Florida Legislature

Lawmakers are taking up four bills this week aimed at blocking Florida businesses from implementing COVID vaccine mandates during a special session touted by Gov. Ron DeSantis as an attempt to “protect Florida jobs.” House Democrats have called the session political theater.

Lawmakers are gearing up for the legislative session starting Jan. 11. Northeast Florida representatives have submitted more than 60 bills ahead of their filing deadline.

Hospital administrators on Monday gave House committees a glimpse into the challenges facing health care professionals, describing efforts to re-imagine…

With seaport leaders still waiting for the arrival of $250 million in federal COVID-19 stimulus money, the powerful head of the Florida House budget…

Pointing to a “legal fiction,” two pari-mutuel facilities have filed a federal lawsuit challenging a newly approved plan for the Seminole Tribe to operate…

Gov. Ron DeSantis and U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., said they're waiting for information from forensic investigations before any bills are proposed.

More than 100 new laws passed during the 2021 legislative session will hit the books this week, ranging from a record $100 billion state budget to a ban…

The regular legislative session ended two months ago. Even though it was not especially productive in terms of the number of bills passed, Gov. Ron DeSantis has not yet acted on more than a third of all 275 bills passed.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed 44 bills, including a measure that will require high-school freshmen and juniors in Florida to take one hour of…

While pointing to an economic resurgence amid the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday used his line-item veto power to slash $1.5 billion…