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Divided over budget and tax cuts, Florida Legislature heads to OT with next step TBD
With the Florida Legislature headed into overtime, House and Senate leaders said they’re hitting the pause button.
Policy, budget war boils over in Florida Capitol as DeSantis slams 'House of Pettiness'
Heading for overtime and deadlocked on budget talks, to say Senate GOP leaders expressed frustration with the House would be ...
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State parks, child labor, open carry and more wins and losses in Florida's 2025 legislative session
Senate President Ben Albritton and House Speaker Daniel Perez announced an extended session with lawmakers slated to return ...
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The Florida Session is Going Into Overtime: What Bills Will Lawmakers Debate?
TALLAHASSEE—After a grueling 60-day legislative session marked by tension, infighting, and a rare rebellion from the GOP, ...
Session derailed by dollar divides, deep distrust, then late-hour deal emerged
The 2025 legislative session unraveled amid an increasingly tense House-Senate clash over a massive tax-break package, a $4.4 ...
Florida House, Senate leaders reach budget 'framework' deal. Includes $2.8 billion in tax cuts
Miami, and Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, made the announcement on the final scheduled night of a contentious 60 ...
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Florida state parks, open carry, child labor, and more winners and losers from the 2025 legislative session
A session that started under the lingering shadow of a bitter yet short-lived argument over immigration came sputtering to an ...
Less productive Fla. legislature heads to overtime
John Kennedy, Florida Capitol Bureau Reporter with the USA TODAY Network and Tallahassee Democrat joined FOX 35's Garrett ...
Florida lawmakers left Tallahassee without a budget deal. Here’s what happens next
Lawmakers, who will not be in Tallahassee next week, need to pass a budget before the start of the fiscal year. Also, ...
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Florida Legislature’s 2025 Session: wins and losses
A session that started under the lingering shadow of a bitter yet short-lived argument over immigration came sputtering to an ...
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'Sniping at hecklers at a fish shack': Ex-allies track Ron DeSantis' big 'fall' from grace
Some of the enemies Ron DeSantis made as during his ascent to Florida governor are relishing the reversal of his political ...
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Session derailed by dollar divides, deep distrust, then late-hour deal emerged
Still, the budget and tax-cut package agreed to by Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, will force a lengthy extended session. Lawmakers will have till June 6 to finalize their work.