Special Session on budget set for mid-April
Lawmakers will soon begin a weekslong round of talks on Florida’s spending plan for next year, with plans…
Tallahassee approves $8.9M police contract, rejects road development extension
DOWNTOWN TALLAHASSEE, FL — Tallahassee commissioners approved an $8.9M police deal and rejected a road extension request from…
Florida lawmakers set to not have budget done by Day 60 as $1.4B gap remains
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) – Florida lawmakers will not pass a state budget by Friday’s scheduled…
Florida legislative session nearing end with hundreds of bills dead for the year
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) – Hundreds of bills, including property insurance reforms and AI consumer protections,…
Florida officials, lawmakers probe stalled Medicaid application
The state of Florida and the Trump administration are at odds over the status of a multibillion-dollar application…
BSO takes budget fight to Capitol, but its budget doesn’t add up
Gov. Ron DeSantis, right, and Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org Broward Sheriff Dr. Gregory Tony…
Florida lawmakers begin budget negotiations with $1.4 billion gap
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) – Florida lawmakers are positioned to negotiate the state’s multi-billion-dollar budget after…
Winner and Loser of the Week in Florida politics — Week of 2.8.26
For several of the last few weeks, we’ve used this intro to talk sports and keep it lighthearted…
Florida House releases budget proposal as Senate delays theirs
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) -The Florida House released its budget proposal late Thursday, proposing the state…
Senate, House $72M apart on funding new FAMU-FSU engineering building
Senate and House lawmakers agreed last year to apportion $40 million for the design and construction of a…
House, Senate millions apart on some USF funding
The House and Senate are largely aligned on proposed spending for the University of South Florida, but in…
Senate earmarks $200M for citrus research, far more than House
The Senate just released spreadsheets for its 2026-27 budget proposal, and they reveal several wedge issues that may…