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Onur/stock.adobe.comLawmakers were expected to return to Tallahassee for more negotiations next week, But leaders in the House announced Friday they won’t be moving forward after Senate leaders expressed reservation about passing the House’s tax proposal -
Rebecca Blackwell/AP/APThis week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke with Rep. Vicki Lopez, who is the co-chair of a new House select committee that will consider proposals aimed at reducing property taxes. We also spoke with an abortion provider in North Florida about the impact of Florida’s 6-week ban and more.
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Florida Decides Healthcare had been trying to place Medicaid expansion on the 2026 ballot when the bill became law -
Republican lawmakers say the new law is an attempt to prevent fraud. Those suing say it's damaging to democracy. -
Metropolitan Ministries is losing 30 staff members because of the trickle-down effects of federal actions to downsize AmeriCorps, a national volunteer collective. -
President Donald Trump's administration says it's going to pay immigrants in the United States illegally who've returned to their home country voluntarily $1,000 as it pushes forward with its mass deportation agenda. -
After three hurricanes hit the state in 2024, Florida lawmakers have approved changes involving issues such as debris removal and rebuilding storm-damaged homes. -
The bill would have closed a loophole to require all businesses, not just those with fewer than 25 employees, to verify whether new employees are eligible to work in the U.S. -
Nadine Smith, Equality Florida executive director, said, "Once again, we've done what many thought was impossible: not one anti-LGBTQ bill passed this session." -
In an interview with St. Pete Catalyst, Mayor Ken Welch said he has “never supported” a high-density development to replace the airport. -
On "The Florida Roundup," host Tom Hudson spoke with Rolando Aedo with the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau about potential implications of altering tourist development taxes. -
Opponents of the new law say it makes changing the state Constitution prohibitively expensive -
They include immigration reform and an investigation into First Lady Casey DeSantis' Hope Florida Foundation. -
The Florida Education Association said the Legislature and governor's actions have led to a decline in reading and math scores and a teacher and staff shortage.
