Florida’s attorney general says he won’t defend post-Parkland gun law. Does he have to?
When the National Rifle Association in 2018 challenged a Florida bill prohibiting people under 21 from buying guns, ...
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Ben Albritton urges fellow Senators to get residents involved in hurricane prep program
Senate President Ben Albritton issued a memo to his colleagues in the Senate this week noting that Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis has arranged a reallocation of funds for the program. Given ...
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'Make Florida more affordable': Senate President Ben Albritton talks legislative priorities
From considering elimination of property taxes to a "rural renaissance," Florida Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, ...
Florida House Speaker wants permanent state sales tax cut
Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez said Wednesday he wants to lower the state's sales-tax rate, trimming revenue by almost $5 ...
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Leader of the Florida House wants to permanently cut state sales tax to 5.25-percent
Amid Florida’s affordability crisis, the Republican leader of the Florida House has proposed a significant cut in taxes ...
‘What’s changed?’ Bill to lower Florida’s gun-buying age questioned
Senate President Ben Albritton, who said he was profoundly affected by a visit to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, will ...
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Florida House approves a proposal to lower the gun purchasing age from 21 to 18
The full House okayed the proposal to lower the gun purchasing age from 21 to 18. Now, the bill heads to the Senate for ...
Florida Senate president, an NRA member, gets teary over Parkland as rifle law stalls
Republican Senate President Ben Albritton emotionally recalled walking the halls of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and ...
Florida residents would pay $5 billion less in sales taxes under House speaker's plan
Under Perez’s plan, the state sales tax would be cut from 6% to 5.25%. He couched the move as part of an effort to restrain ...
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'Make Florida more affordable': Senate President Ben Albritton talks legislative priorities
From considering elimination of property taxes to a "rural renaissance," Florida Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, has multiple priorities he's focusing on during this legislative session.