Dec 9, 2024 · Florida Senate Republican Blaise Ingoglia says he’s contemplating filing legislation next year that would provide tax exemptions for homeowners who modernize their homes to make them more resistant to storms. Speaking during the 2024 Florida Chamber of Commerce’s annual insurance conference in Orlando last week, the incoming chair of the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee […]

Nov 6, 2024 · While the constitutional amendments on recreational cannabis and abortion rights both received strong support on Election Day, getting 56% and 57%, respectively, they both failed to become law because of the 60% required threshold for passage, one of the toughest such requirements in the nation. As advocates consider what it will take to get both […]

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Nov 14, 2024 · Florida Medicaid managed care plans — the coverage offered to millions of the state’s low-income residents — scored in the middle on industry report cards assessing the quality of care people receive. The National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) released in September its 2024 report cards that rank commercial, …

Voter information for Florida’s House District 37 race for the 2024 election, including candidate profiles for Susan Plasencia and Nate Douglas.

Jul 24, 2024 · Grades rating Florida public school districts and individual schools were released Wednesday, showing which have performed best according to metrics laid out by the state. Schools were graded using measurements including achievement in English language arts, math, science, and social studies, graduations, acceleration success for middle and high school students, and maintaining a focus on […]

Dec 4, 2024 · Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis says he wants Sarasota County Republican state Sen. Joe Gruters to replace him when he steps down early next year to run for a Congress. In a message posted on X on Wednesday morning, Patronis, who has already been endorsed by President-elect Donald Trump in the special election scheduled […]

Nov 12, 2024 · While the public campaign to get Senate Republicans to select Rick Scott as their next leader has reportedly been a turn-off for some members of the body, could it be that his signing of gun safety legislation while governor of Florida will give GOP members permission to deny the Florida man his shot at succeeding Mitch […]

Voter information for Florida’s Supreme Court justice merit retention for the 2024 election, including profiles for Renatha Francis and Meredith Sasso.

Voter information for Florida’s House District 89 race for the 2024 election, including candidate profiles for Debra Tendrich and Daniel Zapata.