Sarah Mueller
ReporterSarah Mueller is a journalist who has worked for media outlets in several states since 2010. She earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism in 2010 and worked as a print reporter covering local government and politics. She earned a master’s degree in Public Affairs Reporting in 2016 and began covering state government and politics for public radio member stations in Illinois, Florida and Delaware. Sarah is now a freelance reporter in Florida and is studying documentary filmmaking.
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The state legislature has added condo building reform to this week’s special session on property insurance. Lawmakers faced pressure to overhaul current laws after a deadly building collapse in South Florida last year, but the two chambers failed to reach a compromise during the regular legislative session. -
A Senate committee approved two bills Monday aimed at curbing rising property insurance rates. State lawmakers came back in a special session to address soaring insurance costs and market instability, yet even the sponsor says the proposed reforms may not produce immediate results. -
A draft Supreme Court opinion that would eliminate federal abortion protections raises concerns that other rights not specifically spelled out in the U.S. Constitution could also be targeted. -
The Jefferson County School District is holding a job fair Thursday night in Tallahassee. The district is staffing up as it prepares to regain control of its schools in the fall. -
Governor Ron DeSantis has set the clock going to sunset Disney's self-governing district, called Reedy Creek. The district has been in place since the 1970s, but DeSantis called on lawmakers to revoke it, after the company criticized the so-called Don't Say Gay law. Lawmakers approved the sunset provisions this week, but in a series of controversial moves that may have skirted the state's open government laws. -
Florida lawmakers have cleared the way to punish the Walt Disney Corporation for its opposition to a new state law that limits school instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation. The proposals strip Disney of its ability to collect taxes and issue bonds, and eliminate a social media carveout for theme parks. -
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' flexed his power this week in Tallahassee as lawmakers okayed the governor's controversial redistricting plan and curbed Disney's special jurisdiction. -
Bowing to Gov. Ron DeSantis, the Florida Legislature on Tuesday advanced two proposals aimed at punishing Walt Disney Co. for criticizing a controversial new law. -
LGBTQ students, parents and teachers say they’re already feeling the chill from legislation they call the “Don’t Say Gay” bill and civil rights groups filed a lawsuit against the new law this week. -
Governor Ron Desantis signed legislation Monday that bans the teaching of gender identity and sexual orientation in grades K-through-3 at an elementary school outside Tampa. It requires that instruction in other grade levels be “age-appropriate.” DeSantis says the law, dubbed by critics as the "Don’t Say Gay" bill, protects parental rights.
