By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida. TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Transportation agreed to pay $134 million to take control of the long-controversial Garcon Point Bridge over part of…
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Court rejects effort suppress Parkland grand jury report
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — An appeals court Wednesday rejected attempts to block the release of information in a final report by a statewide grand jury formed…
Weekly Roundup: School Security Back in Spotlight
Recap and analysis of the week in state government and politics By Ryan Dailey,The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A school-safety measure signed this week by Gov. Ron DeSantis flew relatively…
Trumbull backed for Senate bid after Gainer exit
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida Republican Senate leaders Tuesday quickly endorsed House Appropriations Chairman Jay Trumbull, R-Panama City, to succeed Sen. George Gainer, who announced he…
Supreme Court poised to hear gun law case
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — With mass shootings refueling a national debate about gun laws, the Florida Supreme Court will hear arguments next week in a dispute…
School shooting reignites partisan divide on guns
By Jim Turner and Tom Urban, The News Service of Florida In the wake of Tuesday’s school shooting in Texas, Democratic lawmakers in Florida called on their Republican colleagues to use time…
Byrd: More elections changes could be necessary
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida MIRAMAR BEACH — Florida’s top elections official said Tuesday that voters should be confident in the state’s voting process, including when casting ballots by…
’60-plus-page dress-down’ of DeSantis battle with Big Tech
Summary: Three-judge panel rules government can’t tell a private citizen or entity what to say or how to say it. The Free of Speech clause of the First Amendment “constrains governmental actors…
Good news: Driving tourism up
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Visit Florida added a couple of hundred miles to what it considers an easily drivable trip to the Sunshine State, as travelers…
State takes aim at Redistricting ruling
State Takes Aim at Redistricting Ruling By Jim Saunders ©2022 The News Service of Florida. All rights reserved; see terms. TALLAHASSEE — The state asked an appeals court Wednesday to reinstate a…
Andrade rakes in $33K
From the News Service of Florida: State political candidates faced a Tuesday deadline for filing reports showing campaign-finance activity in April. Here are legislative candidates who raised the most money in April…
Money pours into DeSantis re-election bid
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida. All rights reserved. TALLAHASSEE — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis continued to amass a pile of political cash in April, bringing in more than $10…