Governor DeSantis has released his proposed 2025-2026 state budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1 and it includes added funding for disaster mitigation and recovery programs, as well as insurance regulation. …
It has been a pleasure to write to you every week and share the 2024 Florida legislative happenings. We started this session nine weeks ago with high hopes that we would see …
This past week in the legislature has been an emotional week with legislators discussing bills that dealt with the Florida Dozier School for …
We have just two weeks remaining before the Florida legislative session’s scheduled conclusion on March 8. The budget negotiations between the two chambers will be in high gear and …
With three weeks of Session left there are 711 general bills that have not been heard in any of their committees. For those of you that are students of …
Last week marked the halfway point of Session and the last time House subcommittees will meet this year. Bills that have not moved through one committee, or do not …
We are at the midway point now of the Florida Legislature’s nine-week session! I have had lots of you call and write to ask how you can help. That …
Last week (Week 3 of Session) kicked off with a noticeable uptick in the number of committee meetings and bills heard in those committees as legislators are diving into …
Week 2 of the Legislative Session kicked off under unusually cold temperatures in the Capitol City. With observance of the holiday on Monday, the Legislature’s activities were even more …
Last week concluded the first week of the 2024 nine week regular session of the Florida Legislature. Last Monday, I had the pleasure of talking to about a dozen …
