August 16, 2019 - 6:00am
A prominent seniors group is backing U.S. Sen. Rick Scott’s, R-Fla., effort to lower prescription drug prices for medicines created with taxpayer dollars.
Down Jones
August 15, 2019 - 6:00am
Florida Economy Slowing: 2020-21 Estimated Revenue Reduced by $416.1 Million
August 15, 2019 - 6:00am
Heading into a critical election year, Florida legislators may have to tighten spending because of a combination of a slowing economy and reverberations of financial decisions.
State economists on Wednesday drew up new estimates that predict the state will take in about $867 million less in revenue over two years than earlier anticipated. The new forecast was drawn up on the same day that the stock market tanked amid worries that a recession could be looming.
Appeals Court Rules against Sen. Lauren Book's Cyberstalking Injunction
August 15, 2019 - 6:00am
Pointing to First Amendment rights, a divided South Florida appeals court Wednesday overturned an injunction that state Sen. Lauren Book had obtained against a man she accused of cyberstalking and harassing her.
Florida's Senators Call Out China's Handling of Hong Kong Protests
August 15, 2019 - 6:00am
Florida’s two senators on Capitol Hill weighed in on China's crackdown on protests in Hong Kong in recent days.
The protests, which started over an extradition policy that could lead activists in Hong Kong to be deported to mainland China, have resulted in the shutdown of the Hong Kong airport.
Weighing in on the protests, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., ripped into the Chinese regime and on Wednesday urged President Trump to stay strong.
Oh, Yeah?
August 14, 2019 - 6:00am
Florida, the Unequaled Destination For Wealth Movement -- and It Will Only Get Better
August 14, 2019 - 6:00am
The governors of New York and Florida got into a bit of a squabble a few months ago. Andrew Cuomo complained, in amusing fashion, that Florida was “stealing” residents away from his state. The larger complaint, of course -- Cuomo's actual concern -- was that billions of dollars are FLEEING his state.
To which newly installed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had a pithy retort: “I'm not stealing anybody -- you are driving people away."
Cities Take Aim at Wireless Technology Law
August 14, 2019 - 6:00am
The Florida League of Cities and three communities this week filed a renewed constitutional challenge to a state law that is expected to help telecommunications companies install wireless technology on city-owned utility poles and in public rights of way.
NSF's 'By the Numbers: July Campaign Cash'
Submitted by Nancy Smith on August 13, 2019 - 5:31pm
State political candidates faced a Monday night deadline to file reports showing how much campaign money they raised in July. The report below gathering this information is entirely the work of News Service of Florida.
Here are the top 10 legislative fundraisers for the month. These totals reflect money raised for campaign accounts and do not include money raised by political committees affiliated with many legislators:
Senate:
Comments are now closed.
Florida Rep. Mike Hill Will Try Again to Get 'Red Flag' Laws Abolished
August 15, 2019 - 6:00am
With the nation reeling from mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, one Florida lawmaker -- known for sponsoring controversial bills -- has pre-filed 2020 legislation seeking to do away with “red flag” gun control measures adopted in the wake of the Valentine’s Day Marjory Stoneman Douglas school shooting in 2018.
Rep. Mike Hill, R-Pensacola, pre-filed House Bill 6003 on Friday. For the legislative session beginning Jan. 14. He filed a similar bill during the 2019 legislative session that did not get a committee hearing.
Pages
Live streaming of WBOB Talk Radio, a Sunshine State News Radio Partner.