Gov. DeSantis Signs Overhaul Of Student Testing, Eliminates FSA Testing
This spring will mark the final time that public-school students will have to take tests known as the Florida Standards Assessments.
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This spring will mark the final time that public-school students will have to take tests known as the Florida Standards Assessments.
"The good news is if we can get this passed, we don't have to do this stupidity anymore," Senator Marco Rubio said on the Senate floor.
Gov. Ron DeSantis has reiterated his intention to veto a congressional redistricting plan that he contends is unconstitutional.
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.
