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One county Democratic chair said the open Democratic primary idea is "divisive" and would lead to "heated internal conversation."
The new legislative session for Florida lawmakers begins in October, but the first policy bill of the 2026 session has been filed, pushing to change the state bird.
After a contentious legislative session this year that required overtime to hammer out a budget, Florida lawmakers could again face decisions about limiting spending during the 2026 session.
Beginning in 2022, Bracy Davis was twice elected to represent House District 40, which includes parts of west Orlando and Pine Hills, before she announced her resignation in April in order to run for Senate.
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FOX 35 Orlando on MSNFlorida's open carry ban overturned: Sheriffs laud decision but caution gun owners to know these restrictions
A Florida appeals court has struck down the state’s long-standing ban on openly carrying firearms, ruling that the Second Amendment protects the right of law-abiding citizens to carry guns in public.
Orange County, Florida voters are electing representatives for Senate District 15 and House District 40 in a special election.
Following Wednesday’s decision by the Florida First District Court of Appeal striking the state’s ban on openly carrying firearms, Brevard County Sheriff
House Speaker Daniel Perez named members of a Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting, which will be chaired by Rep. Mike Redondo, a Miami Republican. Redondo, who is in line to serve as Florida House Speaker after the 2030 election cycle, did not serve in the Legislature when lines were last drawn in 2022.