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Florida House expected to pass anti-transgender bills targeting healthcare, drag shows, bathrooms
‘We have three bills that will target LGBTQ+ people for no reason but political motivation’
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Florida House will take up bill that bans gender-affirming treatments for trans minors this week
The House is scheduled to take up the issue during a floor session Tuesday
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Former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum’s corruption trial starts next week
Gillum and a longtime adviser were indicted last year on charges including wire fraud
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Gov. DeSantis signs bill to push $200 million to expand Florida wildlife corridor
The corridor is envisioned as connecting 18 million acres of land from the Florida Keys to the Panhandle
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Orlando abortion clinic faces fines over 24-hour waiting period law
The case centers on a waiting-period law that passed in 2015 but did not go into effect until April 25, 2022
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Petition to put recreational pot on Florida’s 2024 ballot tops 635K signatures
The political committee Smart & Safe Florida is leading the initiative effort, which has been bankrolled by the Trulieve medical-cannabis firm
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Gov. DeSantis signs Florida’s ‘constitutional carry’ gun bill into law
The bill will do away with a decades-old licensing process, including background checks and training
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Measure to push back school start times approved by Florida House
The changes would have to go into effect by July 2026
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‘Disney Defenders’ launch ballot initiative to put Reedy Creek in Florida Constitution, restore its powers
The political committee would need to submit 891,589 valid petition signatures to the state to get on the 2024 ballot
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Gov. DeSantis’ travel records would be kept secret from the public under new bill
Senate bill sponsor Jonathan Martin, R-Fort Myers, said disclosure of information about the governor’s travel could expose security operations
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Ex-Florida lawmaker behind ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law pleads guilty to $150K COVID relief fraud
Harding, who received $150,000 in disaster assistance, in February 2021 admitted to federal investigators that he lied on the application
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Florida Senate panel advances bill cracking down on drag shows
The Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco would be able to revoke licenses of lodging or food-service establishments for violations
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Florida Republicans want to legalize ‘Back the Blue’ flags for homeowners with HOAs
Bill sponsor James Buchanan, R-Osprey, said the measure was inspired by a “Blue Line Club” club of homeowners in his district
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Proposal to ban abortion at six weeks in Florida advances, amid emotional debate
The Senate Health Policy Committee approved the measure, after lengthy and often-emotional testimony and debate
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Florida trans youth can no longer start gender-affirming care, as treatment ban takes effect
Children who have begun to socially transition but have not started puberty blockers would be ineligible for treatment
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Giant African land snail invasion puts part of Florida under quarantine
The snails pose threats to parts of the agriculture industry and human health
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Amendment to make school board races partisan could go to Florida voters in 2024
If the amendment passes, partisan school-board races would begin in 2026
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Florida’s six-week abortion ban bill gets its first hearing this week
The debate will come after lawmakers last year passed a measure to prevent abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy
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Ron DeSantis’ friends gave him $10 million in February, for no particular reason
One guy from Pennsylvania gave $2.5 million to the governor’s political committee, Friends of Ron DeSantis