TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – The House on Friday approved the largest ever proposed expansion of Florida’s school voucher program. If Gov. Ron DeSantis signs the bill, all K-12 students in Florida would be eligible for taxpayer-funded vouchers to attend private…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — All K-12 students in Florida may soon be eligible for an in-state private school voucher. Republican lawmakers advanced a universal school voucher bill on Tuesday, bringing the largest expansion of school vouchers in Florida history one…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) – Florida’s tort reform package cleared its first hurdle at the House Civil Justice subcommittee on Friday. GOP leaders are calling it “Florida’s most significant tort reform overhaul” in the state’s history. “For many years,” said Governor…
A day after former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton threw his endorsement behind his challenger, retired Judge George Grasso, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz added two more endorsements to the growing list of labor organizations backing his re-election campaign. Police agencies…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) – With the regular session just around the corner, Republican lawmakers are considering changes to Florida’s abortion laws. There has been speculation about changes to Florida’s abortion laws since the 15-week ban was signed last year. Asked…
Parents, residents and local businesses can now apply to be voting movers and shakers for their Community Education Council and Citywide Education Council. Applications are still open – but not for much longer – for four positions on both councils:…
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Federal law prohibits Americans from purchasing firearms if they use drugs, even in states like Florida where medical marijuana use is legal. Now, several federal cases make the fate of firearms and fresh kale in Florida…
Governor Cathy Hochul on Wednesday marked the beginning of the next two months of budget negotiations with the state Legislature with his release. $227 Billion Fiscal Year 2024 Executive Budget Proposal, The governor’s balanced executive budget for the coming fiscal…
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – As gun violence continues to rise across the country, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has a new leader trying to reverse that trend. Steve Dettlebach became director of the ATF in July. He…
Monterey Park, Los Angeles US police confirmed this Sunday that the lifeless body found inside a parked van by law enforcement is that of the alleged perpetrator of the shooting that killed ten people and injured ten others in Monterey…