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The Florida House will take up proposals expressing support for a federal balanced budget and congressional term limits.
A bill would eliminate the Florida Transportation Commission
A commission appointed by the governor to help oversee Florida’s transportation system would be eliminated if the bill becomes law.
A Florida bill would result in stiffer crime penalties for some migrants
A Florida bill would increase criminal penalties for immigrants who are arrested for felonies after illegally re-entering the U.S.
Florida sues the federal government over medical records
Florida is trying to fend off a potential class-action lawsuit over dropping people from the Medicaid program.
The Scoop: Wed., December 20, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF
Affordable housing A new affordable housing project under Florida’s controversial “Live Local” Law broke ground and is underway in Hillsborough County. Trump removed from CO ballot The Colorado Supreme Court will remove former President...
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A Florida House Republican files a bill for volunteer school chaplains
Under the bill, district school boards and charter-school governing boards would be required to vote about whether to approve chaplains.
Florida bill seeks multiple finalists in college president searches
A bill would require Florida colleges to consider three to five finalists in presidential searches, after some searches yielded one candidate
Florida lawmakers look at recognizing tribes
State recognition of three Native American tribes in the Panhandle has been proposed in the Florida House and the Senate in 2024.
A Hillsborough circuit judge challenges a panel member in a wrongdoing case
Circuit Judge Nancy Jacobs filed a motion to disqualify Abigail MacIver from a Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission hearing panel,
Florida’s Live Local Act spurs new affordable housing in East Hillsborough
A new affordable housing project under Florida’s new “Live Local” Act is underway in Hillsborough County. WMNF's Chris Young reports
Seven months after FBI raid, journalist Tim Burke fights for his day in court
Seven months after FBI agents raided his home and shut down his one-person newsroom, journalist Tim Burke is still waiting for a court hearing to challenge the basis of the search warrant at the heart...
