Author: News Service of Florida

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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 revenue stream for our once-daily newspaper –…

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida. All rights reserved; see terms. TALLAHASSEE — A legal battle over a new state law that restricts teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity…

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 vetoed a controversial bill that would have…

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday he will call a May special legislative session to address problems in the property-insurance system that have…

By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — As state leaders launched surveys Monday to measure “intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity” on college and university campuses, Florida’s largest faculty union…

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 School Athletic Association improperly prevented Christian schools…

This amendment would allow sheriffs to move around their budgets however they want. The budget becomes meaningless, only the total dollar amount matters – See Red. Sheriff Chip Simmons’ budget is $73.75…