Public Affairs

Gov. Ron DeSantis says state employees will not need to clock in for work the Monday before the Fourth of July.

State employees will have something to cheer about when the 2023-24 budget year begins Saturday: a 5% pay raise.

The best part about a public sector job is the benefits package.

The clock’s ticking for the Elliot Building. The new budget that goes into effect Saturday includes $2 million for the Department of Management Services to raze the structure.

Rep. Allison Tant is hosting a birthday party next month, but she isn’t asking for presents – not for her, anyway.

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) launched an aggressive driving crackdown campaign ahead of the Fourth of July.

Melissa Anne Matz, a seventh grade math teacher at Lakeside Junior High School in Clay County, has been named as a finalist for the 2023 Florida Teacher of the Year award.

Republican Rep.Jayer Williamson endorsed Shane Abbott in the GOP Primary for House District 5.

Parents soon won’t have to pay sales tax to keep their babies fresh and clean, as Gov.

Tallahassee is home to the only Institute of Politics in the southern United States.

On Wednesday, April 27, Florida TaxWatch, a trusted taxpayer research institute for over 40 years, will host a webinar focused on workforce pressures.

With the redistricting process nearly complete, Florida’s Supervisors of Elections will soon be redrawing precinct lines to reflect changes in state and local districts.

The redistricting year, following the census, brings many changes to districts and to methods of getting a candidate’s name on the ballot.

Legislative leaders just passed a $112.1 billion state budget that now awaits review by Gov. Ron DeSantis. While there are major ticket items, like funding education, health care, transportation and the environment, community projects also worked their way into the budget …

Tallahassee is home to some of the most well-respected journalists covering state and national news in the country’s third-largest state.

In exactly one year, Jacksonville voters will choose a new mayor to replace term-limited Lenny Curry.

After lengthy dispute as to how much should go to the project, lawmakers have agreed to apportion $1 million for the construction of a memorial to honor the 98 victims of the collapsed Champlain Towers South condo in Surfside.

The US Department of State operates the Foreign Service Institute, and if you’ve wondered how long it would require your English-speaking self to achieve proficiency to speak and read a new language, the map above shows the different time frames.

The Florida Legislature passed new maps for the State Senate and the State House.

In the wake of the Surfside condo disaster, one of three bills updating condominium regulations is getting traction – potentially becoming the first update in 60 years.

State economists are estimating an additional $4 billion in tax revenues for the coming budget year 2022-23, beginning July 1, 2022.

The special unitary election for the Jacksonville City Council At-Large seat, vacant since the passing of Tommy Hazouri, is entering the final phase with vote by mail ballots out in Duval County.

An effort to put the condition of Florida’s flood control structures front and center in front of the state’s key officials sailed through committees in the House and Senate.

Will strawberry shortcake’s designation as the state’s official dessert steal the limelight from the official state pie, Key lime? The debate behind bills (HB 567 and SB 1006), which have both advanced in committee, is whether there’s room for two helpings of sweet stuff among Florida’s official symbols.

Florida’s “New Capitol” building has come a long way since legislative session was first held there in 1978, and there’s a lot to remember in order to navigate it successfully.

The 2020 United States Census was made official last fall and Florida’s congressional, legislative and local districts must be redrawn.

University of South Florida pure mathematics and microbiology student Alexander Mercier is the university’s first Rhodes Scholarship finalist.

This week marks the midway point. We’re one year removed from the 2020 Elections, and one year from the 2022 midterms.

Paul Renner is the state representative for Florida’s 24th  District and Chair of the House Rules Committee. But did you know that he’s now the House Speaker- Designate? 

Florida laws are passed in the spring and usually take effect in July or October. Here’s an overview of the new laws taking effect this month.