Policy

Congress averts shutdown with a 45-day stopgap funding bill

Lawmakers passed a bipartisan measure just hours before a funding lapse was set to furlough hundreds of thousands of federal employees.

  • By Eric Katz

Policy

Miami-Dade jails seemingly on track to avoid federal sanctions

The county manages six detention facilities and about 4,500 inmates a day on average, making it the seventh-largest in the nation.

  • By Joshua Ceballos

Policy

Surfside officials give conditional OK to preserving Champlain memorial space

Opponents fought against the plan by the developer to place a loading dock on the same bordering street as the memorial park.

  • By Verónica Zaragovia

Policy

Biden administration begins cautioning feds to prepare for a shutdown

Degree of organization varies across government as agencies note a funding lapse could still be avoided.

  • By Eric Katz

Policy

Florida Supreme Court orders justification for FPL electric rate settlement

Base-rate issues are closely watched, as they involve billions of dollars, make up large portions of customers’ monthly bills and help determine how much profit that utilities can earn.

  • By Jim Saunders

Policy

North Florida lawmaker backs holding bear hunt

State Rep. Jason Shoaf, R-Port St. Joe, says he supports a hunt.

  • By Jim Turner

Policy

Cannabis banking bill closer to a vote in the U.S. Senate

The bill would address a problem that has led to half of the nation’s cannabis dispensaries being robbed or burglarized.

  • By Kery Murakami

Policy

Florida Atlantic University interim president gets backing to be offered job

Stacy Volnick was FAU’s chief operating officer and VP for administrative affairs before accepting the interim presidency.

  • By Ryan Dailey

Policy

Senate to advance short-term funding measure as shutdown deadline nears

But the House is continuing to pursue deep cuts to spending that stand no chance across Capitol Hill or in the White House.

  • By Erich Wagner

Policy

North Florida sheriff says his county is being ‘inundated’ by bears

'We have a much larger bear population because we've been protecting bears for so long,' Franklin County Sheriff A.J. Smith said.

  • By Jim Turner

Policy

What does it take to end a government shutdown?

The end of past budget impasses have often played out as calculations of policy goals versus the political pain needed to achieve them, but when the goal is unclear how do you know who wins? 

  • By Carten Cordell

Policy

New College of Florida: What does making it the “Hillsdale of the South” really mean?

Michigan’s Hillsdale College, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ model in his Florida higher ed revamp, promotes political perspective at heart of the modern conservative worldview. 

  • By Tristan Wood and Ryan Dailey

Policy

Florida gambling regulators target fantasy sports firms

The Florida Gaming Control Commission’s crackdown places season-long fantasy sports games in the crosshairs, just as the football season picks up.

  • By Dara Kam

Policy

Bottoms up: Florida liquor license drawing to be held

The quota liquor license is highly sought after and can be quite lucrative.

  • By Natu Tweh
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Policy

Shutdown looms despite House GOP claims of progress toward spending plan

Confidence in a new short-term funding proposal was short-lived on Thursday.

  • By Eric Katz

Policy

Richard Corcoran makes pitch for New College of Florida presidency

He's one of three finalists vying for the top job at the Sarasota liberal-arts school, which has undergone a controversial overhaul in recent months.

  • By Ryan Dailey

Policy

Florida will soon have a new state Emergency Operations Center

The new facility in Tallahassee will provide space for up to 1,000 people.

  • By News Service of Florida

Policy

School book battles continue in Florida

At issue: Did a local school board violate First Amendment and equal-protection rights in removing 10 books from school-library shelves and restricting access to more than 150 others?

  • By Jim Saunders

Policy

Broward schools employees will soon be getting bigger paychecks, thanks to tax referendum

The additional money, referred to as 'supplementals,' should begin showing up in employees’ paychecks next month.

  • By Kate Payne

Policy

Florida bar exam results bounce back to previous pass rate

The results for the July exam were released by the Florida Supreme Court.

  • By City & State Florida

Policy

State of Florida defends its immigration law

The legislation spurred heavy debate before it was approved this spring by the Republican-controlled Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis.

  • By Jim Saunders