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Christian Ziegler elected as new chair of the Republican Party of ...
WebFeb 18, 2023 · Christian Ziegler (photo credit: Christian Ziegler’s Facebook page) Christian Ziegler has been elected to chair the Republican Party of Florida. Ziegler defeated Leon County Republican Executive Committee Chair Evan Power in a vote taken during the Florida Republicans’ annual meeting in Orlando on Saturday. Power was elected as vice …
Lawmakers approve massive gambling expansion for FL but the …
WebMay 19, 2021 · Craps, roulette, and other forms of gambling associated with casinos are coming to Florida. Sports betting, too. The Florida House voted, 97-17, to that effect on Wednesday, capping a three-day special session on ratification of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ massive gambling compact with the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The Senate had done …
Short-term vacation rental bill passes in FL Senate, but regulations …
WebFeb 1, 2024 · Florida lawmakers took significant steps Thursday toward regulating short-term vacation rental platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo, but local officials fear that the measure won’t resolve the conflicts that have existed for years in their communities. That said, the Florida Senate passed a measure [SB 280) that includes the issue of occupancy for …
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FL’s minimum wage boost faces a struggle; advocates warn of low …
WebMar 9, 2021 · Florida workers are set to get a boost in the minimum wage in September to $10 per hour — part of the constitutional amendment approved by voters in 2020 that increases the state’s minimum wage incrementally until it reaches $15 per hour in 2026. But the Florida Legislature is already looking to tinker with the […]
Florida House approves $20 million for victims abused at Dozier …
WebFeb 29, 2024 · The Florida House unanimously approved legislation Thursday to provide $20 million for victims who endured physical beatings and sexual abuse decades ago at the then-Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in North Florida. The measure (HB 23), sponsored by Escambia Republican Michelle Salzman and Duval Republican Kiyan Michael, calls for …
FL lawmakers pass state regulations on short-term vacation …
WebMar 7, 2024 · After coming up short for nearly a decade, the Florida Legislature on Thursday approved a contentious proposal to give the state more power to regulate short-term vacation rentals like Airbnb and Vrbo that have changed the vacation landscape, from the Panhandle to Orlando to South Florida. The measure still needs to be signed by Gov. […]
FL Senate pushes boost in minimum wage for state workers; …
WebFeb 4, 2022 · The Florida Senate on Friday announced a plan to raise the minimum wage for state employees to $15 an hour, an initiative led by Senate President Wilton Simpson, who also wants to hike pay for school bus drivers and other school vendors. In a written statement Friday, Simpson said the next state budget should reward school personnel, …
Five years after Parkland, proposal to allow 18-year-olds to …
WebMar 23, 2023 · Five years after the Florida Legislature and then-Gov. Rick Scott passed a package of gun reforms in the immediate aftermath of the Parkland school shooting massacre, a committee in the state House advanced a bill Thursday that would repeal one of those provisions – reducing the age to purchase rifles and other long guns from 21 to …
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