House Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell says if the state cuts property taxes, the fall-out will be on the shoulders of local government

Gov. Ron DeSantis has had six years to improve Florida. Republicans have had decades. Instead, they’ve chased culture war distractions while household costs skyrocketed and the residents’ lives got worse, according to House Democratic Leader Fentrice Driskell.

Tampa, said any waste in state government is because of the Republicans who have run the state for the last three decades.

Florida lawmakers say they want to investigate insurance companies. Meanwhile, Gov. Ron DeSantis calls for action on property taxes and condos.

House Democrats in Tallahassee are calling on the governor to investigate Florida insurance companies, claiming they are broke, all while transferring profits to their affiliate companies.

As Fentrice Driskell prepares to lead her fellow Democrats during the Florida legislative session that opens next week, she faces her greatest challenge since first elected House Democratic Leader by

House Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell, third right, speaks to journalists after Gov. Ron DeSantis gave his State of the State address to a joint session, at the state capitol in

SB 870, filed by Senate Democratic Leader Pro Tempore Tracie Davis, would remove the six week-ban from current law and allow abortions until viability, which is considered to be around 24 weeks of pregnancy. Driskell is planning to file a House companion bill.

The legislation would essentially restore state law to where it was before Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022. Tampa Rep. Fentrice Driskell admits it will be a tough sell in the GOP-dominated Legislature.

House Speaker Daniel Perez said a 2022 state report that was not shared with lawmakers shows insurance companies might have been hiding profits “while telling us they were in a crisis.”