January 12, 2018 - 10:45am
Florida’s business community has a lot to look forward to this year, including the energy industry and the major economic growth it continues to produce.
John Morgan Rules Out Independent Run for Governor
January 12, 2018 - 8:00am
Orlando superattorney John Morgan won’t be running for governor after all.
Stages of Grief
January 12, 2018 - 2:00am
HUD Sending $83.2 Million to Florida Groups Helping the Homeless
January 11, 2018 - 4:30pm
On Thursday, the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced it was sending $83.2 million to Florida to support 327 groups helping the homeless across the Sunshine State.
Senate Passes Permanent Expansion of Bright Futures Scholarship Program
January 11, 2018 - 4:45pm
A bill to expand a statewide scholarship program for Florida college students sailed through the Florida Senate on Thursday.
Senate Committee Passes Bill Banning Child Marriages
January 11, 2018 - 1:30pm
Believe it or not, child marriage is technically still legal in Florida -- but a new bill weaving its way through the Florida Legislature this session would increase the age requirement to get married in the Sunshine State, effectively ending child marriages altogether.
As Scandals Abound, Florida Senate Seeks Mandatory Sexual Harassment Training
January 11, 2018 - 1:00pm
The Florida Senate is requiring lawmakers to take mandatory sexual harassment training fresh off of months of controversy surrounding state senators accused of sexual harassment and misconduct in Tallahassee.
CRC Should Reject Proposal 23
January 11, 2018 - 11:30am
The sanctity of Florida’s Constitution is violated when we seek to fill it with “feel good” amendments that are often vague, duplicative, and trigger unintended consequences. Such amendments are why we have a Florida Constitution addressing pigs, high-speed trains, funding for radios, and the taxation of boat storage facilities. Certainly, all of these topics are important, but they do not belong in a constitution. For this reason, the CRC should reject Proposal 23, which promotes additional, and potentially frivolous, environmental litigation.
Backroom Briefing: House Budget Chair in Waiting Game
January 11, 2018 - 11:15am
Speaker Richard Corcoran expects to get through the 60-day legislative session without losing his budget chairman.
Ted Deutch, Michael McCaul Take Aim at Iran on Human Rights
January 11, 2018 - 6:00am
U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., the top Democrat on the U.S. House Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, has teamed up with a prominent Texas Republican to offer a proposal giving the Trump administration more power to sanction the Iranian regime’s leadership if it continues to take aim at protesters.
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