by staff | Mar 6, 2026 | Florida News
Union members rallying against SB 1296 in Tallahassee on March 2, 2026. (Photo by Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix) A proposal backed by a conservative think tank and Gov. Ron DeSantis that could prove to be another major hit to public sector labor unions in Florida won...
by staff | Mar 6, 2026 | Florida News
Senate Democratic Leader Lori Berman debates on the Senate floor on March 6, 2026. (Photo by Jay Waagmeester/Florida Phoenix) The Republican-controlled Florida Senate Friday voted down an effort to prod the state into finally expanding Medicaid to low-income,...
by staff | Mar 6, 2026 | Florida News
Miami Republican Sen. Ileana Garcia with members of Beyond the Bars in Tallahassee on March 6, 2026. (Photo by Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix) A year after the Legislature threatened to repeal the state law governing day labor in Florida, the Senate voted unanimously on...
by staff | Mar 5, 2026 | Florida News
Senate President Ben Albritton addresses reporters on Dec. 8, 2025, in advance of the 2026 legislative session. (Photo by Jay Waagmeester/Florida Phoenix) Rural Renaissance appears to have been put out to pasture for a second consecutive session. House Speaker Daniel...
by staff | Mar 5, 2026 | Florida News
Sig Sauer P320 (Photo from Sig Sauer’s website) The Florida House has passed legislation to provide immunity for gun manufacturers in “certain products liability actions” based on “any design feature, functionality, safety mechanism, or performance standard that...
by staff | Mar 5, 2026 | Florida News
The Fourth Floor Rotunda in the Florida Capitol. (Photo by Michael Moline/Florida Phoenix) The Florida Senate has approved creation of a statewide 18-member task force on antisemitism that must submit a report and policy recommendations to the governor and legislative...
