(The Center Square) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis warned protestors on Wednesday on the Sunshine State’s college campuses that destructive behavior won’t be tolerated. The second-term GOP governor said at the University of Florida that these protestors have stormed and graffitied campus buildings, many at elite colleges and universities likeContinue Reading

(The Center Square) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a tax relief bill into law on Tuesday. The second-term Republican governor signed House Bill 7073 in Cape Canaveral, saying it is important to provide relief to Floridians particularly since the state is running a large budget surplus and paying downContinue Reading

(The Center Square) — The Florida Public Service Commission approved the request this week by Tampa Electric Co. to recover nearly $135 million in repair costs from tropical storms from 2018 to 2022. The PSC ordered that any under-recovery or over-recovery be recovered or refunded through adjustments to the energyContinue Reading

(The Center Square) – Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody argues two presidents have “Mexico first” policies: Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and U.S. President Joe Biden. At a news conference in Polk County announcing the largest fentanyl seizure in county history, Moody chastised Biden and his administration for notContinue Reading

(The Center Square) – Twenty-six states sued the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on Wednesday arguing a new federal rule it’s implementing targets lawful gun owners and is unconstitutional and illegal. Texas and Kansas led two multi-state coalitions; Florida filed its own lawsuit. Texas Attorney General Ken PaxtonContinue Reading

(The Center Square) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Wednesday that bans the sale of lab-grown meat as part of efforts by state officials that are intended to boost the state’s agricultural sector. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1084, prohibiting the sale of lab-grown meat in Florida.Continue Reading