Bill Montford

TALLAHASSEE — State Sen. Maria Sachs, D-Delray, is now part of the Senate Democrats' leadership team, Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich announced Wednesday. Sachs replaces former Sen. Tony Hill, D-Jacksonville, as minority whip, joining Sen. Bill...

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate passed a proposed constitutional amendment Tuesday that would place new handcuffs on the power of future legislators to tax and spend. The Senate voted 27-13 to place a new tax revenue cap for state government before...

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate has voted to shield automakers from some injury-lawsuit payouts in wrecks where a defective part may have caused an injury. The Florida Supreme Court ruled in 2001 that auto-makers could be held solely at fault for...

Yellow school buses could be decorated with commercial advertising under a bill the Senate education committee passed today. Selling such ads could raise $250,000 a year for a district with 200 buses, said Sen. Bill Montford, D-Tallahassee, the bill's...

A Senate panel OK’d a measure Tuesday to help Florida collect sales tax from online purchases made by Floridians from companies that have no physical presence in Florida and have not been paying taxes to the state. The measure, passed by a 5-1 vote,...