Forrest Saunders

1 week ago | wtxl.com | Forrest Saunders

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A proposed cellphone ban in Florida’s public schools took a major step forward Wednesday, passing the state House unanimously. The legislation, known as HB 949, aims to improve school safety and focus by limiting students' access to phones throughout the entire school day. Rep. Demi Busatta (R), the bill's sponsor from Coral Gables, emphasized that limiting cellphone access could help make schools safer.

1 week ago | abcactionnews.com | Forrest Saunders

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A proposed cellphone ban in Florida’s public schools took a major step forward Wednesday, passing the state House unanimously. The legislation, known as HB 949, aims to improve school safety and focus by limiting students' access to phones throughout the entire school day. Rep. Demi Busatta (R), the bill's sponsor from Coral Gables, emphasized that limiting cellphone access could help make schools safer.

1 week ago | abcactionnews.com | Forrest Saunders

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A growing scandal around Florida's welfare assistance initiative, Hope Florida, reached new intensity Tuesday as lawmakers questioned whether money laundering or wire fraud may be at the heart of it all. Meanwhile, Governor Ron DeSantis dismissed the investigation as a “total farce,” claiming it's meant to damage his wife’s potential political ambitions. It all concerns a $10 million sum allocated to the Hope Florida Foundation last October.

1 week ago | wtxl.com | Forrest Saunders

As the Florida Legislative session winds down, there's still no agreement on tax cuts. Governor Desantis favors property tax cuts. Some lawmakers back sales tax cuts. WATCH THE VIDEO: See how the State Senate president proposes dealing with the impasse. BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT: We’re quickly running out of session and now we have a third idea on how to help Floridians save. The Senate President calls his new plan an all of the above approach— while critics think it’s none of the above.

1 week ago | abcactionnews.com | Forrest Saunders

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The battle over tax cuts in Florida continues to heat up this week as lawmakers in Tallahassee push competing ideas on how best to provide relief to residents. As the legislative session quickly winds down, Florida Senate President Ben Albritton (R-Bartow) has now introduced a new proposal that aims to combine both property and sales tax relief, totaling approximately $750 million in savings. However, critics are skeptical about whether it does enough.