Floridians may have another minimum wage amendment to vote on in 2022 if a new proposal in the State Capitol is approved. The proposed amendment would allow the Legislature to set a training wage ...

Black mold and radon in a 1950’s era building at Florida State is the subject of a report by four faculty members of the College of Health and Human Sciences, which occupies the building. The 129 page ...

Virtually every area of state government is facing a hiring crisis due to low salaries. Presentations by Juvenile Justice, Children and Families and Corrections show Hugh turnover, and as Mike ...

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 ...

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, ...

LGBTQ groups are blasting the Florida Department of Education for taking down the anti-bullying portal from its website, characterizing the move as ‘a staggering escalation of its anti-LGBTQ agenda’.

Last year, Florida lawmakers proposed 42 bills prohibiting local governments from taking action on issues in their communities. Preemption is a tool being used by lawmakers to remove local authority.

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 ...

Two state universities could be merged with UF and FSU and sweeping changes to scholarships for private universities are part of a controversial higher education package passed by a House committee ...

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 ...