Wildlife officials have not found any other deer infected with fatal chronic wasting disease after one tested positive last year in Northwest Florida. But the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will continue beefed up monitoring efforts because samples were not submitted for many deer…
Read More Deer Disease Monitoring To Continue In Florida
Trulieve, the state’s largest medical marijuana company, has contributed nearly $50 million to the effort to pass a constitutional amendment to authorize recreational marijuana in Florida, according to a new campaign finance report posted on the state Division of Elections website. The report shows that…
Read More Trulieve Coughs Up Nearly $50M For Florida Marijuana Initiative
A proposal aimed at allowing people to kill bears in self-defense is headed to the House floor. The House Infrastructure Strategies Committee on Tuesday voted 16-5 to back a bill (HB 87) that would allow people to kill bears without permits if the people are…
Read More Florida Self-Defense Bear Kill Bill Heads To House Floor
With a deadline a little more than a month away, supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at ensuring abortion rights continue getting closer to meeting a petition-signature requirement. The Florida Division of Elections website Friday showed 863,876 valid petition signatures for the proposal, up…
Read More Florida Abortion Measure Tops 863K Signatures
The number of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. policies dropped by more than 48,000 last week, as the state’s insurer of last resort continues trying to move customers into the private market. Citizens had 1,224,847 policies as of Friday, down from 1,273,352 policies a week earlier…
Read More Citizens Policy Count Decreases In Florida
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody joined 20 other states Thursday in challenging a Biden administration rule aimed at reducing transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. district court in Paducah, Ky., alleges that federal transportation officials overstepped their authority in the rule, which…
Read More Florida, Other States Fight Federal Carbon Emissions Rule
A House Democrat on Thursday filed a proposal that would provide a public records exemption for personal information about clerks of circuit court, deputy clerks, employees, and family members. Rep. Dan Daley, D-Coral Springs, filed the bill (HB 983) for consideration during the 2024 legislative…
Read More Records Exemption Sought For Florida Court Clerks
Two Republican lawmakers want to ask voters to prevent state and local governments from using red-light cameras. Sen. Ileana Garcia, R-Miami, on Wednesday filed a proposed constitutional amendment (SJR 1042) that would ban the use of “traffic infraction detectors.” Garcia’s proposal, which would need voter…
Read More Florida Lawmakers Take Aim At Red Light Cameras
A Senate Democrat on Tuesday proposed requiring colleges and universities to consider three to five finalists in presidential searches, after some high-profile searches have yielded a sole candidate. Sen. Tina Polsky, D-Boca Raton, filed the proposal (SB 990) for consideration during the 2024 legislative session,…
Read More Multiple Finalists Sought In Florida College Searches
A House Republican on Tuesday proposed allowing school districts and charters to have volunteer school chaplains. Rep. Stan McClain, R-Ocala, filed the proposal (HB 931) for consideration during the 2024 legislative session, which will start Jan. 9. Under the proposal, district school boards and charter-school…
Read More Florida Republican Proposes School Chaplains