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The Florida Senate unanimously passed a bill to undo a 2023 law and leave it up to local officials to decide when schools start.

A rule boosted renewal costs to about $1.3 million, more than 22 times the $60,000 biennial fee paid in the past by pot companies.

Roundup of news headlines produced for WMNF Community Radio: Craft breweries, Tampa's streetcar, and discussions on Medicaid.

Skeptics of eliminating property taxes have argued that Florida would have to boost sales taxes to make up for lost revenue.

The Republican-controlled Florida House voted to pass the bill (HB 759), though it remains unclear whether the Senate will take up the issue.

The Florida bill would lower the rate from 6 percent to 5.25 percent, reducing revenue by $5 billion per year.

The bill would would impose new requirements on gathering, submitting & validating petition signatures & increase penalties for wrongdoing.

The bill would affect funding for public schools, voucher programs and home-schooling in Florida.

House Speaker Daniel Perez defended a bill to repeal a law shielding information about school presidential candidates from public disclosure.

An advancing bill would allow craft breweries to sell up to 5,000 beverages annually to vendors, without a distributor.

Listen: Tampa’s streetcar will stay fare-free through September after the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency voted to fund it earlier this month, but council members say this is only a temporary solution.  The TECO line streetcar...

By Jim Saunders ©2025 The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Pointing to a lack of tests about whether the substances were marijuana or legal hemp, a state appeals court Wednesday tossed out a drug-trafficking...