GOVERNOR VETOES NEARLY $1 MILLION FOR KIDS HEALTH & DENTAL SERVICES
Budget vetoes of more than $560 million by Gov. Ron DeSantis affected vital services for Florida Keys children.
Before signing the $115 billion budget on...
FLORIDA LEGISLATURE SENDS 200-PLUS BILLS TO THE GOVERNOR’S DESK
There were loud differences over priorities between the Florida House and Gov. Ron DeSantis throughout the 60-day legislative session in Tallahassee.
Added to the commotion...
BILLS TARGETING TOURISM DOLLARS FOR PROPERTY TAX RELIEF CLEAR FLORIDA HOUSE
A pair of bills aiming to provide Floridians property tax relief by diverting tourism dollars were approved by the House on April 25.
Both House...
STATE BILLS TARGET TOURISM DOLLARS FOR PROPERTY TAX RELIEF
Taxes paid by visitors to the Sunshine State, which are currently used for tourism marketing and facilities, could soon go to reduce county property...
LEGISLATIVE SESSION BEGINS IN TALLAHASSEE; PROPERTY INSURANCE ISSUES STILL LOOM IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
At the state capital, legislative session kicked off March 4 as leaders in the Florida House and Senate, as well as Gov. Ron DeSantis,...
GOVERNOR, STATE LEGISLATURE AGREE ON TOUGHER PENALTIES AMONG ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WHO COMMIT CRIMES
On Feb. 13, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a package of bills to create tougher penalties for illegal immigrants committing crimes, all while aiding President...
COUNTY COMMISSION SAYS ‘NO’ AGAIN TO ROGO PAUSE AMID MIXED MESSAGING FROM STATE LEADERS
Amid conflicting messaging from state leaders, the Monroe County Commission again denied a proposed moratorium on new building rights at its Jan. 15 meeting.
The...
RECREATIONAL MARIJUNANA AND ABORTION AMENDMENTS FAIL TO REACH 60% MARGIN
With nearly every Florida precinct reporting at press time, only two of the six proposed Florida constitutional amendments or initiatives on the 2024 ballot...
FLORIDA VOTERS TO ANSWER ABORTION QUESTION ON NOV. 5
Florida voters will decide in the coming weeks whether to end the state’s six-week abortion ban, which prohibits the procedure if six or more...
BACKERS, DETRACTORS PAINT VASTLY DIFFERENT PICTURES OF AMENDMENT 2’S POWER
For its proponents, Florida’s Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment – also called Amendment 2, on the ballot this November – is a matter...
