A proposed constitutional amendment approved by a Senate committee this week would stop public financing for campaigns for statewide offices. WMNF’s Chris Young reports the proposal would repeal a section placed in the Florida constitution in 1998.
The House bill doesn’t mention LGBTQ pride flags by name, but that hasn’t stopped opponents from protesting a bill that restricts the kinds of flags that can wave on government and school property. Tom Flanigan has that.
Jackson County officials are looking over recovery plans for areas affected by last week’s devastating tornado. As county leaders prepare to spend millions of dollars to cover repairs, one business owner is trying to decide on what he should do next. Adrian Andrews has the story.
A bill to make the Flamingo Florida’s new state bird cleared its first committee stop Tuesday. Regan McCarthy reports efforts to oust the current state bird—the mockingbird—have been ruffling feathers for decades.