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Florida Senate braces for elections overhaul. But what are the major changes? Elections supervisors still have concerns, however.     Carlos Amado, left, with the Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections, guides Isabel Lui to the slot to drop off her ballot, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020 in North Miami. [ MARTA LAVANDIER | AP ] Updated Apr. 22 TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers continued to water down an elections bill in the state Senate on Thursday, stripping out some of the more controversial measures that provoked outrage by Democrats voting rights groups. Gone is a proposal that could have c...

DeSantis signs tax increase on out-of-state online retailers The bill is estimated to produce an estimated $1 billion a year, with the money first earmarked for the unemployment trust fund.   By Jim Turner Updated Earlier today TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis late Monday signed into law a plan to require out-of-state online retailers to collect sales taxes on purchases made by Floridians, with the estimated $1 billion a year in revenue going to curb a pair of taxes on Florida businesses. While the proposal (SB 50) was widely supported by Tallahassee business groups, DeSantis’ sig...

Lawmakers disagree on $36 million for Florida’s unemployment agency The department is facing a monumental task: reviewing — by hand — most of the 5.6 million claims that have been filed during the pandemic.     A small group of demonstrators gathers at Lake Eola Park to protest the Florida unemployment benefits system, Wednesday, June 10, 2020, in Orlando, Fla. Many Florida unemployed workers are still trying to apply for and receive unemployment benefits since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/John Raoux) [ JOHN RAOUX | AP ] Updated Apr. 20 TALLAHASSEE �...

DeSantis signs ‘anti-riot’ legislation in Polk County The new law will allow people to sue local governments if their property is damaged during a riot and and will bump many criminal penalties from misdemeanors to felonies.     Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, seen during a news conference Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, where he first proposed the idea of “anti-mob” legislation. [ The Florida Channel ] Updated 3 hours ago TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday put a cap on one of his top legislative priorities by signing an “anti-mob” legislation into law back ...

Controversial Florida medical marijuana bill ‘effectively dead’ “I think the bill is effectively dead,” the bill’s Republican sponsor said Monday.     Photo of medical marijuana taken at Zen Leaf, a medical marijuana dispensary in Neptune, New Jersey. Taken April 16, 2021. [ DOUG HOOD | Asbury Park Press ] Updated 1 hour ago TALLAHASSEE — A controversial measure being contemplated by Florida lawmakers to cap the potency of medical marijuana will apparently not become law this year. For weeks, House Bill 1455 seemed to have some momentum in the Republican-...