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Friday, October 10, 2025 Legislative Update - October 10, 2025 » Florida’s legislative calendar is officially in motion. Committees met this week in Tallahassee to begin working in advanc...
Friday, October 3, 2025 Legislative Update - October 3, 2025 » Florida lawmakers will return to Tallahassee next week for the first round of interim committee meetings in preparation fo...
Friday, September 12, 2025 Legislative Update - September 12, 2025 » On the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, flags were lowered to half-staff across the state on Thursday i...
Friday, September 5, 2025 Legislative Update - September 5, 2025 » Victory for DeSantis : An appeals court Thursday set aside a federal judge’s order that would have forced the shutdo...
Friday, August 29, 2025 Legislative Update - August 29, 2025 » A number of developments are unfolding in Florida this week: Painted Crosswalks – The state has begun painting...
Friday, August 22, 2025 Legislative Update - August 22, 2025 » Here are the top political and legal developments shaping Florida this week. From a federal court order halting the expans...
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 FNA Legislative Report: 2025 Session » FNA Legislative Report: 2025 Session During the 2025 Florida Legislative Session, the Florida Nurses Association focus...
Friday, August 15, 2025 Legislative Update - August 15, 2025 » Governor Appoints New Lieutenant Governor - Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday named state Sen. Jay Collins as Florida’s n...
Friday, August 1, 2025 Legislative Update - August 1, 2025 » Back-To-School Sales Tax Holiday: Today marks the start of Florida's Back-To-School Sales Tax Holiday, which will ru...
Friday, July 25, 2025 Legislative Update - July 25, 2025 » Former State Senator Blaise Ingoglia was sworn in Monday as Florida’s new Chief Financial Officer and immediat...
Friday, July 18, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Legislative Update - July 18, 2025 » Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday appointed Sen. Blaise Ingoglia as Florida’s new chief financial...
Friday, July 11, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Legislative Update - July 11, 2025 » Florida Republicans are going into 2026 with a significant advantage according to new polling by the Associated Industrie...
Monday, July 7, 2025 Legislative Update - July 7, 2025 » The Governor signed the $115.1 billion budget and vetoed over $1 billion. DeSantis also signed the $1.6 billion tax-cut pa...
Friday, June 27, 2025 Legislative Update - June 27, 2025 » Governor Ron DeSantis sparked significant controversy by initiating construction of a new detention facility dubbed "Allig...
Friday, June 20, 2025 Legislative Update - June 20, 2025 » Governor … DeSantis Charters Planes to Evacuate Americans from Israel...
Friday, June 13, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Legislative Update - June 13, 2025 » The Legislature is still working to finalize the budget. The extended session is scheduled to run through June 18. Lawmake...
Friday, June 6, 2025 Legislative Update - June 6, 2025 » The Florida House and Senate reconvened Tuesday to kick off conference committee meetings focused on finalizing the state...
Friday, May 30, 2025 Legislative Update - May 30, 2025 » The House and Senate remain at an impasse and have yet to reach a final budget agreement. The current extended legislative...
Friday, May 9, 2025 Legislative Update - May 9, 2025 » The only constitutional duty of the Florida Legislature is to pass a balanced budget. During the traditional sixty days of...
Friday, April 25, 2025 Legislative Update - April 25, 2025 » For the Session to end on schedule, lawmakers would need to have a budget done and printed on Tuesday due to the mandatory...
Friday, April 18, 2025 Legislative Update - April 18, 2025 » In the shadow of the Capitol, two victims were killed and six other people injured after a lone shooter opened fire on the...
Friday, April 11, 2025 Legislative Update - April 11, 2025 » The House and Senate passed their versions of the 2025-26 budget. The Senate’s budget comes in at $117.4 billion but the H...
Friday, March 28, 2025 Legislative Update - March 28, 2025 » The legislature has finished week four of the 2025 session. As you know, the only action that the legislature needs to tak...
Friday, March 14, 2025 Legislative Update - March 14, 2025 » Week two of the Florida Legislative Session is finishing up today. The only meeting on the calendar today is the House Ins...
Friday, March 7, 2025 Legislative Update - March 7, 2025 » The Florida Legislature officially gaveled in the 2025 regular legislative session on Tuesday. The session will run for 60...
Friday, February 21, 2025 Legislative Update - February 21, 2025 » James Uthmeier was sworn in as Attorney General in Florida on Monday. Uthmeier was chosen by Gov. Ron DeSantis to replace...
Friday, February 14, 2025 Legislative Update - February 14, 2025 » The Florida Legislature held a special session this week and passed the TRUMP Act, the anti-illegal immigration bill. Gove...
Friday, January 31, 2025 Legislative Update - January 31, 2025 » This time last week, the big question in Florida politics was whether lawmakers would hold a Special Session or simply gav...
Friday, January 10, 2025 Legislative Update - January 10, 2025 » We are still waiting to see who Governor DeSantis will appoint to the US Senate seat being vacated by Marco Rubio. Many be...
Monday, December 16, 2024 Legislative Update - December 16, 2024 » Florida Senators and their staffs were in Tallahassee this week for training. They headed back to their districts on Wedne...
Friday, November 8, 2024 Legislative Update - November 8, 2024 » Nearly 11 million Floridians cast their votes in Tuesday's elections, bringing statewide voter turnout to 78.76%, accordin...
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 Florida Nurses Political Action Committee Announces Endorsed Candidates for 2024 Elections » Tallahassee, FL – The Florida Nurses Political Action Committee (FNPAC) proudly announces its slate of endorsed candidate...
Friday, September 13, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Legislative Update - September 13, 2024 » Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, will visit Central Florida as part of the Harris-Wa...
Friday, September 6, 2024 Legislative Update - September 6, 2024 » Once legislators are elected in November, they will have roughly a month to celebrate before rolling up their sleeves and...
Friday, August 23, 2024 Legislative Update - August 23, 2024 » Florida Primary Election were held on Tuesday and now we have the candidates for the General Election, scheduled for Novem...
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