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About 50 educators were unable to cash $1,000 bonus checks they received from the state, Florida Department of Education officials acknowledged Friday. The agency says the state is working to correct the mistake.
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Alexander Borisenko/stock.adobe.comThe Florida Department of Health is trying to scuttle a public-records lawsuit seeking information about COVID-19, arguing that requested reports don’t exist and that the underlying data is confidential.
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A top corrections official offered a stark picture of Florida’s prison system Wednesday, warning that lawmakers must boost salaries of corrections workers to avert a looming disaster as the system grapples with high turnover rates, dangerously low staffing levels and fatigued employees. -
The Florida Department of Health’s rule change has short-circuited a lawsuit filed by several school districts over COVID-19 mitigation protocols.
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Rep. Paul Renner was formally chosen as the next House Speaker on Tuesday. The Palm Coast Republican is preparing to move into one of Florida's most powerful positions following the November 2022 elections.
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More than two years after a fierce legislative debate, a federal judge on Tuesday blocked key parts of an immigration law that banned so-called sanctuary cities in Florida.
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Florida’s new surgeon general says the state shouldn’t be making public health decisions out of fear, and that vaccination mandates are not the answer to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Florida lawmakers will follow a new set of rules when drawing the state’s legislative and congressional district maps. The changes are meant to prevent intentional partisan gerrymandering from happening this time around.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis says lawmakers will consider a proposal during the next legislative session to end standardized testing in Florida's public schools. What that will look like remains to be seen.
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Florida's oversight of the state's fragile natural resources has improved under Gov. Ron DeSantis but remains far behind where it was a decade ago, according to a new report by a nonprofit advocacy group supporting current and former government employees involved in environmental protection.
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Bills filed in the Florida House and Senate would give voters a say in whether to turn school board elections into partisan contests.
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A federal judge Wednesday rejected a request by parents of disabled children to block Gov. Ron DeSantis’ efforts to prevent school districts from requiring students to wear masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.
