Tom Lee

A bill that would require public employers to check the immigration status of new hires through E-verify got its first hearing in a House committee…

This has been a frustrating week for one of the Legislature's most outspoken members – Sen. Tom Lee (R-Brandon), is in his 20th year in the chamber, and…

Senator Tom Lee's plan to close the so-called "gun show loophole" and require background checks for private sales is already running into headwinds. Lee…

Florida lawmakers are interested in addressing climate change. But they’re not setting any sort of renewable energy goals—which is something democrats…

Florida Senate President Bill Galvano is the driving force behind a new transportation plan coming up for another committee discussion in the Senate…

A proposal to expand the duties of Florida’s Lieutenant Governor will not be on the November ballot.Sen. Tom Lee (R-Brandon) calls his proposal a simple…

A proposal moving through the Florida Constitution Revision Commission—a body that meets one every two decades to bring proposed constitutional changes…

A proposal changing the eligibility requirements for becoming a judge in a state or county court is starting to move in a committee of the Constitution…

A proposal to give Florida’s Chief Financial Officer more duties failed to pass a subpanel of the state’s Constitution Revision Commission, but it may…

A bill seeking a three percent pay raise for state employees unanimously passed its first Senate panel Monday. And, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle…