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Florida restores early voting days, moves back primary

May 23, 2019 at 9:10 p.m.

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Still smarting from jokes about Florida's inability to run statewide elections, Florida lawmakers approved a package of revisions on Friday to give voters more time and...

Florida passes record budget, backed by sales tax revenue

August 24, 2021 at 2:03 p.m.

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Florida legislators, following a trend among states bouncing back from the national recession, adopted a record $74.5 billion spending plan on Friday and adjourned their 2013...

Florida restores early voting days, moves back primary

August 24, 2021 at 2:01 p.m.

Florida lawmakers pass bill to limit state-run property insurance

August 24, 2021 at 2:01 p.m.

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - The Florida Senate sent Governor Rick Scott a bill on Thursday designed to reduce the state's exposure to catastrophic financial losses from a hurricane by gradually...

Florida legislators approve measure to speed up executions

August 24, 2021 at 1:42 p.m.

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - The Florida Senate sent Governor Rick Scott a package of capital-punishment reforms on Monday designed to prevent condemned killers from spending decades on Death Row, despite...

Florida approves online-only public university education

August 24, 2021 at 1:22 p.m.

TALLAHASSEE (Reuters) - Public university students in Florida next year will be able to start working toward college degrees without actually going to college, under a law Governor Rick Scott...

Florida legislature passes bill to end permanent alimony

August 24, 2021 at 7:50 a.m.

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Florida lawmakers approved a bill on Thursday that would eliminate permanent alimony and set limits on the amount of financial support an ex-spouse receives based on...

Florida legislature passes bill to end permanent alimony

May 23, 2019 at 9:09 p.m.

Florida legislature passes bill restricting drone use

May 23, 2019 at 9:09 p.m.

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - The Florida legislature passed a bill on Wednesday restricting the use of unmanned drones by law enforcement agencies in the state, out of concern over privacy...

Florida legislature passes bill restricting drone use

August 24, 2021 at 7:45 a.m.

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - The Florida legislature passed a bill on Wednesday restricting the use of unmanned drones by law enforcement agencies in the state, out of concern over privacy...

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