Forrest Saunders
Florida State Capitol Reporter at E. W. Scripps Company
Florida State Capitol Reporter at WFTS-TV (Tampa, FL)
FL Capitol Reporter for E.W. Scripps. Retweets are not endorsements. [email protected]: WFTS / WPTV / WFTX / WTXL / WSFL "Always a Hawkeye"
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abcactionnews.com | Forrest Saunders
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — After weeks of impasse, Florida lawmakers are making headway on the state’s next budget, which in recent years has topped $100 billion. But a done deal isn’t done yet. It was a long road to get here. The regular session was supposed to wrap up more than a month ago on May 2. That didn't happen. An earlier budget framework deal collapsed, but legislators have returned to Tallahassee with a new plan and a renewed sense of urgency.
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5 days ago |
wptv.com | Forrest Saunders
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed two new bills aimed at cracking down on unlawful occupancy in commercial properties, hotels, and motels, expanding the state’s already tough stance on squatting. The move comes just a year after Florida enacted an anti-squatting law focused on private residences, which streamlined the eviction process and imposed harsher penalties for violations.
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2 weeks ago |
abcactionnews.com | Forrest Saunders
TALLAHASSEE, Fla — As the Memorial Day weekend begins, Florida remains without a state budget, and time is running out. With the legislative session originally scheduled to end May 2, lawmakers are now more than 20 days overdue — and still no agreement is in sight ahead of the July 1 deadline and start of the new fiscal year. The Capitol sits quiet, with no lawmakers in either chamber and no budget deal on the table.
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2 weeks ago |
abcactionnews.com | Forrest Saunders
TALLAHASSEE, Fla — A federal judge is now considering whether to block a new Florida law that critics say drastically restricts citizens' ability to place constitutional amendments on the state ballot. At the center of the legal fight is House Bill 1205, a measure backed by Governor Ron DeSantis and Republican lawmakers that raises the bar for citizen-led ballot initiatives.
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2 weeks ago |
abcactionnews.com | Forrest Saunders
OCALA, Fla. — Florida wildlife officials have taken a major step toward reinstating a black bear hunt for the first time in nearly a decade. The controversial move is drawing heated responses from hunters, conservationists, and animal rights activists alike. During a packed Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) meeting in Ocala, Wednesday, more than 170 people voiced opinions on the proposed hunt.
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