Global supply-chain issues last year helped push cargo traffic at Florida’s 16 seaports slightly ahead of pre-pandemic numbers, while the cruise industry is expected to return to pre-pandemic passenger counts this year. The annual Seaport Mission Plan, issued Wednesday by the Florida Ports Council, said…
Read More Florida Ports Get Cargo Boost, See Cruise Industry Rebound
Credit-card companies could face fines up to $10,000 per violation for tracking firearm and ammunition sales in Florida, under a measure approved Tuesday by a Senate committee. The Republican-controlled Senate Banking and Insurance Committee voted 7-3 along party lines to approve a bill (SB 214)…
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The House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday backed a proposal that combines allowing people to carry concealed firearms without licenses and efforts to improve school safety, despite Democratic arguments that easing gun restrictions would increase violence. A Senate committee on Monday approved a similar measure, with…
Read More Florida House Tees Up Concealed Weapons Bill
Ramping up launches at the nation’s busiest spaceport has increased conflicts with cruise ships at Port Canaveral, a space-industry official told lawmakers this week. With launches from Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral expected to approach 100 this year, Dale Ketcham, Space Florida’s vice president…
Read More Space Launches, Cruise Ships Face Conflicts In Florida
A proposal to change the state’s Save Our Homes property-tax cap cleared its first legislative committee on Wednesday, despite concerns that it might force counties to cut services or shift the tax burden. The Senate Community Affairs Committee voted 8-1 to approve a proposed constitutional…
Read More Florida Lawmakers Look At ‘Save Our Homes’ Change
Florida lawmakers Tuesday began moving forward with a ballot proposal that would make it harder to change the state Constitution and another that would expand a property-tax break. The House Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee approved a proposal (HJR 129) that seeks to require…
Read More Florida Lawmakers Target Constitutional Amendments
Gov. Ron DeSantis outlined a legislative proposal Monday to expand rules to prevent state pension investments that use ratings he and other Republican leaders consider “woke.” DeSantis said the legislation, which will be pursued during the legislative session that will start March 7, would block…
Read More Florida Lawmakers To Target ‘ESG’ Investment Decisions
Florida lawmakers Friday gave final approval to changes that would shift control of the Reedy Creek Improvement District from the Walt Disney Co. to Gov. Ron DeSantis. With Republican senators saying the changes wouldn’t affect the operations of Disney’s theme parks, the Senate voted 26-9…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Gets Disney Reedy Creek Control
The Florida House on Thursday approved a proposal that would shift control of the Reedy Creek Improvement District away from the Walt Disney Co., setting up a final vote Friday in the Senate. The Republican-dominated House voted 82-31 to approve the bill (HB 9B), which…
Read More Florida House Passes Disney Reedy Creek Changes
The Florida House is ready to take up a proposal that would shift control of the Reedy Creek Improvement District and give it a new name. The House State Affairs Committee on Wednesday voted 13-3 to approve a bill (HB 9B) that would give Gov.…
Read More Disney Reedy Creek Overhaul Teed Up In Florida House