Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida
Jim Saunders is the Executive Editor of The News Service Of Florida.
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The Florida Supreme Court has deleted part of a rule that's allowed judges to take courses in “fairness and diversity."
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Gov. DeSantis is proposing that lawmakers approve $1.5 billion in tax cuts that include items purchased for infants, children and pets, along with expanded tax "holidays."
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Gov. Ron DeSantis' $114.8 billion budget includes tax cuts and more money for education, but teachers said it isn't enough.
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Florida's Public Service Commission has no authority over municipal utilities, but state lawmakers are discussing legislation to give the PSC more oversight.
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Justices, in a 4-1 decision, turned down a motion by seven abortion clinics and a doctor for a stay of a ruling by the 1st District Court of Appeal that kept the law in place.
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A legislative proposal would set up education savings accounts that, among other things, could be sued toward private-school tuition. Home-schooled students would also be eligible.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis continued his long-running criticism of the federal government and major medical organizations about issues such as COVID vaccinations.
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Calling for “long overdue reforms,” Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday outlined proposed legislation that would target pharmacy benefit managers to try to lower prescription-drug costs.
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After a five-year legal battle, a sharply divided federal appeals court Friday upheld a St. Johns County School Board policy that prevented a transgender male student from using boys’ bathrooms at a high school.
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The emergency declaration has been repeatedly extended, "artificially growing our population covered under Medicaid," according to letter sent to President Biden by 25 Republican governors.