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Moms for Liberty co-founder backed for Florida ethics panel, despite heavy opposition
Democrats peppered Tina Descovich with questions about her connections and conflicts of interest
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Florida bill banning social media for minors under 16 heads to DeSantis’ desk
DeSantis has expressed concerns about the bill, pointing to issues of parental rights
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Florida Gov. DeSantis plans to sign bill releasing Jeffrey Epstein’s grand jury records
The House and Senate this month unanimously approved the bill
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Gov. DeSantis casts doubts on new Florida bill making it illegal to hog the left lane
‘Are we going to be pulling people over for that? How would that work?’ DeSantis said
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Florida Republicans back bills that target ‘community IDs’ issued to immigrants
Bill sponsor Blaise Ingoglia said the legislation is part of Florida being ‘at the forefront of fighting illegal immigration’
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Florida is one step closer to making it easier to kill bears
People would not be allowed to possess or sell bear carcasses after the killings
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Florida House unanimously approves bill to designate A1A as ‘Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway’
Lawmakers have moved to honor Buffett after the musician died in September
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Gov. DeSantis wants to limit ‘bad-faith objections’ to Florida school books
‘If you’re somebody who doesn’t have a kid in schools and you’re going to object to 100 books — no, I don’t think that that’s appropriate,’ DeSantis said
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Florida bill making it illegal to hog the left lane clears committees
The bills would prevent drivers from using left lanes unless they are passing other motorists
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Florida House and Senate bills seek to eliminate police review boards
The House Judiciary Committee approved the measure in a 16-3 vote.
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Florida bill that would protect historic monuments may be dead over public comments about protecting ‘white culture’
Senate sponsor Jonathan Martin argued that his bill and intentions have been mischaracterized as protecting the Confederacy
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Orlando to Tampa passenger rail plan gets changed in Florida Legislature
Brightline has signaled that it wants to extend the service to the Tampa area
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‘You need meat, OK’: DeSantis now targeting lab-grown meat in Florida
‘I know the Legislature is doing a bill to try to protect our meat,’ DeSantis said
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Florida House panel votes to lower age limit for gun purchases
The bill would reverse an age requirement included in a school-safety law passed after the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
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Bear ‘self-defense’ bill moves ahead in Florida House
The proposal, aimed at allowing people to kill bears in self-defense, heads to the House floor
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Florida manatee deaths decreased by nearly half in 2023
The total was down from 1,100 deaths in 2021 and 800 in 2022
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DeSantis concerned about ‘breadth’ of Florida bill that would ban minors from social media
DeSantis said the bill ‘likely is going to evolve’ in the Legislature
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Florida bill would financially penalize college students who ‘promote a foreign terrorist organization’
For example, it calls for such students to be required to pay out-of-state tuition rates, which are higher than in-state rates.
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Florida House to pass bill banning minors from having social media accounts
The bill would require companies to use ‘reasonable age verification methods’ for all users
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Equality Florida decries ‘alarming’ slate of anti-LGBTQ+ bills filed for 2024 session
The organization is opposing 22 bills ‘that attack the freedoms, the rights and dignity of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Floridians’