The Department of Agriculture closed its nine regional offices in mid March, eliminating one of three options for Concealed Carry applicants to be fingerprinted. COVID-19 has effectively closed the ...

Following the conclusion of the 2022 legislative session on March 11, 2022 Mike Vasilinda stepped down from daily coverage of the Capitol to focus on other projects and managing his full service ...

The state’s school mask mandate ban was already back in effect Friday. It was reinstated automatically when the the state appealed. Now that the appeals process has begun the next battle for parents ...

Law Enforcement and others like state employees and 911 operators with access to the Driver Vehicle Information Database will face stiffer penalties for misusing the system to acquire personal ...

Controversial Florida Surgeon General Joseph was confirmed by the Senate Health Policy committee after a contentious hearing today at the state Capitol. As Mike Vasilinda tells us, Democrats unhappy ...

Each day, an estimated 1,000,000 Florida Television viewers watch our material. Here is a list of our Capitol News Service Clients: Florida Television Stations WBBH, Ft. Myers WZVN, Ft. Myers WCJB, ...

At nearly the halfway point of session the Florida House has sent the first bill to the Governor’s desk. The legislation provides liability protections for both businesses and health care institutions ...

Governor Ron DeSantis declared Flordia to be the freest state in America during his annual state of the state address to open the 2022 legislative session. The Governor vowed to continue on the path ...

Attorneys representing parents suing the state over its school mask mandate ban have until 8PM Thursday to submit their arguments to convince an appellate court not to allow the mandate ban to remain ...

Florida schools are significantly safer today according to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission established in the aftermath of the parkland shooting, where since 17 lives ...

State Lawmakers voiced their final arguments before passing legislation banning vaccine mandates and setting in motion a plan to create a state version of OSHA. While Democrats didn’t have the votes ...

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