District 16 includes parts of South St. Petersburg and then goes across Tampa Bay to encompass a large portion of ...

Senate spokeswoman Katie Betta said in an email that President Ben Albritton intends to revive the rural proposal next year.

Lawmakers aren’t expected to approve a "rural renaissance" plan, which included a measure to help attract health care ...

Armed with a new ‘framework’ for a budget deal, House and Senate negotiators held formal meetings June 3 to resolve ...

The BriefAccording to Sen. Albritton's memo, the negotiated agreement includes $2.25 billion in recurring revenue reductions.

Senate President Ben Albritton wants back-to-school and hurricane preparedness tax holidays made permanent. In comments to ...

Nearly a month after leaving the Capitol without passing a budget, House and Senate leaders said Friday night they had ...

The plan as outlined in memos to House and Senate members is for legislators to begin formal budget conference meetings on ...

BUDGET BREAKTHROUGH  Are sales tax holidays included in the new Florida budget? What about a property tax rebate? Here's ...

House Speaker Daniel Perez accused Senate President Ben Albritton of backing out of a “historic tax proposal” that the leaders outlined last week as they extended the annual legislative session to ...

A memo from Florida state Sen. Ben Albritton Friday night announced that ... reduction to recurrent state spending, while the Senate was pushing to cut property taxes. The disagreement caused ...

Florida Senate President Ben Albritton last week confirmed to reporters he expects a controversial bill that would allow employers to pay certain workers less than minimum wage is likely dead in ...