House To Propose College Tuition Increase
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Florida parents whose children attend a state college or university may want to call or send an email to their representative.
A bill aiming to expand access to health care coverage for Florida children may not be passed in time.
Sticking by his guns, Governor Rick Scott has once again defended his proposal to give teachers an across-the-board raise.
Battle lines are have been drawn over a bill filed in the state House that would set uniform state standards for employees who say they haven't been paid their full wages to seek compensation.
Internet cafes are just one vote away from being outlawed in Florida.
A bill that would significantly raise campaign contributions survived a House vote Friday.
The Florida House of Representatives is poised to pass a major measure that would allow for an increase in contribution limits for campaigns.
In the wake of a scandal which prompted the resignation ofthe state's lieutenant governor, the House is moving full steam ahead on a measure which would ban internet cafes and adult arcades.
In an effort to boost revenue during the recession, state lawmakers voted to double fees drivers pay to renew their auto tags and licenses.
So-called designer drugs are one step closer to being banned.
A unanimous vote in the Florida Senate Tuesday would give citizens the right to be heard, and not just seen, at local government and state agency meetings.
Florida gambling establishments, commonly known as Internet cafes, took another hit in the Florida Legislature Monday.
Craft rum, gin and other liquors have become very popular over the last few years. While they are becoming more readily available in restaurants, bars and retail stores, the one place they can't still can't be purchased in Florida is at the distillery itself to visitors who walk in for tours and tastings.
The Florida legislature will take up a bill Friday that aims to knock Internet cafes offline.
On the issue of red-light cameras, the Florida House seems to have found its happy medium.
A movement to get rid of a state law which requires international visitors to get special permits to drive in Florida gained momentum Wednesday when the House unanimously voted to repeal it.
Large companies have succession plans, and so does the government: if the president is unable to serve, the vice president takes over.
Public-assistance recipients may no longer use food stamps to purchase liquor or visit strip clubs and gambling venues, should a HB 701 continue making its way through the Florida Legislature.
A senator who last month opposed a bill that would create domestic partnerships for unmarried couples will support a new, narrower version when it comes up Tuesday in the Senate Children, Families and Elder Affairs Committee.
Significant changes could be coming to the state's capital punishment system. Monday, a Florida Senate panel discussed a bill to require a jury to unanimously recommend the death penalty.
The Florida Legislature has essentially killed a plan from Governor Rick Scott to expand Medicaid coverage to roughly 1 million of Florida's poorest residents as part of the Affordable Care Act.
Will former Florida governor Charlie Crist come back to the political game?
A House panel will begin consideration of a proposal that will change the state's retirement system and end guaranteed pensions for new teachers and state and county employees.
A House panel unanimously approved a bill to update the restoration plan for the Everglades over the objections of environmental groups Thursday, setting the stage for what could be a complicated battle over the next phase of repairs for the "River of Grass."
A Florida House committee approved a bill Thursday that would prevent local governments and voters from setting local minimum wages, setting policies on items like earned sick leave, and bar preference for local government contracts based on wages or compensation.
