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Gov. Bob Ferguson warned Tuesday that the budget proposal he’ll release this month will rely solely on spending cuts and not higher taxes to overcome what he says is a multi-billion dollar shortfall. “That’s the plan,” Ferguson told reporters at the state Capitol. “I don’t plan on balancing the budget with revenue.” “It’s a fluid […]

BBC analysis shows cost to taxpayer is 50% higher than thought, with inquiry's own costs at £192m.

BBC analysis shows cost to taxpayer is 50% higher than thought, with inquiry's own costs at £192m.

BBC analysis shows cost to taxpayer is 50% higher than thought, with inquiry's own costs at £192m.

The Department of Justice on Tuesday sued Washington’s secretary of state over his refusal to provide personal information contained in the state’s voter rolls. Secretary of State Steve Hobbs told the Justice Department in September that he would be willing to provide voter names, addresses, genders, years of birth, voting records, registration dates and registration […]

From leaf blowers, commercial driver’s licenses, and door-to-door salesmen, this year’s Florida farm bill addresses a range of issues. The omnibus 2026 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bill passed its first committee stop, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, on Tuesday. SB 290 is sponsored in the Senate by Sen. Keith Truenow, a Republican from Tavares […]

A House comittee on Tuesday voted 14-6 to pass a bill that allows wrongful death lawsuits for the loss of developing fetuses, with a leading proponent claiming the legislation should be a harbinger of things to come for the anti-abortion movement in Florida. “I want to emphasize to this committee that this bill should be […]

When the longtime superintendent of the Washington State School for the Blind resigned this summer, he blamed harassment from a former employee. An investigative report, obtained via public records request, concluded Scott McCallum himself sexually harassed a female colleague during his final years on the job. The investigation, completed in mid-May, found McCallum hugged a […]

How AI is used in songwriting and fashion. Plus, a warning on how it’s used in toys.

Two attorneys and four expert witnesses at Dole Institute explore replacing Electoral College in election of U.S. presidents with a national popular vote.

Fears of decimated fire departments dominated Tuesday’s Florida House committee hearing on proposals to slash property taxes. Democrats in the House State Affairs Committee joined pro-local groups and a small-town fire chief in raising concern that House Republicans’ four proposed resolutions to amend the state Constitution would starve fire departments and emergency management services. Because […]

Health care providers and insurers in Florida could opt out of providing or paying for health care services, such as abortion, that violate their conscience and under a 2023 state law, they cannot be sued in court for denying the care based on their beliefs. A pair of northeast Florida Republicans have filed bills that […]