A proposal aimed at allowing people to kill bears in self-defense is headed to the House floor. The House Infrastructure Strategies Committee on Tuesday voted 16-5 to back a bill (HB 87) that would allow people to kill bears without permits if the people are…
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Florida Abortion Measure Tops 863K Signatures
With a deadline a little more than a month away, supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at ensuring abortion rights continue getting closer to meeting a petition-signature requirement. The Florida Division of Elections website Friday showed 863,876 valid petition signatures for the proposal, up…
Read More Florida Abortion Measure Tops 863K SignaturesCitizens Policy Count Decreases In Florida
The number of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. policies dropped by more than 48,000 last week, as the state’s insurer of last resort continues trying to move customers into the private market. Citizens had 1,224,847 policies as of Friday, down from 1,273,352 policies a week earlier…
Read More Citizens Policy Count Decreases In FloridaFlorida, Other States Fight Federal Carbon Emissions Rule
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody joined 20 other states Thursday in challenging a Biden administration rule aimed at reducing transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. district court in Paducah, Ky., alleges that federal transportation officials overstepped their authority in the rule, which…
Read More Florida, Other States Fight Federal Carbon Emissions RuleRecords Exemption Sought For Florida Court Clerks
A House Democrat on Thursday filed a proposal that would provide a public records exemption for personal information about clerks of circuit court, deputy clerks, employees, and family members. Rep. Dan Daley, D-Coral Springs, filed the bill (HB 983) for consideration during the 2024 legislative…
Read More Records Exemption Sought For Florida Court ClerksFlorida Lawmakers Take Aim At Red Light Cameras
Two Republican lawmakers want to ask voters to prevent state and local governments from using red-light cameras. Sen. Ileana Garcia, R-Miami, on Wednesday filed a proposed constitutional amendment (SJR 1042) that would ban the use of “traffic infraction detectors.” Garcia’s proposal, which would need voter…
Read More Florida Lawmakers Take Aim At Red Light CamerasMultiple Finalists Sought In Florida College Searches
A Senate Democrat on Tuesday proposed requiring colleges and universities to consider three to five finalists in presidential searches, after some high-profile searches have yielded a sole candidate. Sen. Tina Polsky, D-Boca Raton, filed the proposal (SB 990) for consideration during the 2024 legislative session,…
Read More Multiple Finalists Sought In Florida College SearchesFlorida Republican Proposes School Chaplains
A House Republican on Tuesday proposed allowing school districts and charters to have volunteer school chaplains. Rep. Stan McClain, R-Ocala, filed the proposal (HB 931) for consideration during the 2024 legislative session, which will start Jan. 9. Under the proposal, district school boards and charter-school…
Read More Florida Republican Proposes School ChaplainsPrison Population In Florida To Steadily Grow
After plummeting early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of inmates in Florida prisons is expected to continue steadily increasing in the coming years. A new report from the Legislature’s Office of Economic & Demographic Research estimated that the prison system will have 88,240 inmates…
Read More Prison Population In Florida To Steadily GrowFlorida Medicaid Enrollment Drops Below 5 Million
Enrollment in Florida’s Medicaid program dropped below 5 million people in November as the end of a federal public health emergency continues to reduce the rolls. The program totaled 4,946,551 beneficiaries in November, down from 5,105,874 in October, according to data posted online Monday by…
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