Focus on Congress/Focus on the Legislature Central Florida congressional representatives Val Demings, Stephanie Murphy, and Darren Soto sent a letter to Florida Speaker of the House Jose R. Oliva and … more

By Trimmel Gomes/Florida News Connection TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Civil-rights advocates and families of people serving time in Florida prisons are rallying support for a package of prison-reform … more

Focus on the Legislature  By John Haughey | The Center Square According to the Insurance Information Institute, Floridians pay the nation’s third-highest car insurance rates despite … more

By Trimmel Gomes, Public News Service - FL TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida Legislature could end the state's practice of suspending the licenses of people driving with unpaid fines and … more

Focus on the Legislature By John Haughey | The Center Square Florida Rep. Javier Fernández, D-Miami, has filed a 2020 bill that would require applicants to complete firearms training and … more

Focus on the Legislature By John Haughey | The Center Square Sen. Linda Stewart will not file a proposed assault weapons ban bill for the upcoming legislative session. The Orlando Democrat … more

By John Haughey | The Center Square A month after a proposed constitutional amendment to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was withdrawn from the 2020 ballot, a South Florida … more

By John Haughey | The Center Square A week after the state’s Board of Education approved a $22.3 billion fiscal year 2021 budget request, the state’s largest teachers union has crafted an … more

Focus on the Legislature By Christine Sexton/News Service of Florida Heading into a critical election year, Florida legislators may have to tighten spending because of a combination of a … more

Focus on the Legislature By Victoria Shineman, University of Pittsburgh Florida used to have the nation’s strictest disenfranchisement law for people convicted of crimes classified as … more