Inside Florida Politics

Florida lawmakers descended on the state Capitol Tuesday for the beginning of the 60-day legislative session. Journalists John Kennedy, Zac Anderson and James Call discuss the start of session, including Gov. Ron DeSantis's opening day speech, a rebuttal from Democrats and a rally organized by teachers.

State lawmakers will gather in Tallahassee next week to kick off the annual 60-day legislative session. Journalists Zac Anderson, John Kennedy and Mark Harper discuss the upcoming session, a recent report by Harper on the proliferation of big money in political action committees controlled by state lawmakers and opposition from Florida farmers to President Donald Trump's rewrite of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

President Donald Trump became just the third president in American history to be impeached. Journalists Zac Anderson and John Kennedy discuss how Florida lawmakers voted on impeachment, friction among GOP leaders heading into Florida’s legislative session and some of the most surprising and consequential stories in Florida politics over the last year.

Florida lawmakers have had plenty to say during U.S. House Judiciary Committee hearings on impeachment. Journalists Zac Anderson and John Kennedy discuss how the Judiciary Committee members from Florida are contributing to the impeachment debate, a controversial abortion bill advancing in the Florida Legislature, another open Florida congressional seat and a push by Gov. Ron DeSantis to require high school civics testing.

More Florida lawmakers are getting involved as impeachment moves from the House Intelligence Committee to the Judiciary Committee. Journalists Zac Anderson and John Kennedy discuss how impeachment is playing in Florida, how Republicans and Democrats are banding together to try and kill a proposed ballot measure and a recent interview with Florida Senate President Bill Galvano.

Florida's governor unveils $91.4 billion budget plan topped by pay raises for teachers. Reporters John Kennedy and Mary Ellen Klas discuss how it's playing with state lawmakers and why the Democratic Party is sending campaign staff here.

Public hearings have begun in President Donald Trump's impeachment inquiry and Florida leaders have some strong opinions. Journalists Zac Anderson and John Kennedy discuss the reactions in Florida to impeachment moving into a critical new phase, more revelations about Gov. Ron DeSantis’s connection to a Ukrainian-born man mixed up in the impeachment drama and a hotly-debated abortion bill that had a hearing in the Florida Senate.

Florida voters cast ballots in municipal races around the state. Journalists John Kennedy and Zac Anderson discuss some of the Florida election results, a big state Supreme Court hearing on felon voting rights issue and a new job for former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Florida lawmakers are questioning the teacher pay raise put forward by Gov. Ron DeSantis. Journalists John Kennedy and Zac Anderson discuss the concerns surrounding the pay proposal, a major milestone in the push to get a $15 an hour minimum wage on the Florida ballot and the Florida GOP's dysfunction

A new poll finds Florida voters are evenly split on the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. Journalists John Kennedy and Zac Anderson discuss the latest impeachment news out of Florida and some early action in the Legislature, including an abortion bill and a vote to oust Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel.