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Last day for Fla. legislative session

Fri, 03 May 2013 12:59:29 GMT

The 60-day legislative session is coming to an end as lawmakers plan to vote on a budget and scramble to get other bills passed before going home.

Gov. announces funding of early coastal restoration projects

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:21:15 GMT

Governor Rick Scott announced that the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees have proposed $58 million in early restoration projects for Florida.

Budget gives Florida state workers raises

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:01:45 GMT

Florida House and Senate budget negotiators on Saturday agreed to offer a $1,400 pay raise to all those who currently earn less than $40,000. State employees who earn more than $40,000 will get a $1,000 raise.

Fla. tuition rates to increase by fall

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:11:19 GMT

Florida legislators are working through the weekend to reach a final deal on a proposed $74 billion budget. House and Senate budget negotiators agreed late Friday to raise college and university tuition rates by 3 percent in the fall.

House approves bill to speed up capital punishment

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:09:34 GMT

A bill that would speed up the death penalty in Florida has been passed by the Florida House of Representatives.

Fla. lawmakers budget for $50M trail

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 15:30:00 GMT

Florida lawmakers are setting aside $50 million to pay for a hiking trail that would stretch across the state. Meanwhile, they have still not resolved major issues such as teacher pay raises and whether to hike college tuition.

Fla. AG files suit against BP over Gulf Oil Spill

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:09:45 GMT

A suit filed by the Florida Attorney General, Pam Bondi, includes several counts under federal, state and maritime law and focuses on Florida's economic losses. She argues that the 2010 spill cost the state a variety of tax revenues.

Senate rejects expanded gun background checks

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:33:54 GMT

The Senate has rejected a bipartisan effort to expand federal background checks to more firearms buyers in a crucial showdown over gun control.

Florida legislature to speed up executions

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 20:15:00 GMT

Bills now in the Florida House and Senate would create quicker time frames for death sentence appeal, and make it harder for inmates to dismiss their lawyers among other restrictions, all with the goal of speeding up the process of death sentences.

Florida remains tough on felons' suffrage

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 23:30:00 GMT

Changes under Republican Gov. Rick Scott are making it more difficult for Florida's former felons to get their voting rights restored, and critics say the motivations for the move are political.