FL lawmakers pass state regulations on short-term vacation …
Mar 7, 2024 · After coming up short for nearly a decade, the Florida Legislature on Thursday approved a contentious proposal to give the state more power to regulate short-term vacation rentals like Airbnb and Vrbo that have changed the vacation landscape, from the Panhandle to Orlando to South Florida. The measure still needs to be signed by Gov. […]
Amendment 5 would lower taxes on homeowners, but others …
May 17, 2024 · Florida voters will get to decide in the November election whether to shield more of the value of their homes from property taxes under a proposed amendment to the Florida Constitution, but the measure might mean higher taxes for renters, landlords, and other commercial property owners. The Annual Adjustments to the Value of Certain Homestead […]
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Pros and cons on Florida's Amendment 2: Preserving the right to …
Oct 22, 2024 · Among the less publicized constitutional amendments Florida voters will decide next month is a measure that would enshrine the right to hunt and fish in the state’s Constitution with Amendment 2. The ballot language says this: “Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to preserve forever fishing and hunting, including by …
FAMU trustees delay search for new president again; anti-DEI law …
Dec 5, 2024 · More than a month and a half after it was scheduled to select a search firm to find its next president, the Florida A&M University Board of Trustees has delayed the choice again, despite a looming deadline. Trustees of the HBCU were supposed to have selected a company to conduct the search during its Oct. […]
U.S. Senator, Statewide (2024 Voter Guide) – Florida Phoenix
Voter information for Florida’s Senate race for the 2024 election, including candidate profiles for Rick Scott and Debbie Mucarsel-Powell.
Florida should use next six months to prepare for the 2025 …
Dec 5, 2024 · Climate Change; Environment; Politics & Law; Commentary Florida should use next six months to prepare for the 2025 hurricane season Next year’s storms will likely be just as powerful as this year’s, but the Legislature says we can’t talk about why
Florida Supreme Court Justice, Statewide (2024 Voter Guide) – …
Renatha Francis. Justice Francis earned her law degree from the now-shuttered Florida Coastal School of Law in Jacksonville in 2010. Gov. Ron DeSantis initially moved to appoint her to the Florida Supreme Court in 2020, but she was ineligible because she had not been a member of the Florida Bar for 10 years.
New FL Sen. President Ben Albritton tells insurance companies, …
Nov 19, 2024 · In his first speech after assuming the gavel as president of the Florida Senate, Ben Albritton put property insurance companies on notice that he’ll be watching how well they treat policyholders who suffered property damage during the recent hurricanes. “Be assured, together, we are going to recover and we are going to rebuild. However, we […]
FL Board of Medicine to craft new licensure path for foreign …
Jun 6, 2024 · Florida lawmakers passed a measure this year allowing physicians trained in other countries to be licensed in Florida without completing a residency, and the Florida Board of Medicine is starting to grapple with the change. Under the “Live Healthy” initiative Senate President Kathleen Passidomo spearheaded during this year’s legislative session, foreign-trained physicians with active ...