10 big issues in 2025 Florida legislative session
- Florida lawmakers finished most 2025 legislative session business Friday night in Tallahassee but must return to finalize the budget.
- Last year’s intense political battles over marijuana and abortion amendments led lawmakers to pass stricter ballot initiative rules and harsher penalties.
- The session approved a bill focused on petition-gathering reforms and a $2.8 billion tax cut framework after extended House-Senate budget negotiations.
- Governor Ron DeSantis promptly approved the legislation that targets petition-gathering procedures and enhances penalties for related violations.
- The session’s outcomes indicate ongoing fiscal negotiations and continued efforts to limit ballot measures amid broader political tensions.
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10 Big Issues in 2025 Session
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida Though they will have to return to Tallahassee to hammer out a budget, Florida lawmakers Friday night finished most of the business of the 2025 legislative session. Here’s a look at 10 big issues from the session — some that passed, some that didn’t and some that remain up in the air. — BALLOT INITIATIVES: After fierce political battles last year over proposed constitutional amendments on recreational…
10 big issues in 2025 Florida legislative session
Though they will have to return to Tallahassee to hammer out a budget, Florida lawmakers Friday night finished most of the business of the 2025 legislative session. Here’s a look at 10 big issues from the session --- some that passed, some that didn’t and some that remain up in the air.BALLOT INITIATIVES: After fierce political battles last year over proposed constitutional amendments on recreational marijuana and abortion, lawmakers passed a bi…
Lawmakers Recap Legislative Session – WRBI Radio
State representatives Alex Zimmerman and Lindsay Patterson, and Sen. Jean Leising appeared at Friday’s Legislative Recap. (WRBI Photo) (Batesville, IN) – State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg), and Representatives Lindsay Patterson (R-Brookville) and Alex Zimmerman (R-North Vernon) gave an overview of the 2025 Indiana General Assembly session during the Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce’s Legislative Lunch and Learn Friday afternoon at Ivy Tech…
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