Sen. Wilton Simpson

Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, spoke Tuesday to the Senate to help open the 2021 legislative session. Here are his remarks, as prepared for delivery.

Florida lawmakers are facing a $2 billion budget shortfall. To fill that gap, Senate President Wilton Simpson says “everything is on the table.”

Senate leaders are embrace what may be the most conservative agenda in recent years as the Florida Legislature prepares for its 2021 session.

Senate President Wilton Simpson says it would lessen environmental and financial impacts while bringing the route closer to Tallahassee.

Top Republican leaders in the Florida House and Senate acknowledged there could be health care cuts as they struggle to craft a balanced budget amid the economic wreckage caused by the coronavirus.

Florida business groups have argued for years that retailers in the state are at a competitive disadvantage because out-of-state businesses aren’t collecting sales taxes.

Legislation would bar tech companies from blocking posts regarding political candidates

Gov. Ron DeSantis is seeking to set penalties while expressing concern companies such as Twitter and Facebook could disable or suspend a political candidate’s account in the run-up to an election.

It's in response to a bill that would increase penalties on violent protesters after some supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol.

It would crack down on protests and make it difficult for local government officials to trim spending on law enforcement.

Host Bradley George and Zac Anderson of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune have a wide-ranging conversation that touches on the new leaders of the state legislature as well as the amendments approved by voters in November.

Host Bradley George and Zac Anderson of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune have a wide-ranging conversation that touches on the new leaders of the state legislature as well as the amendments approved by voters in November.