House Speaker Danny Perez and Senate President Ben Albritton pushed back in a way the governor hasn’t seen before.
A special election to replace outgoing state Sen. Randy Fine and former state Rep. Joel Rudman, who are running for congressional seats, has been set.
Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith, a Democrat from Orlando, agreed with Fine and Perez that special session wasn’t the right place to address the condominium crisis. He said the current law, SB 4D, was jammed through during a special session nearly three years ago after the Legislature couldn’t find consensus during the regular one.
Ron DeSantis never passes up the chance to be spiteful, petty, and craven. He’s ordered the flags, which should still be flying at half-staff to honor President Jimmy Carter, be raised to full-staff,
In a stunning move, the GOP-led Florida Legislature on Monday rebuffed a push by Gov. Ron DeSantis to pass a slew of bills on immigration.
Governor DeSantis says Florida Republicans are insulting President Trump by naming their ‘weaker’ immigration bill after him.
Florida’s GOP leadership will roll deep in Washington D.C. on Monday. State lawmakers will be participating in President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration events just days before convening in Tallahassee for a special session, planned to support Trump’s immigration policies he aims to enact on day one.
A Florida state lawmaker has filed a bill that would ban some of the state’s public colleges and universities from admitting students who are in the country without legal permission.
A Florida lawmaker has filed a bill aimed at barring some Florida colleges and universities from admitting undocumented immigrants.
State Sen. Randy Fine, R-Brevard County, is resigning effective March 31 from the Senate as he runs in a special election to replace former U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz, who was named national security adviser by President Donald Trump.
Florida does not need to “duplicate the functions of U.S. Immigration and Customs and create a mini-me version of ICE,” said House Speaker Daniel Perez.
Republicans in Tallahassee rejected a DeSantis proposal, instead coming up with their own immigration plan to match President Donald Trump’s orders.