Author: News Service of Florida
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
’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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Once daily newspaper loses cash cow
Gov. Ron DeSantis quietly signed into law five bills Tuesday, including a measure that revamps the law about publishing local-government legal notices – a big…
Education fight could take months to play out
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida. All rights reserved; see terms. TALLAHASSEE — A legal battle over a new state law that restricts…
DeSantis vetoes controversial rooftop solar bill
By Jim Saunders The News Service of Florida. TALLAHASSEE — In a win for the rooftop-solar industry and environmental groups, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday…
Few specifics provided on textbook rejections
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — After a high-profile announcement Friday about rejecting math textbooks submitted for adoption by the state,…
DeSantis wants special session on property insurance
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday he will call a May special legislative session to address…
Union urges ignoring ‘Intellectual Freedom’ surveys
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — As state leaders launched surveys Monday to measure “intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity†on college…
Judge rules against school on pre-game prayer
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — In a long-running legal battle, a federal judge has rejected arguments that the Florida High…
Breaking: Lawmakers want to give sheriffs blank check
This amendment would allow sheriffs to move around their budgets however they want. The budget becomes meaningless, only the total dollar amount matters – See…
Daily newspapers may lose revenue source
From the News Service of Florida: The Florida Senate on Wednesday could take up a proposal that would change laws about publishing local-government legal notices,…
