part of that result could be deceptive. The Legislature’s Office of Economic & Demographic Research on Monday released a report showing that net general revenue in…
Read More State Of Florida General Revenue Tops Forecast
The Republican Party of Florida maintained its voter registration lead in the first two months of 2024, outnumbering Democrats by more than 855,000 voters as of Feb. 29, according to recently posted figures on the state Division of Elections website. The figures show that 5,215,016…
Read More Florida GOP Voter Registrations Top Democrats By 855K
A federal judge has rejected a request by Florida and other states for a preliminary injunction to block changes to the National Flood Insurance Program that have led to higher premiums for many property owners — though he ruled that a broader legal battle can…
Read More Federal Judge Rejects Blocking Florida Flood Insurance Changes