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3 weeks ago | 
news4jax.com | Aaron Farrar |Jim Turner |Jim Saunders
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Months after lawmakers proposed slashing bonuses for acceleration programs in half, full funding to pay for advanced placement programs in Florida public schools is expected to stay in place in the final version of the budget. The proposed cuts included reduced funding for things like advanced placement, International Baccalaureate, dual enrollment, and career and technical education.
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3 weeks ago | 
news4jax.com | Jim Turner |Jim Saunders |Brianna Andrews
Published: June 4, 2025 at 6:08 AMSign up for our NewslettersPublished: June 4, 2025 at 6:08 AMNeeding to finish a budget for the July 1 start of the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the House and Senate on Tuesday began slowly rolling out proposals to resolve spending and policy differences. Lawmakers returned to the Capitol for conference-committee negotiations after a month-long impasse that focused, in part, on disputes about tax cuts.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
usaherald.com | Jeff Watterson |Jim Turner
By JIM TURNERTHE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA©2017 The News Service of Florida. All rights reserved. Posting or forwarding this material without permission is prohibited. You can view the Terms of Use on our website. THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, April 13, 2017……… Efforts to put the brakes on Florida’s no-fault auto insurance system are moving in the House and Senate.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
news4jax.com | Jim Turner
Published: November 28, 2024 at 8:16 PMTags: Florida Legislature, FloridaSign up for our NewslettersPublished: November 28, 2024 at 8:16 PMTags: Florida Legislature, FloridaTALLAHASSEE, Fla. – State senators are off to a quick start filing bills as they gear up for the 2025 legislative session, which begins March 4.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
sun-sentinel.com | Jim Turner
TALLAHASSEE — Greenhouse and nursery-grown plants, particularly holiday poinsettias, might be in short supply and cost more because of damage after Hurricane Milton. Florida’s nursery industry hopes to be included in potential federal disaster aid that is expected to address damage to ranches, citrus groves and row crops in a series of recent disasters.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
charlottecounty.floridaweekly.com | Jim Turner
TALLAHASSEE — Nearly three dozen new state laws went into effect Oct. 1, including a contentious measure that will limit where homeless people can sleep. Other measures include creating a license plate for Parrot Heads living the life of the late singer Jimmy Buffett and requirements about flood disclosures for home buyers. In all, 34 laws that passed during the 2024 legislative session will take effect, with the homeless changes (HB 1365) drawing the most attention.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
fortmyers.floridaweekly.com | Jim Turner
TALLAHASSEE — Nearly three dozen new state laws went into effect Oct. 1, including a contentious measure that will limit where homeless people can sleep. Other measures include creating a license plate for Parrot Heads living the life of the late singer Jimmy Buffett and requirements about flood disclosures for home buyers. In all, 34 laws that passed during the 2024 legislative session will take effect, with the homeless changes (HB 1365) drawing the most attention.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
wusf.org | Jim Turner
Four busy Florida ports will see direct impacts from an International Longshoremen’s Association strike for higher wages that began Tuesday. Port Tampa Bay, JAXPORT in Jacksonville, Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, and PortMiami are among ports along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts where tens of thousands of union members halted work in the dispute with the United States Maritime Alliance, which represents shipping lines, terminal operators and port authorities.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
wusf.org | Jim Turner
Nearly three dozen new state laws will take effect Oct. 1, including a contentious measure that will limit where homeless people can sleep. Other measures include creating a license plate for Parrot Heads living the life of the late singer Jimmy Buffett and requirements about flood disclosures for home buyers. In all, 34 laws that passed during the 2024 legislative session will take effect, with the homeless changes (HB 1365) drawing the most attention.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
news4jax.com | Scott Johnson |Francine Frazier |Jim Turner
Florida Gov. DeSantis has assigned state law enforcement to investigate the Palm Beach County case involving this weekend’s apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump.
