Gov. Ron DeSantis vented frustration with GOP House leaders even as lawmakers advanced budgets with large gaps in many spending areas.
Republicans defended two House seats in Florida while both parties hoped to win a coveted seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is celebrating much-needed victories in Florida that will expand the House majority.
The outcome of Florida's 1st District special election gives House Republicans some breathing room in the narrowly divided chamber.
Randy Fine, newly elected to Congress in Florida's 6th District, is expected to take the oath of office in the Capitol at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
DeSantis also proposed a "Second Amendment Summer" sales-tax holiday between Memorial Day and the Fourth of July that would temporarily remove sales taxes on ammunition, firearms and related items.
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The Hope Florida Foundation is operating as a “direct support organization” under state law, but apparently not complying with any of the provisions of that law, the House analysis notes.
The Badger State hosts the nation's most expensive court race to date, while the Sunshine State seeks to fill two House seats in deep red districts.