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Updated 2 hours ago TALLAHASSEE — As was the intent of Senate President Wilton Simpson, the Republican majority in the Florida Senate on Wednesday blocked all attempts to amend a House anti-riot bill that Gov. Ron DeSantis has prioritized this year. Republicans rejected 16 Democrat-led amendments including ones that would have narrowed the scope of the bill, enhanced criminal penalties for police officers that beat up peaceful protesters and made it unlawful for people to picket or protest outside of someone’s home with the intent to harass and disturb. Republicans appear to have li...

Key West business owners lobby legislators over port bill Key West organizers then assembled at the Governor’s Mansion, where they hoped to send a message to urge the governor to threaten a veto.     In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Kim Stamps, left, photographs Michigan newlyweds Tyler Gillet, middle, and Ashley Gillet, right, by the Southernmost Point marker Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, in Key West, Fla. New measures in the Florida Legislature ban cruise ships in Key West with more than 1,300 passengers from docking at the city port and limit the total number...

Florida Senate passes overhaul of auto insurance. Here’s what that could mean for drivers. Senators passed it without any independent study showing what it would do to rates.     Heavy traffic is seen along the Memorial Causeway as beach goers head to Clearwater Beach Tuesday, March 16, 2021. [ CHRIS URSO | Times ] TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s unusual “no-fault” auto insurance system could soon be roadkill. State lawmakers are poised to pass the most sweeping changes to the state’s automobile insurance laws in nearly 50 years, doing away with its “no-faul...

Florida lawmakers carve out $31.6 million tax break for business meals Dubbed the “three martini lunch” tax deduction by critics when it was passed by Congress last year, it refers to the practice of taking long leisurely business lunches and deducting them on tax returns as a business expense.   Updated 1 hour ago TALLAHASSEE — Florida legislators may be using the budget to cut government and services, but they are also advancing proposals to deliver millions in corporate tax breaks to a select number of businesses — including a $31.6 million break to allow qualifying ...

Florida lawmakers move to expand access and amounts of unemployment benefits Lawrence Mower, Tampa Bay Times TALLAHASSEE — A Senate committee Thursday approved a few changes to Florida’s stingy unemployment system including raising the maximum weekly benefits by $100 and reversing several policies championed by former Gov. Rick Scott. Popular Searches In a rare show of bipartisanship late in a contentious 2021 legislative session, senators from both parties agreed to changes that would increase the number of people eligible for benefits. Senators also clarified that Florid...