/tags/special-legislative-session special legislative session en-US WLRN Mon, 19 Dec 2022 12:30:00 GMT /state/2022-12-19/desantis-signs-bills-addressing-insurance-industry-and-hurricane-recovery Gov. Ron DeSantis signed bills intended to stabilize the insurance industry and provide $751.5 million for people and communities recovering from hurricanes. Mon, 19 Dec 2022 12:30:00 GMT /state/2022-12-19/desantis-signs-bills-addressing-insurance-industry-and-hurricane-recovery Jim Saunders /news/2022-06-01/floridas-new-property-insurance-condo-safety-laws-may-not-give-homeowners-relief-or-calm-troubled-markets Gov. Ron DeSantis has approved new laws the state hopes will calm a chaotic property insurance market, and eventually lead to rate decreases for homeowners. But some lawmakers and industry analysts say they worry the packages don’t deliver relief fast enough and don’t go far enough for property owners to see a difference. Wed, 01 Jun 2022 13:11:10 GMT /news/2022-06-01/floridas-new-property-insurance-condo-safety-laws-may-not-give-homeowners-relief-or-calm-troubled-markets Sarah Mueller /news/2022-05-24/florida-senators-propose-property-insurance-changes-aimed-at-stabilizing-market Florida lawmakers began moving forward Monday with a plan to try to bolster the state’s troubled property-insurance market, but homeowners shouldn’t expect immediate relief from soaring premiums. Tue, 24 May 2022 11:17:54 GMT /news/2022-05-24/florida-senators-propose-property-insurance-changes-aimed-at-stabilizing-market /news/2022-04-20/florida-lawmakers-take-up-gov-desantis-congressional-map The staff member who prepared a congressional redistricting map said race and party politics in now way factored into the final product being considered by the Legislature. Lawmakers were called back to the Capitol for a special session Tuesday to approve new congressional districts after DeSantis vetoed the maps they approved last month. Wed, 20 Apr 2022 10:20:24 GMT /news/2022-04-20/florida-lawmakers-take-up-gov-desantis-congressional-map Brendan Farrington | Associated Press /2022-04-19/special-session-on-redistricting-and-disney-world-reentering-society-after-prison-the-life-of-bill-baggs Lawmakers are in Tallahassee for a special session on redistricting maps. We meet a judge who helps former inmates return to society successfully — and find their purpose. Plus, this month’s Sundial Book Club pick is a biography about one of South Florida’s most influential newspapermen, Bill Baggs. Tue, 19 Apr 2022 21:19:42 GMT /2022-04-19/special-session-on-redistricting-and-disney-world-reentering-society-after-prison-the-life-of-bill-baggs Caitie Muñoz, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /news/2021-11-15/florida-lawmakers-are-taking-up-vaccine-and-mask-mandates-starting-monday Florida lawmakers are returning to Tallahassee to take up a slate of bills that would push back against the federal government’s vaccine mandates and limit local government authority to require COVID-19 immunizations. Mon, 15 Nov 2021 13:15:16 GMT /news/2021-11-15/florida-lawmakers-are-taking-up-vaccine-and-mask-mandates-starting-monday Lynn Hatter /news/2021-10-22/desantis-calls-for-special-session-on-vaccination-requirements-democratic-lawmakers-oppose Gov. DeSantis is calling on lawmakers to meet early to "strengthen" a statewide ban on vaccination and mask mandates, while Democrats decry the effort as "politically motivated." Fri, 22 Oct 2021 12:31:32 GMT /news/2021-10-22/desantis-calls-for-special-session-on-vaccination-requirements-democratic-lawmakers-oppose Valerie Crowder /news/2017-06-06/special-session-forces-florida-lawmakers-to-reconsider-incentive-funding This week’s special legislative session returns to an argument House lawmakers might have thought they put to bed. Florida Governor Rick Scott wanted a… Wed, 07 Jun 2017 03:12:10 GMT /news/2017-06-06/special-session-forces-florida-lawmakers-to-reconsider-incentive-funding Nick Evans /politics/2015-08-13/amendments-to-redistricting-plan-revealed Changes to a proposed map of Florida's 27 congressional districts emerged Wednesday, a day before key hearings in the House and Senate about how to comply… Thu, 13 Aug 2015 18:47:00 GMT /politics/2015-08-13/amendments-to-redistricting-plan-revealed Brandon Larrabee - News Service of Florida /show/the-south-florida-roundup/2015-05-15/florida-roundup-campaigning-locally-nationally-for-2016-elections Today on The Florida Roundup, how does campaigning in Miami-Dade County's mayoral election affect candidates' chances at a win?Sen. Marco Rubio's ally in… Fri, 15 May 2015 15:01:55 GMT /show/the-south-florida-roundup/2015-05-15/florida-roundup-campaigning-locally-nationally-for-2016-elections