Florida House committee approves bill tightening rules for ballot initiatives
A Florida House committee on Wednesday approved a controversial ballot-initiative measure that would impose new requirements on gathering, submitting and validating petition signatures and increase penalties for wrongdoing.
Florida House Speaker proposes sales tax cut, sparking budget debate
Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez said Wednesday he wants to lower the state’s sales-tax rate, trimming revenue by almost $5 billion a year.
'The Atlantic' publishes Signal group chat that shared attack plans
The Atlantic has released excerpts of the Signal group chat that top U.S. security officials used to discuss plans for the military to attack the Houthis in Yemen. A journalist was included in the chat.
Mike Waltz will not be fired after leaking secret war plans
President Donald Trump is not planning to fire national security advisor Mike Waltz in the wake of The Atlantic's reporting of an apparent national security breach. The president described Waltz as a "good guy" and added that the "attack was a success," referring to the U.S. operation against the Houthis in Yemen that was discussed on the text chain between senior Cabinet officials.
Florida Senate bill would tweak funding, tracking for school voucher programs
The Florida Senate has introduced a bill to tweak funding and tracking for school voucher programs.
Florida House considers bill to lower minimum age for rifle purchases from 21 to 18
Florida lawmakers are considering a bill to lower the minimum age for buying rifles from 21 to 18, reversing a law passed after the Parkland shooting.
Sibling showdown for state senate seat in Orange County
State Rep. Lavon Bracy Davis has announced her plans to run to replace Sen. Geraldine Thompson, who dies last month after complications from surgery. One other person has announced plans to run for the seat — Davis' brother Randolph Bracy.
President Trump to eliminate Department of Education
Connie Albers — award-winning author, podcaster and speaker, as well as parenting, education and family expert — joins FOX 35 to discuss how President Donald Trump's executive order to dismantle the Department of Education could impact schools locally.
Political headlines with Doug Luzader: March 21, 2025
Doug Luzader, FOX News D.C. correspondent, joins FOX 35 to talk about the latest political headlines, including illegal immigration and deportation, President Donald Trump recently signing an executive order to eliminate the Department of Education, and Trump calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to rein in judges.
Trump orders a plan to dismantle the Education Department
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department , advancing a campaign promise to take apart an agency that's been a longtime target of conservatives.
President Trump moves to shut down Department of Education
FOX News Correspondent Doug Luzader joins FOX 35 live from Washington, D.C. to discuss he latest political happenings, including President Donald Trump's plan to move ahead the shut down of the U.S. Department of Education today.
Florida Senate bill proposes increasing highway speed limits to 75 mph
Highway speeds could increase under a bill that has started moving forward in the Florida Senate.
Florida lawmakers move to delay school start time law for high schools
Florida lawmakers are moving forward with a bill that would shield school districts from a 2023 law mandating later high school start times.
Senate passes Trump’s budget plan with help from some Dems
The Senate passed a six-month spending bill Friday, hours before a government shutdown.
Florida lawmakers scrutinize insurers over hidden profits, rising rates
Florida House members Friday began digging into questions about property-insurance companies sending money to affiliated firms and shareholders while arguing the industry was losing money.
Court upholds Florida's gun purchase age limit, fueling legal, political debate
Saying the restriction is “consistent with our historical tradition of firearm regulation," a federal appeals court on Friday upheld the constitutionality of a Florida law that raised the minimum age to purchase rifles and other long guns from 18 to 21.
Florida House moves to lower gun purchase age, reviving post-Parkland debate
Florida House Republicans on Wednesday backed a proposal that would repeal part of a law passed after the 2018 mass shooting at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and allow people under age 21 to buy rifles and shotguns.
Bear hunt backlash: FWC to hear public comment on first proposed bear hunt in 10 years
The controversial topic of bear hunting is back up for discussion in Florida. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is hosting a virtual public meeting to gauge the public’s interest in hosting their first bear hunt in 10 years.
Florida lawmakers advance bill to rename Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America
Florida lawmakers advanced a bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, aligning with a Trump-era executive order.
Florida Senate panel backs bill to ban fluoride in public water systems
While many communities in Florida have opted to remove the fluoridation process from public water supplies, proposed legislation in Tallahassee would prevent local governments from adding fluoride to water.