Christine Sexton

The spending plan includes Everglades funding, raises for select state workers, tax exemptions for hurricane-resistant windows and gun accessories, and continued support for HIV treatment programs

Since 2024, abortion funding costs have increased by 30% and costs for travel and accommodations have have risen by 13%, according to the National Network of Abortion Funds

Top legislative Republicans in the House and Senate altered the plan Monday to exempt from reduction or potential elimination the property taxes

New data show the need for support for women seeking the procedure has nearly doubled in the four years following reversal of Roe v. Wade, with the number of calls for assistance reaching 158,000 in 2025, up from 82,000 calls in 2022. Since 2024, abortion funding costs have increased by 30% and costs for travel […]

New data show the need for support for women seeking the procedure has nearly doubled in the four years following reversal of Roe v. Wade, with the number of calls for assistance reaching 158,000 in 2025, up from 82,000 calls in 2022. Since 2024, abortion funding costs have increased by 30% and costs for travel […]

Top Florida Republicans altered a sweeping property tax relief plan to exempt public school funding and local services, defying Gov. DeSantis as critics warn of county bankruptcies

The Florida Legislature is moving quickly to put into play a revamped proposal pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to drastically reduce property taxes, homestead

The proposed constitutional amendment must get a “yes” vote from 60% of voters in the November elections to become law.

New data show the need for support for women seeking the procedure has nearly doubled in the four years following reversal of Roe v. Wade, with the number of calls for assistance reaching 158,000 in 2025, up from 82,000 calls in 2022. Since 2024, abortion funding costs have increased by 30% and costs for travel […]

The Legislature overhauled the proposal so that it would not apply to the property taxes used to fund Florida’s public school system.