With the Senate and House unable to reach agreement on tax cuts, lawmakers will not finish negotiations on a new state budget in time to end the legislative session as scheduled next week.
The Florida House concluded its hearings Thursday (today) about the scandal involving Governor Ron DeSantis and Hope Florida. Tristan Wood reports prominent figures involved declined to appear at the hearings. Desantis is on a state-hopping media tour doing damage control.
The governor and First Lady Casey DeSantis highlighted Hope Florida’s ties to the religious community today, amidst ongoing controversy over the charity’s funding. We get that story from Central Florida Public Media’s education reporter Danielle Prieur has that.
What began as a way to outlaw internet cafes and other illicit gambling dens has morphed into a bill that could devastate the money-raising ability of legitimate veterans’ organizations.