Ingoglia's bill, SB 1498, aims to further tighten Florida’s restrictions on illegal immigration by targeting employers.

Ingoglia’s bills, which do not yet have House companions, come less than three weeks after Gov. Ron DeSantis called for higher homestead exemption levels. The Governor said that while some local governments “do a pretty good job” of using the money for local services and upkeep, others waste it.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis faces a newly skeptical Legislature as the state confronts property insurance and other issues in the 60-day session.

Ron DeSantis’ plan for a Florida version of Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” to root out excessive government spending would include auditing local governments budgets. And in the future,

The bills have been filed for consideration by Florida lawmakers during the 2025 legislative session that begins next week.

After three back-to-back special sessions on illegal immigration and a bill to crack down on the issue, Florida state lawmakers say these efforts are far from over.

While DeSantis had said earlier he would appoint Uthmeier to succeed former Attorney General Ashley Moody, he made it official during a brief ceremony at the Old Capitol. DeSantis last month appointed Moody to the U.S. Senate, after Marco Rubio was picked by President Donald Trump to become U.S. secretary of state.

Ron DeSantis describing him as a "bulldog," James Uthmeier ... that try to challenge our constitutional order and try to harm the unborn." Sen. Blaise Ingoglia, a Spring Hill Republican and DeSantis ally, praised Uthmeier for helping advance DeSantis ...

James Uthmeier was officially sworn in as Florida attorney general on Monday, succeeding Ashley Moody after she was appointed to the U.S. Senate.

The position of attorney general is arguably the second most powerful one in Florida’s executive branch. Florida’s top legal officer position came open after DeSantis appointed Ashley Moody to the U.S. Senate spot that had held by Marco Rubio, who was picked by President Donald Trump to become Secretary of State.

Sen. Blaise Ingoglia (R-Spring Hill) filed a proposed amendment on Tuesday that would authorize the legislature to freeze in place property taxes to homes affec