Florida Senate to "clarify" state's resign to run law
The amendment would add language basically saying Florida’s "resign to run" law doesn't apply to those campaigning for President or Vice President.
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The amendment would add language basically saying Florida’s "resign to run" law doesn't apply to those campaigning for President or Vice President.
The proposal is aimed at undoing an agreement between Disney and the former Reedy Creek Improvement District board
The Senate on Monday released a tax package that includes sales-tax holidays, along with breaks on baby and toddler products, Energy Star appliances, oral hygiene products and gas stoves.
The Republican-controlled Senate voted 28-12 along party lines to pass the bill
New bill would give fire stations, hospitals the option to install climate-controlled boxes where parents could drop off babies
A new bill, supported by the Indiana-based Safe Haven Baby Boxes, would give fire stations and hospitals the option to install the group’s ventilated and climate-controlled boxes, where parents could drop off their babies without interacting with fire or hospital employees.
The bill addresses changes in 43 sections of state's election laws
Jacqueline Quynh reports the bill would impose further restrictions on voter registration groups, create a new crime for harassing election workers and relax campaign finance reporting rules.
Thieves cut catalytic converters off vehicles and sell them for their precious metals
The Florida Senate on Tuesday passed a plan that would bar doctors and other healthcare providers from offering treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy to transgender minors.
Last summer, the DeSantis administration asked the medical boards to ban gender-affirming care for youths
The Florida Senate on Monday approved a bill to ban abortions after six weeks, a measure supported by Gov. Ron DeSantis as the Republican prepares to launch his expected presidential candidacy.
Measure eliminates the requirement for unanimous jury recommendations before judges can impose death sentences
New law has drawn criticism from some groups because it will bar local rent controls
Opponents say the bill would effectively end legal abortions in Florida
Opponents say the bill would effectively end legal abortions in Florida
The bill would reverse changes made in 2017 that required a unanimous juror vote
Opponents have called it an attack on the state's migrant community
Jacqueline Quynh reports the changes could potentially put hundreds of thousands of Floridians at risk of becoming criminals if they are caught with people who are in the country illegally.
Measure would allow judges to sentence defendants to death based on the recommendations of eight of 12 jurors
Lawmakers will consider the requests as they negotiate a budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal year
The "Live Local Act" includes providing incentives for private investment in affordable housing
The bill also includes school-safety proposals
State lawmakers approved spending $1.25 billion during a special session devoted mostly to issues about property insurance.
Florida lawmakers began moving quickly Monday to pass major property-insurance changes, with supporters saying the plan would stabilize the troubled system and critics saying it would hurt consumers.
