Senate passes bill preparing for penny’s parting
Staff ReportFlorida is preparing for the end of the penny. A bill, SB 1074, that would allow retailers to round cash…
Read MoreDepartment of Health moves to cull thousands from AIDS drug program
The Florida Department of Health issued emergency rules Wednesday that will block thousands of Floridians from accessing HIV medication. Beginning…
Read MoreHouse approves bill to eliminate registration decals
A proposal backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to eliminate the requirement to place yellow vehicle registration stickers on license plates…
Read MoreSenate passes bill creating public registry of animal abusers
People who abuse animals would be put on a public registry under a bill passed unanimously by the Florida Senate…
Read MoreAlabama man charged with stealing concrete truck out of Holmes County
On Monday, February 23, a Holmes County jury found Dwight Cedric Joshua Adams, 75, guilty of Grand Theft of a…
Read MoreLincoln, Washington portraits in schools gets Senate backing
The Senate voted 36-2 on Thursday to approve a proposal directing county school districts to display portraits of Presidents George…
Read MoreBonifay man sentenced to 40 years for Lewd or Lascivious Molestation
Michael Nathaniel Simmons, a 44-year-old Bonifay man convicted in January of molesting a child at her church, was sentenced Wednesday,…
Read More‘Missy’s Law’ advances in Senate
A bill that would require people convicted of certain dangerous crimes to be immediately taken into custody unanimously passed the…
Read MoreCasey DeSantis’ food testing program snubbed in budget plans
Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis’ food testing program could stall as quickly as it began. The House and Senate released…
Read MoreHouse seeks to bar emergency funds for immigration enforcement
A fund that pays for emergency preparation and response is set to expire Monday, but the House and Senate are…
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