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Thanks to a series of early special sessions and a long-delayed budget agreement, Floridians have less time than usual to ...

The request for a special session asks to regulate high-capacity rifle magazines, conduct universal background checks for gun purchases, expand the state’s Red-Flag Law The Florida Legislature ...

Florida's legislative session concluded with the approval of a $115 billion budget, featuring significant tax cuts.

Republican leaders have tried to position recent finger-pointing and tension as a signal of the Legislature as a “co-equal ...

One of the more contentious legislative sessions in recent history came to a close late Monday as lawmakers approved a $115.1 ...

Two weeks away from a state government shutdown, and 45 days past their original deadline, Florida lawmakers passed a $115 ...

On the 105th day of what was supposed to be a 60-day session, Florida lawmakers gave final approval to a leaner state budget ...

The reason for the delay is the constitutionally-mandated 72-hours between budget drafting and a vote, known as the cooling ...

Amid looming federal cuts, legislators finalized the state spending and tax relief plans for the next fiscal year Friday, ...

Six weeks after the regularly scheduled session ended, legislative leaders finished negotiating details of a spending plan ...

McClure blamed too much federal money in previous years for Florida’s “not sustainable” spending habits. About a third of the state’s budget is federal money. But lawmakers are now facing a ...