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
House passes Miami-Dade-inspired bill setting Sheriff jurisdiction, limiting city police defunding Florida PoliticsAdam PolaskiApril 28, 2023Policing, Criminal Justice, Florida
Senate passes bill enabling businesses to sue local governments, halt ‘arbitrary or unreasonable’ ordinances Florida PoliticsAdam PolaskiMarch 8, 2023Florida
Senate panel advances ‘Live Local Act’ to boost affordable housing, ban rent control Florida PoliticsAdam PolaskiFebruary 9, 2023Florida, Rent Control, Housing
Broward County leaders laud Republican-backed housing bill — to a point Florida PoliticsAdam PolaskiJanuary 31, 2023Florida, Housing
Lawmaker refiles bill letting businesses sue local governments over ‘arbitrary or unreasonable’ ordinances Florida PoliticsAdam PolaskiJanuary 28, 2023Florida
Amelia Island residents make push for tree protections, repeal of preemption law Florida PoliticsAdam PolaskiJanuary 12, 2023Environment, Florida
Republican mayors hold online forum with Carlos Guillermo Smith supporting home rule Florida PoliticsAdam PolaskiNovember 5, 2022Florida, Home Rule
Nassau County adds support to rural broadband push in Legislature Florida PoliticsAdam PolaskiOctober 4, 2022Broadband, Florida, Technology
Lawsuit against anti-riot bill’s ‘defund the police’ provision advances Florida PoliticsAdam PolaskiSeptember 20, 2022Policing, Racial Justice, Florida
