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The Florida Senate late Thursday approved a measure aimed at boosting immigration enforcement that critics maintain could have far-reaching implications for migrants in the state, such as people seeking asylum from Communist regimes and children awaiting reunification with their families.
In one of the most bitterly disputed issues of the 2022 legislative session, the Florida Senate has passed a bill prohibiting doctors from performing abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
New political maps for the Florida House and Senate were approved by the state Supreme Court on Thursday but the battle to redraw lines might not be over.
US Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who has roots in South Florida, is on Capitol Hill Wednesday for a series of meetings with senators.
The Florida Senate moved forward Tuesday with contentious education measures that would increase scrutiny of school library books and limit how certain race-related concepts are taught, though senators tweaked one of the bills passed by the House last month.
As the Florida Senate prepares for a vote on the Parental Rights in Education Bill, some teachers and students wore purple this Tuesday to show solidarity with LGBTQIA students.
The day after Congressman Ted Deutch announced he would not run for re-election and would instead become the CEO of the American Jewish Committee, he said his decision "isn't about fleeing Congress or running away from Congress, this is really an opportunity to run to something that is unique."
The House and Senate continued Tuesday to disagree on the length of an extension for the Visit Florida tourism-marketing agency.
The Florida House is expected Wednesday to approve a proposal that would establish a new resiliency office directly under Gov. Ron DeSantis, after Democrats were unable to make changes to address the causes of rising seas.
Ted Deutch, who has served in Congress since 2010, will not run for re-election and will resign his House seat before the end of his term so he can take a leadership position with a major Jewish American advocacy group
A proposal by Gov. Ron DeSantis to help recruit law enforcement officers from other states was picked up Monday by the Senate.
Florida's Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried called Monday for the state to divest from Russia-tied businesses, as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine.
After Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed him without seeking the usual support from Florida Cabinet members, Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Shawn Hamilton appears headed toward confirmation by the Senate.
An informal straw poll on Sunday at the Conservative Political Action Conference revealed former President Donald Trump was the top pick of who they would support in a GOP primary for president in 2024.
Leading Republicans spent much of three days avoiding Donald Trump's chief grievances or ignoring him altogether as they unified behind a midterm message designed to win back the voters the polarizing former president alienated while in office.
