State Senator Keith Perry previews 2022 legislative session
March 11, 2022
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) -The 2022 legislative session starts Tuesday sending our North Central Florida representatives to Tallahassee with bills ready... View Article
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Senate Bill 7070: Education bill makes changes
May 6, 2019
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – Senate Bill 7070 gives new scholarship opportunities for students in grades K-12 whose guardians make an... View Article
Joe Henderson: Bringing music education back to schools strikes right chord
April 29, 2019
You could call the last ten years as the decade the music died in Florida public schools. A bill by... View Article
Senate bill could reduce prison time for some
April 4, 2019
Perry wants to increase inmates’ “gain time,” opposes requiring payments to restore rights A bipartisan bill in the Florida Legislature... View Article
Florida Senate eyes tax breaks for diapers, school needs
April 4, 2019
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (NSF) – A series of proposed tax breaks, from exemptions on baby and adult diapers to creating a... View Article
Gruters, Perry lead session in number of bills filed
March 6, 2019
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – For the next two months, Florida state senators will gather to discuss, vote on or simply... View Article
Florida First Step Act could bring major criminal justice reforms
February 19, 2019
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CNS) — Criminal justice advocates are pushing a sweeping reform package aimed at reducing criminal sentences and helping... View Article
Perry suggests U.S. 441 causeway over Paynes Prairie
January 11, 2019
Sen. Keith Perry, R-Gainesville, discussed the proposal Friday morning during the University of Florida’s eye-opener breakfast. Florida state Sen. Keith... View Article
Keith Perry wins State Senate District 8
November 7, 2018
Incumbent GOP candidate Keith Perry of State Senate District 8 held on to defeat Democrat Kayser Enneking 50% to 48%.... View Article
Keith Perry leads in final poll of SD 8
November 6, 2018
Incumbent Republican Sen. Keith Perry leads Democratic challenger Kayser Enneking by 4 points in the final poll of Senate District... View Article