Forget the “West Bank” — the Florida House has voted overwhelmingly to replace the reference in all public and charter schools and state agencies with “Judea and Samaria.” The final vote was 92-14.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – While several property tax cut proposals are in the works, one has finally been approved by the Florida House, putting it on track to appear on the ballot later this year. That ...

The Florida House voted 80-30 to pass HJR 203, a proposal to eliminate most property taxes. HJR 203 would exempt all non-school property taxes on homestead properties over 10 years. It includes ...

While lawmakers like the proposal, there are concerns it might contain too much regulation on those institutions. A House bill designed to increase cybersecurity among financial institutions in ...

TALLAHASSEE — Without warning, public debate or coordination with the Senate, the Florida House late Thursday released an austere $113.6 billion spending plan for next year that does not fund key ...

The Florida House of Representatives passed a bill 112-1 this week to designate the American flamingo as Florida's state bird and the Florida scrub jay as the state's songbird. The lone 'No' vote was ...

GAINESVILLE – Florida’s House voted late Wednesday to establish the American flamingo as the new state bird, a step toward knocking the mockingbird off its perch after nearly a century. It wasn’t ...

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A key vote in the House of Representatives failed on Tuesday night after a small group of House Republicans rebelled against their leaders over a measure that would have blocked Congress from ...

Skye Sherman is a writer with more than nine years of experience covering travel, lifestyle, and all things Florida. As a (rare) fourth-generation Floridian, she has intimate knowledge of America's ...