Surfside Residents Head To The Polls Tuesday For Municipal Election
Voters will decide the mayor's race, commission seats, and several referendums.
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Voters will decide the mayor's race, commission seats, and several referendums.
One issue the Florida Legislature failed to address in this year's session was the rise of homeowners insurance rates in Florida.
Florida lawmakers finished the regular legislative session Monday by passing a $112.1 billion budget for the fiscal year that will start July 1. Here are snapshots of 10 big issues from the session:
Florida lawmakers passed a record $112.1 billion budget Monday to end a legislative session dominated by fierce debates about issues such as education, abortion and immigration.
Jim DeFede went one-on-one with Republican State Sen. Jeff Brandes.
Jim DeFede talked with Democratic State Sen. Shevrin Jones about the passage of the so-called "Don't Say Gay" bill after his emotional plea to not pass it.
The overdoses in Wilton Manors hit particularly close to home with Congressman Ted Deutch. Not only does he represent Wilton Manors but last year his nephew died from accidentally ingesting fentanyl.
Pay raises for state workers and a gas tax suspension before the November election are included in a $112.1 billion state budget deal reached by state lawmakers after weeks of negotiations.
Gov. Ron DeSantis' request to dangle $5,000 bonuses as a tool to recruit law-enforcement officers from other states is heading to his desk.
Buying oil from Dictator Nicolas Maduro's U.S. sanctioned communist/socialist government, a regime that supports communist Cuba with cheap oil, does not go down well in South Florida.
The Florida Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would restrict how race-related issues can be taught in public schools and in workplace training sessions, giving final legislative approval to an outgrowth of Gov. Ron DeSantis' fight against critical race theory.
A voting overhaul bill that includes the creation of a new security office to investigate election crimes has been approved by the Republican-controlled Florida House.
The Florida Senate passed a bill on Thursday which bans the teaching of critical race theory and related topics in both public schools and private businesses.
House and Senate negotiators agreed Wednesday night to use $200 million in federal stimulus money to give Gov. Ron DeSantis part of his request for a gas-tax break, as they wrapped up more of a budget that will send the annual legislative session into overtime.
Hundreds of students at Cypress Bay High School in Weston walked out of class on Wednesday morning to protest the passing of Florida's controversial Parental Rights in Education bill, known to its critics as the "Don't Say Gay" bill.
