Looking to offer Florida’s citrus industry relief in the wake of citrus greening, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., proposed a measure giving tax incentives to farmers who need to replace trees impacted by the disease.
A Senate panel is looking to help Early Steps, which serves infants and toddlers with developmental disabilities and delays --- and which has been struggling to keep up with the growing demand for its services in Florida.
A new report, presented this week to the Senate Children, Families and Elder Affairs Committee, shows that job cuts at Early Steps have kept the program from meeting federal standards for timely and quality services.
There is no joy in Mudville --- mighty Casey has struck out.
Florida lawmakers quit the Capitol this week without completing their assignment, proving that the third time isn't the charm, at least as far as Sunshine State politics is concerned.
Unlike the poetic protagonist's denouement, the failure of the two chambers to agree on a new Senate map came as no surprise to anyone who's been paying the slightest attention to the goings-on in Tallahassee this year.
After almost 130 amendments, the U.S. House passed the “Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act” on Thursday, funding federal transportation projects through 2021.
Conservative leader Dan Bongino, an ally of former U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., opened the door to running for the U.S. Senate in 2016.
With dueling lawsuits about the future of casino blackjack games pending in federal courts in Tallahassee and Tampa, the Seminole Tribe of Florida is once again going on the air with its pitch for a new gambling deal with the state.
The tribe released a new television ad in Leon County, where lawmakers have been gathered for committee meetings and a special session on redistricting.
It’s the final countdown for Florida lawmakers as they try to hammer out a new set of Senate district maps and state legislators still haven’t finalized a map as of Thursday evening, and Florida senators have yet to agree on a finalized map for Florida’s 40 Senate districts.
Former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Mark Everson ended his dark horse bid for the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday.
On Thursday, as the special session in Tallahassee continued to draw up new state Senate lines, Sen. Joe Negron, R-Stuart, announced that he would be the next Senate president as Sen. Jack Latvala, R-Clearwater, ended his bid to lead the chamber.
On Thursday, Gov. Rick Scott unveiled a $1 billion tax cut proposal, the bulk of it resulting from targeting taxes on manufacturers.
Scott insisted tax cuts would spur Florida’s economy and lead to further job creation.
