Mike Vasilinda

Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Toni Schuck was honored Tuesday morning by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state Cabinet for her quick efforts in stopping a motorist who authorities said drove past road closure signs during the Skyway 10K Bridge Run earlier this month.

Gov. Ron DeSantis in November announced his plans to suspend the state’s 26.5 cent per gallon gas tax. He pushed the idea again during his State of the State address in January.

The University of Florida is beginning its search for a new president this month, and legislation heading to the governor’s desk could make it the first such search held behind closed doors since the late 1960s.

The Florida Senate on Wednesday moved the state closer to a ban on abortions after 15 weeks.

New legislation to protect consumers data is on the move this week in the state Capitol.

Nursing home patients are required by state law to receive three point six hours of direct care each day. Two and a half of those hours are to be from a certified nursing assistant -- and another hour by a registered nurse.

Florida employs nearly fifteen percent of all the commercial truck drivers in the nation, and there is a shortage.

The new restrictions being proposed come as uncertainty looms over last year’s changes, which are now tied up in federal court.

Florida lawmakers want nearly $70 million in the coming year’s budget to strengthen fatherhood in Florida through grants and education.

The full House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday approved cutting $200 million from the budgets of 12 Florida school districts that defied the state’s ban on mask mandates.