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Friday, August 11, 2023 Legislative Update - August 11, 2023 » Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order Wednesday suspending Central Florida State Attorney Monique Worrel...
Friday, August 4, 2023 Legislative Update - August 4, 2023 » First, the bad news … Florida is seeing a COVID uptick. There has been an increase in number of cases began immediat...
Friday, July 28, 2023 Legislative Update - July 28, 2023 » We have a sales tax holiday happening this week. Another tropical disturbance is off the Florida coast. Temper...
Friday, July 14, 2023 Legislative Update - July 14, 2023 » Governor … DeSantis is facing pressure amid a growing number of malaria cases in the state, after reports eme...
Friday, July 7, 2023 Legislative Update - July 7, 2023 » Governor … DeSantis Net Worth: $1.17M - Gov. Ron DeSantis reported a personal net worth of just ove...
Friday, June 30, 2023 Legislative Update - June 30, 2023 » The Fourth of July holiday will be a four-day weekend for many state workers, with Gov. Ron DeSantis announcing that most...
Friday, June 23, 2023 Legislative Update - June 23, 2023 » The Florida Democratic Party said Wednesday it has filed complaints with the Florida Commission on Ethics and the Florida...
Friday, June 16, 2023 Legislative Update - June 16, 2023 » Governor DeSantis' appointment of Rep. Juan Fernandez-Barquin as the new Miami-Dade Clerk of Courts and Comptr...
Friday, June 9, 2023 Legislative Update - June 9, 2023 » Former President Donald Trump said he has been indicted on charges connected to his handling of classified national securi...
Friday, June 2, 2023 Legislative Update - June 2, 2023 » A tropical depression formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, which was the official first day of the Atlantic hurricane...
Friday, May 26, 2023 Legislative Update - May 26, 2023 » Governor Ron DeSantis filed to run for President after signing legislation that will allow him to stay as Governor while c...
Friday, May 19, 2023 Legislative Update - May 19, 2023 » Governor Ron DeSantis continues to crisscross the state holding press conference for his bill signing ceremonies. So...
Friday, May 5, 2023 Legislative Update - May 5, 2023 » The House and Senate are getting ready to end the 2023 session. This is the 100 th year of the official “hanki...
Friday, April 28, 2023 Legislative Update - April 28, 2023 » Senate President Kathleen Passidomo announced on Wednesday that she expects the budget process will be complete by Saturda...
Friday, April 21, 2023 Legislative Update - April 21, 2023 » Lawmakers are making their final push to end the session by the scheduled May 5 adjournment … or as we fondly call it … si...
Saturday, April 15, 2023 Legislative Update - April 15, 2023 » On Monday, during the House Commerce Committee, a State Representative had a few choice words for some of the people who t...
Wednesday, April 5, 2023 Legislative Update - April 5, 2023 » We have officially hit the halfway point in the 2023 legislative session! The House finished its busy for the week o...
Friday, March 31, 2023 Legislative Update - March 31, 2023 » Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed into law a $711 million plan to make housing more affordable for working Floridians....
Friday, March 24, 2023 Legislative Update - March 24, 2023 » During the third week of the session, the Florida Senate gave final approval to two major issues - expand school vouchers...
Friday, March 17, 2023 Legislative Update - March 17, 2023 » We are winding down week 2 of the Florida Legislative Session! Hot issues are moving very quickly through the process suc...
Friday, March 10, 2023 Legislative Update - March 10, 2023 » The first week of session was a busy one. Opening day speeches included Governor DeSantis’ closing line … “You Ain’t...
Friday, March 3, 2023 Legislative Update - March 3, 2023 » Legislators will be returning to Tallahassee for the 2023 session that will begin on Tuesday, March 7. Florida sessi...
Friday, February 24, 2023 Legislative Update - February 24, 2023 » This week marks the seventh and final interim committee week ahead of the 2023 regular legislative session. Committe...
Friday, February 10, 2023 Legislative Update - February 10, 2023 » Lawmakers began a twelve-day special session on Monday to provide additional emergency hurricane response funding, put an...
Friday, January 27, 2023 Legislative Update - January 27, 2023 » The Florida Legislature returned to Tallahassee for week four of seven committee weeks in preparation for the 2023 legisla...
Friday, January 20, 2023 Legislative Update - January 20, 2023 » The legislature was back in Tallahassee this week for interim committee meetings and will return next week for additional...
Friday, January 13, 2023 Legislative Update - January 13, 2023 » Governor … “ Ron DeSantis' response to migrant wave appears to be underway. FHP on scene of Keys landings...
Friday, January 6, 2023 Legislative Update - January 6, 2023 » Gov. Ron DeSantis was sworn into his second term Tuesday, delivering a speech that included a handful of polic...
Friday, December 30, 2022 Legislative Update - December 30, 2022 » It has been a quite week in Tallahassee with everyone gearing up for the Inauguration and interim committee meetings next...
Friday, December 23, 2022 Legislative Update - December 23, 2022 » Legislators are participating in local Delegation Meetings where legislators from the same county meet with their constitu...
Saturday, December 17, 2022 Legislative Update - December 17, 2022 » Special Session … The Florida Legislature held Special Session this week to address property insurance, property taxes f...
Monday, December 12, 2022 Legislative Update - December 12, 2022 » With the new six-year lobbying ban going into effect on December 31, 2022, several agency heads and other top personnel ar...
Friday, November 25, 2022 Legislative Update - November 25, 2022 » House and Senate to Meet for Organization Session - Lawmakers will meet in their respective chambers today to hold...
Friday, November 18, 2022 Legislative Update - November 18, 2022 » Now that elections are over, the Florida House and Senate are getting ready for Organizational Session scheduled for Tuesd...
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 Legislative Update - October 28, 2022 » With less than 2 weeks before the General Elections, campaign ads are flooding the airwaves and mailboxes. Former Pr...
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