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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’
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Florida Republicans want to ban cities from using ID cards for undocumented immigrants
Ingoglia said the bill and other legislation are designed to ‘take away the magnets’ that help attract undocumented immigrants to Florida
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Appeals court sets date for arguments in case of Orlando, Tampa dog bars
The case centered on sanitation certificates that county health departments issue to establishments
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Florida House Speaker won’t consider restoring Disney’s control of special district
‘I think we’ve gone on the right path at least, I don’t want to go back,’ Renner said
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Florida bill making it illegal to cruise in the left lane moves through Senate
The bill would set non-criminal fines up to $158 for using left lanes unless drivers are attempting to pass other motorists
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Florida Republican proposes ‘open carry’ of firearms
The bill also would allow lawmakers to carry concealed firearms to legislative meetings and in the state Capitol complex
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Florida Republican wants to shield cops involved in shootings from public records
The issue stems from a dispute over the identities of two Tallahassee police officers involved in separate use-of-force incidents
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Florida Republican files bill that would eliminate almost all mail-in voting
The bill would allow mail-in voting only for certain groups, such as people absent from their home counties or people who have illnesses
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Florida Senate Republican files bill to ban use of preferred pronouns in government agencies
The bill mirrors a House bill filed in November
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Elon Musk shielded from testifying in Florida lawsuit stemming from fatal Tesla crash
The passenger’s father filed a lawsuit and alleged that a Tesla technician had disabled software that limited the car’s top speed to 85 mph
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Committee aiming to put abortion rights on Florida’s 2024 ballot collects over 860K signatures
The Florida Division of Elections website showed 863,876 valid petition signatures for the proposal
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Committee aiming to put abortion rights on Florida’s 2024 ballot nears signature requirement
The Florida Division of Elections website Friday showed 833,743 valid petition signatures for the proposal
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Two Florida Republicans want to ban red-light cameras
Sen. Ileana Garcia, R-Miami, filed a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban the use of ‘traffic infraction detectors’
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Florida Republican files bill to allow chaplains in schools
Parents would have to give written consent for their children to receive services from chaplains
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Florida Republican files bill banning local governments from flying flags that represent ‘sexual orientation and gender’ or race
Equality Florida, a LGBTQ-advocacy organization, criticized the bill
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Committee aiming to put abortion rights on Florida’s 2024 ballot collects over 750K signatures
The committee faces a Feb. 1 deadline for meeting the requirements
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Florida looks to double size of medical marijuana industry within next 6 months
Kimball’s office accepted 74 applications for 22 additional licenses during an application period that ended in April
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Florida GOP widens registration gap over Democrats by nearly 700,000 voters
Republicans hold all statewide offices, a majority in Florida’s congressional delegation and supermajorities in the Florida House and Senate
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Florida House backs bill allowing homeowners to shoot bears without a permit
‘We need to be able to protect ourselves and our property,’ sponsor Jason Shoaf said