Jax City Council committee wants Gov. DeSantis’ DOGE team to probe books Florida PoliticsAdam PolaskiMay 5, 2025Book Bans, Florida, DOGE
LGBTQ advocates celebrate wins after Pride flag banning bill and others fail this Session Florida PoliticsAdam PolaskiMay 3, 2025Florida, LGBTQ
Legislature passes Live Local Act update with some added protections for historic buildings Florida PoliticsAdam PolaskiMay 1, 2025Florida, Housing
Legislature blocks local governments from interfering with Donald Trump Presidential Library Florida PoliticsAdam PolaskiApril 29, 2025Florida
House sends amended Live Local Act update back to Senate without city-sought safeguards Florida PoliticsAdam PolaskiApril 29, 2025Florida
Senate to reconsider zoning bill already voted down on the floor Florida PoliticsAdam PolaskiApril 24, 2025Florida, Inclusionary Zoning, Housing
House panel clears major Live Local Act update for full floor vote Florida PoliticsAdam PolaskiApril 22, 2025Florida
Bill pitting sea turtles vs. Americans for Prosperity advances in House Florida PoliticsAdam PolaskiMarch 11, 2025Environment, Energy, Animals
Senate committee advances Jason Brodeur bill giving state control over presidential libraries Florida PoliticsAdam PolaskiFebruary 18, 2025Florida
Gov. DeSantis strips worker wage, heat protection powers from cities Florida PoliticsAdam PolaskiApril 12, 2024Florida, Environment, Labor, Employment
Sierra Club seeks vetoes from Gov. DeSantis Florida PoliticsAdam PolaskiMarch 9, 2024Florida, Environment, Climate Change
Senate pairs heat exposure preemption, child labor bills Florida PoliticsAdam PolaskiMarch 7, 2024Florida, Labor, Environment, Climate Change
House passes homeless public sleeping ban, a Gov. DeSantis priority Florida PoliticsAdam PolaskiMarch 1, 2024Homelessness, Florida
Senate votes for state control over food delivery apps Florida PoliticsAdam PolaskiFebruary 29, 2024Business, Florida
That’s a wrap: Bill letting local governments ban plastics fails to advance Florida PoliticsAdam PolaskiFebruary 28, 2024Plastic Bag Bans, Energy, Environment
Preemption of local government hiring preferences on public works projects advances in Senate Florida PoliticsAdam PolaskiFebruary 21, 2024Florida, Labor, Employment
Cities withdraw suit against state review of law enforcement budgets Florida PoliticsAdam PolaskiJune 9, 2023Florida, Policing, Racial Justice
Jax Mayor-elect Donna Deegan says ‘local rule’ a priority Florida PoliticsAdam PolaskiMay 21, 2023Florida, Home Rule
Legislature passes bill enabling businesses to sue local governments, halt ‘arbitrary or unreasonable’ ordinances Florida PoliticsAdam PolaskiMay 3, 2023Florida, Business
One top cop per county: Legislature passes Miami-Dade-focused bill setting Sheriff jurisdictions Florida PoliticsAdam PolaskiMay 1, 2023Florida, Policing
