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When the Alligator Alcatraz detention center was announced by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier in June, he explained the site was chosen because of its remote location deep in the Everglades: “People get […]
SB 1038 and 1040 would create the Florida Cryptocurrency Reserve trust fund. Both bills, filed Tuesday, are contingent on each other becoming law. If approved, the measures would take effect July 1.
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A group of students and volunteers has compiled a database of surveillance technologies being used by by law enforcement agencies in counties and municipalities across the United States. The research […]
House legislation that matches a Senate bill has been filed and, if passed, would remove law enforcement officers’ ability to anonymize themselves in the field. SB 316/HB 419, carried by […]
A bill seeking to repeal portions of post-Parkland legislation and lower the minimum age to buy a gun from 21 to 18 is heading to the House floor. The House Judiciary […]
Fears of decimated fire departments dominated Tuesday’s Florida House committee hearing on proposals to slash property taxes. Democrats in the House State Affairs Committee joined pro-local groups and a small-town […]
Ever get the feeling the Florida Legislature hates you? It does. Unless you’re a developer, a lobbyist, or a fetus. Members are filing hell-born bills for the 2026 session, many […]
Florida is not in a good place. Where once many people thought they’d be forever living in a low-cost tropical bliss, the severe storms, pandemic fallout, tariff-induced economic meltdown, and […]
As the government shutdown enters its 34th day on Monday, several Senate Democrats made a South Florida stop to hear from residents on the possible spike in healthcare premiums and […]
Gun rights and public safety advocates would never mistake the rotunda between the House and Senate wings of the Florida Capitol for the OK Corral, but they are not unlike Wyatt Earp and Billy Dalton moving in place for what may be […]
The Department of Homeland Security says it intends to add state driver’s license information to a swiftly expanding federal system envisioned as a one-stop shop for checking citizenship. The plan, […]