A Florida judge blocked a new state law on Tuesday which would require Florida women to wait 24 hours before getting an abortion, and Attorney General Pam Bondi was quick to fire back saying she plans to appeal the ruling.
Every year, in every state, students’ academic progress is measured by standardized assessment tests. While the goal of statewide and national assessment tests can vary widely, how are parents and educators supposed to know if their children and students are really prepared for what lies beyond the classroom?
Gov. Rick Scott has been keeping busy this week in Florida, swiftly signing the state's budget into law Tuesday, but Scott also has Connecticut on his mind these days, setting his sights on luring businesses located there to head south to the Sunshine State.
With every new budget for each fiscal year comes another annual legislative tradition: Florida TaxWatch's yearly "Turkey" report, which identifies the projects which squeaked into the state budget -- and passed -- at the last minute.
Florida officially has a budget for the 2015-2016 fiscal year as of Tuesday morning, when Gov. Rick Scott signed the newly-passed $78.7 billion budget into law.
With the 2015 legislative session behind state lawmakers, Florida Republican senators are wasting no time, already gearing up for 2016 campaign efforts. In a move widely expected to energize Republican Senate fundraising efforts come next year, Sen. Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, will take the helm of the 2016 Florida Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee.
With a $78.7 billion state budget approved -- and approved unanimously in both chambers -- two white handkerchiefs fell to the fourth floor of the Capitol Rotunda Friday evening, ending the marathon 2015 Legislature, including a three-week-long special session. It now rests with Gov. Rick Scott.
Former Florida Gov. and newly-announced GOP primary candidate Jeb Bush shouldn’t expect cheers, sunshine and roses when he comes to Tampa Friday for the Hillsborough County Republican Party’s dinner.
Florida will receive over $15 million in grant funding to support nearly 700 AmeriCorps members across the state, according to an announcement from the Corporation for National and Community Service released Wednesday.
Florida's largest teachers' union will appeal a District Court judge's decision to dismiss a lawsuit against the state's Tax Credit Scholarship program.
The suit pits the Florida Education Association of 137,000 teachers against a program which gives 70,000 students (most of whom are low-income minorities) scholarships to attend private schools around the state.
Leon County Circuit Court Judge George Reynolds dismissed the lawsuit last month, deciding the FEA and other plaintiffs didn't have standing to pursue legal action against the program.
