Category: State & National News
Daily Outtakes: Lucy Adams Stevenson’s powerful testimony
In a crowded Florida Senate Criminal Justice Committee hearing, Pensacola High School senior Lucy Adams Stevenson stepped forward to share her painful experience as a…
Pensacola teen testifies before FL Senate on AI nude image ban
Pensacola high school student Lucy Adams Stevenson will testify today before the Florida Senate’s Criminal Justice Committee in support of Sen. Don Gaetz’s SB 1180….
Daily Outtakes: New Trustees face Florida Senate on Wednesday
On Wednesday, March 26, at 3:30 p.m., the Senate Appropriations Committee on Higher Education will consider the following nominees for the University of West Florida…
Daily Outtakes: DeSantis flies to Boise, not Pensacola
We have been notified that Gov. Ron DeSantis and his wife Casey have flown in the state’s private jet to Boise, Idaho for a press…
Salzman: Transparency in University Presidential Searches
State Rep Michelle Salzman’s bill (HB 1321) to reverse the confidentiality surrounding university presidential searches in Florida gained unanimous approval Wednesday from the House Education…
DeSantis not coming to Pensacola today
Since he announced his controversial appointments to the University of West Florida Board of Trustees, Gov. Ron DeSantis has avoided Escambia and Santa Rosa counties….
Gay Valimont: A Different Kind of Democrat for FL-01
With the April 1 special election fast approaching, I interviewed Democratic candidate Gay Valimont and asked her to make her case to voters across Northwest Florida’s…
Daily Outtakes: Developing news stories
From the City of Pensacola: Mayor D.C. Reeves will announce the possible expansion of a professional sports franchise into the Pensacola area at his weekly…
DeSantis administration hid damning insurance report
Florida lawmakers are investigating property insurers that transferred money to affiliated firms while claiming industry losses. During a recent hearing, legislators questioned current and former…
Don Gaetz wins Round 1 vs. Utilities
In a surprising turn of events in Tallahassee, State Senator Don Gaetz’s bill on public utilities passed the Regulated Industries Committee by a 5-2 vote,…
Salzman’s ‘Guns for Teens’ bill advances
Florida House Republicans have voted to advance a proposal (HB 759) that would repeal part of a 2018 law passed after the Parkland school shooting,…
Gaetz’s utility bill passed by committee
A Florida Senate committee has approved Sen. Don Gaetz’s legislation that would significantly reform the state’s Public Service Commission (PSC), expanding its membership and imposing…
Minimum wage law may get exemption
The Florida Senate’s Commerce and Tourism Committee approved a proposal to allow employers to exempt certain workers from the state’s minimum wage requirements. The bill…
State takes bold steps to combat human trafficking
On Friday, the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) unveiled new resources and prevention initiatives, including over $900,000 in grants for law enforcement agencies…
Best ever opening remarks by a House Speaker
In his weekend “Takeaways from Tallahassee,” Florida Politics founder Peter Schorsch wrote, “One former member whose opinion we respect says his was the best Opening…
UWF Board Appointments: The Hidden Story
Political Games in DeSantis’s Appointments Office Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis should write a textbook on how power consolidation works when nobody’s paying attention. One chapter…
Backroom Briefing: Taking Stock of Tariffs
Weekly political notes from The News Service of Florida By Jim Saunders TALLAHASSEE — State lawmakers are watching to see how President Donald Trump’s trade…
Daily Outtakes: Florida Open for Business…but on whose terms?
Tallahassee is sending mixed signals these days. While Governor Ron DeSantis continues to trumpet that “Florida is Open for Business,” his administration has created a…
DeSantis targets ballot initiatives, taxes
Gov. Ron DeSantis opened Florida’s 2025 legislative session with a State of the State address highlighting several priorities. After defeating marijuana and abortion amendments in…
First Amendation Foundation worried about Sunshine
In this week’s Inweekly, we review the bills sponsored by our local state lawmakers and list other bills to watch. The new issue goes live…
