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The state's Senate has unanimously passed a measure that would close a loophole in Florida's sexual offender registration law in response to a child molester who didn't have to register because he didn't pay a court-ordered fine.
One day after a search was conducted at the Palmetto Bay home of former state Senator Frank Artiles, the Miami-Dade State Attorney's announced that charges had been filed in connection to last November's District 37 election.
The House is slated next week to consider a controversial bill that would crack down on violent protests and take a series of other law-and-order steps, as Democrats argue the measure would violate First Amendment rights and have a chilling effect on peaceful protests.
A search was conducted Wednesday morning at the Palmetto Bay home of former state Senator Frank Artiles.
Part of a House plan to combat impacts of rising sea levels drew bipartisan support Monday in what is expected to be a short trip through Senate committees.
A proposal is once again in play to eliminate an untouched pool of state money approved in 2014 to help build and renovate professional sports stadiums.
Former President Donald Trump is expected to meet with Republican Sen. Rick Scott this week, a source familiar with the meeting told CNN, at a time when the party is heatedly debating Trump's role in its future.
It appears Gov. Ron DeSantis is canceling almost all COVID-related fines.
The House approved the final version of President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill on Wednesday.
With backing from Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Florida Senate committee on Wednesday approved a wide-ranging proposal to revamp vote-by-mail laws, including banning the use of drop boxes and taking aim at a practice known as "ballot harvesting."
In last November's election, only about one percent of mail-in ballots were rejected in Florida due to mismatched or missing signatures, but nearly three-quarters of those voters were able to fix the problem and have the ballot count, according to a new study.
An alcohol "to go" bill motored through a second Senate committee Tuesday without opposition.
A proposal that would require many out-of-state online retailers to collect sales taxes on purchases made by Floridians will be one of the first bills taken up by the state Senate.
A Florida House panel Tuesday will take up a controversial bill that would make changes in Florida's medical-marijuana laws, including limiting the amount of euphoria-inducing THC in marijuana products.
The Florida House on Friday passed two COVID-19 bills that Republican leaders made a priority for the 2021 legislative session, as they seek to protect businesses from lawsuits and crackdown on vaccination scams.
