Agriculture Commission Nikki Fried Calls For Russia Divestment
Florida's Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried called Monday for the state to divest from Russia-tied businesses, as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine.
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Florida's Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried called Monday for the state to divest from Russia-tied businesses, as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine.
After Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed him without seeking the usual support from Florida Cabinet members, Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Shawn Hamilton appears headed toward confirmation by the Senate.
An informal straw poll on Sunday at the Conservative Political Action Conference revealed former President Donald Trump was the top pick of who they would support in a GOP primary for president in 2024.
Leading Republicans spent much of three days avoiding Donald Trump's chief grievances or ignoring him altogether as they unified behind a midterm message designed to win back the voters the polarizing former president alienated while in office.
President Biden has nominated federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced Friday that COVID-safety policies related to masking, hospital reporting and employee testing will be lifted, as the County transitions from 'crisis mode' to 'safety mode.'
President Biden has selected Ketanji Brown Jackson as his nominee to the Supreme Court, setting in motion a historic confirmation process for the first Black woman to sit on the highest court in the nation. So who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
Rep. Michele Rayner, a St. Petersburg Democrat who is an attorney, said the measure would benefit people such as clients she has represented.
The Florida Department of Health on Thursday published a proposed change that would reduce the number of days that students with COVID-19 are directed to remain out of school.
The Florida Senate is ready to take up a plan to revamp elections laws, the latest chapter in a heavily partisan battle that has raged since 2020.
The Florida House is ready to consider a bill (HB 1115) that would require high-school students to take a course in financial literacy as a condition for graduation.
As Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration moves forward with trying to shut down shelters that provide housing and other services for unaccompanied immigrant children, the stripping of licenses might be more rhetorical than effective, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The Florida House is set to consider a bill aimed at replacing the standardized Florida Standards Assessments with a "progress monitoring" system in public schools.
The Florida Senate has confirmed Dr. Joseph Ladapo as the state's surgeon general.
Scott said he hoped the plan would "strike fear in the heart of some Republicans."
