2012 bills

Congress is producing little this election year that will become law, yet both parties are churning out bills designed to make the other side look bad…. Read more »

Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill that would ban state and local governments from hiring any companies that do business in Cuba or Syria.

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The Justice Department has approved the Legislature’s redistricting maps for the state House and Senate as well as Florida’s 27 congressional seats…. Read more »

Once a tense rivalry, the relationship between President Barack Obama and Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton has evolved into a genuine political and policy partnership…. Read more »

Critics say the sudden decision to embrace a new polytechnic university highlights Florida’s image as a state with a haphazard, politically driven university system. It lacks a strong, unifying vision, yielding schools more known for their mediocrity and sports teams than academic stature…. Read more »

Despite opposition from a group that governs high school athletics, Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill Friday that will change the way eligibility is determined for high school athletes…. Read more »

The Florida Supreme Court says the Republican-led Legislature’s do-over of the state Senate’s redistricting map meets constitutional muster…. Read more »

The Florida Association of Counties and 47 individual counties sued the state on Thursday to challenge a new Medicaid law that’s expected to cost local taxpayers millions…. Read more »

Even as reaction to Gov. Rick Scott’s veto of $1.5 million for Florida’s rape crisis centers was going viral online, the governor was attending a Crime Victims’ Rights Week event hosted by Attorney General Pam Bondi…. Read more »

Gov Rick Scott on Tuesday signed into law a measure that makes it easier for cities and counties to use reclaimed water, but includes changes sought by environmental groups to ensure the state will maintain control over the resource.

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A proposal to stop capping rates for new policies will go before the Citizens board Thursday, setting the stage for a potential political “firestorm,” one expert predicted…. Read more »

In addition to endorsing a new state university, Gov. Rick Scott on Friday signed more than two dozen other bills related to the budget, including a measure reducing government contributions to retirement plans for more than 100,000 public workers…. Read more »

Gov. Rick Scott on Friday signed a bill that calls for transforming a current branch campus of the University of South Florida in Lakeland into a stand-alone university.

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Although it remains a shadow of an initiative that once had $300 million a year in funding, the land-buying program received $8.4 million from the Legislature for next year. … Read more »

A $2 million veto by Gov. Rick Scott will mean fewer attorneys to represent low-income residents through foreclosure proceedings, domestic violence hearings and consumer fraud cases, legal aid officials and a top Democrat lamented Wednesday…. Read more »