Florida Lawmakers Could Ban Hourly Rates At Hotels To Reduce Human Trafficking
Hourly rates would be prohibited at hotels and other lodging establishments across Florida under a bill aimed at reducing human trafficking.
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Hourly rates would be prohibited at hotels and other lodging establishments across Florida under a bill aimed at reducing human trafficking.
A trial challenging Florida's new voting restrictions has begun with civil rights groups moving to block the sweeping Republican election law as an unnecessary burden on the right to cast ballots.
After two months of fierce legal battling, supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at allowing casinos in North Florida have dropped a lawsuit that alleged opponents tried to "sabotage" petition gathering.
As the former president prepared to tee off at one of his Florida golf courses, a fellow player introduced Donald Trump as the "45th president of the United States."
Florida voters won't have a chance to decide whether to legalize sports betting after supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment backed by major online gambling companies FanDuel and DraftKings acknowledged Friday they lack the required signatures to make it on the 2022 ballot.
The Florida Senate has unanimously passed a measure that would expand doctors' ability to prescribe certain controlled substances when treating patients through telehealth.
Florida already has a state pie — key lime — and the Senate on Thursday unanimously voted to make strawberry shortcake the official state dessert.
A House panel is scheduled Thursday to consider a controversial proposal that would prohibit doctors from performing abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
Officials have dropped the trespassing charge filed against a Black community activist who was handcuffed prior to the start of a news conference held by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this month, his attorney said.
After a walkout by Democrats who said they weren't getting answers, a Senate committee Wednesday signed off on the confirmation of controversial state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo.
A proposal that would designate strawberry shortcake as Florida's state dessert, not to be confused with the state pie, is ready to be served up in both legislative chambers.
A proposal aimed at limiting how various race-related concepts are discussed in classrooms and workplace training sessions received initial backing Wednesday in the House.
A proposal that would keep churches and other religious institutions open during declared emergencies was approved Wednesday by a key House committee as the full Senate is slated to take up the issue Thursday.
A Senate bill that would require school districts to identify shortages of school employees such as bus drivers and food service workers and take steps to fill vacant positions was approved in its first committee hearing Tuesday.
Classroom teachers, members of the military, and first responders could receive higher homestead property-tax exemptions under a measure lawmakers could put before voters in November.
