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Law shielding Florida lawmakers addresses among those that took effect this week
With Gov. Ron DeSantis signing a state budget and a flurry of other bills, the dust has settled on the 2025 legislative ...
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New Florida budget cuts funds for Miami-Aventura commuter rail: news report
The new Florida budget signed Monday by Gov. Ron DeSantis eliminates some $200 million in state funding for the proposed ...
Florida's new fiscal year brings 10 key laws into effect, including budget and ballot changes
Florida's new fiscal year ushers in a wave of legislative changes, from renaming a major body of water to altering the way ...
DeSantis slashes public TV and radio funding in 2025 budget
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoes public radio and television funds, following the Trump administration's call to defund public media.
Trump administration freezes $396 million in Florida education funds
The U.S. Department of Education sent school officials in Florida and across the nation scrambling this week as it announced ...
Florida sales tax holiday for disaster supplies goes away. Here's what replaced it
A permanent sales tax exemption on specific disaster preparedness items was approved in the Florida 2025-2026 budget.
Dozens of new Florida laws now in effect. Here's how they could impact you.
The stripping of fluoride from municipal drinking water supplies and student cellphone restrictions are just two of more than ...
Fluoride ban, school start times, tax cuts: See the new Florida laws now in effect
SCHOOL START TIMES: Lawmakers passed a measure ( SB 296) that backed away from a 2023 law that would have prevented high ...