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Florida will appeal ruling after judge says state can't enforce pronoun law against teacher
Walker’s decision said that the law violated the First Amendment
By News Service of Florida
Tags: Florida News, LGBTQ+, Florida pronoun law, Ron DeSantis, Florida Legislature
Tampa Democrat Ashley Brundage aims to become Florida's first transgender member of state Legislature
'We are witnessing an unprecedented wave of policies that undermine the rights and dignity of LGBTQ+ Floridians'
Tags: Florida News, Ashley Brundage, Tampa Democrat, Florida Legislature
Florida bill that would allow for more teen labor on construction sites heads to the full House
The Florida bill fits into a trend of child labor rollbacks being proposed or enacted in state legislatures across the country
By McKenna Schueler
Tags: Florida News, Labor, child labor, Florida child labor law, Florida Legislature, HB 917, Florida Rep. John Snyder
Florida Senate drops the ball on attempt to restrict flags with 'political viewpoint'
The bill is flailing after a key committee adjourned before members voted on the proposal
By Ryan Dailey, NSF
Tags: Florida News, Florida Senate, Florida Legislature, Florida pride flag, Florida civil rights restrictions
Proposed Florida bill would restrict teachers' latitude in attempt to quash 'identity politics'
'You want our teachers to be robots'
Tags: Florida News, Education, Florida Legislature, education in Florida, culture wars, DEI
Florida lawmakers want tougher regulations for artificial intelligence use
Measures filed by Senate and House Republicans target issues such as potential defamation of people using AI in media and use of the technology in political advertising
Tags: Florida News, artificial intelligence, AI, Florida legislature
Less than a year before the 2024 elections, Florida is still brawling over DeSantis' redistricting plan
‘A historically performing benchmark district for Black voters was not just diminished — it was eliminated,’ read the dissent, in part.
By Jim Saunders, NSF
Tags: Florida News, Elections, redistricting, Florida District 5, proportional representation, voting rights, DeSantis
Florida Democrat refiles bill to create a state labor department
Similar bills filed by Florida Democrats have failed to advance in the past, with little attention paid by lawmakers in either major party.
Tags: Florida News, Labor, Florida Rep. Angie Nixon, Florida Legislature, wage theft, labor, worker protections in Florida
Florida Senator Rick Scott endorses Trump over DeSantis for president
Scott wrote an opinion piece in Newsweek that said he supports 'my friend President Donald J. Trump'
Tags: Florida News, Rick Scott, Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump, presidential election, election polls, Florida election
Florida Attorney General sues Biden administration over mess resulting from anti-union law Gov. DeSantis championed
Ashley Moody claims unlawful federal government ‘overreach,’ but unions warned this would happen before the law was passed.
Tags: Florida News, Labor, Ashley Moody, Ron DeSantis, Blaise Ingoglia, Florida unions, Florida union-busting, Florida Legislature, state AG lawsuits, transit workers, federal grants, Biden administration, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Transportation
Here's how State Senate president Kathleen Passidomo punished an environmental advocate who 'disrespected' her
Gov. DeSantis reappointed Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch; Passidomo squashed that
By Craig Pittman and Florida Phoenix
Tags: Florida News, Environment, Lake Okeechobee, Big Sugar, fertilizer runoff, Florida water pollution, Florida environmental issues, blue-green algae, DeSantis appointees, South Florida Water Management District, Florida Legislature, politicians petty behavior, Kathleen Passidomo, Jacqui Thurlow Lippisch
Here are some of the more than 1,500 projects included in Florida's record $117 budget
The budget still needs approval from Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has line-item veto power
By Jim Turner, the News Service of Florida
Tags: Florida News, Florida state budget, Florida projects, Ron DeSantis, Florida legislature, Florida record budget
Orlando attorney John Morgan wants NBA stars Grant Hill and Dwyane Wade to run for Senate in Florida
It’s unlikely either athlete would win the race, but this might be Wade’s moment
By Chloe Greenberg
Tags: Orlando Area News, Elections, Florida Senator, Rick Scott, John Morgan, Grant Hill, Dwayne Wade, Orlando Magic, Miami Heat, Florida senate race, Florida elections, Central Florida, Florida politics
Florida Republicans take aim at ‘living wage ordinances’ and, by extension, working families
‘It’s painfully obvious that the GOP doesn’t give a damn about the working class of this state.’
Tags: Florida News, Labor, workers rights, labor rights, florida legislature, florida republicans, florida afl-cio, florida worker bill, living wage ordinance
Florida lawmakers approve death penalty bill to end unanimous jury recommendations
The bill would affect only the sentencing process and not what is known as the “guilt phase” of murder cases
By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida
Tags: Florida News, Ron DeSantis, Ron DeSantis, Florida death penalty bill, death penalty, unanimous jury recommendations
Florida legislature gives DeSantis permission and a budget to transport migrants out of state to so-called ‘sanctuary’ areas
House Democrats called the measure a ‘political ploy’ to help DeSantis
Tags: Florida News, Elections + Politics, Ron DeSantis, migrant flights, Florida immigration, Florida legislature, SB 6-B
Florida Sen. Rick Scott launches campaign against Mitch McConnell for minority leader position
Tags: Florida News, Florida, Senate, Rick Scott
Subpoena seeks conversations around Florida redistricting in lawsuit claiming new districts are discriminatory
Tags: Florida News, Florida, Ron DeSantis, redistricting, elections
Lawsuit claiming Florida's new congressional districts are 'racially discriminatory' moves forward after election
Tags: Florida News, Elections + Politics, redistricting, Florida, lawsuits
Lawmakers, DeSantis admin members can be questioned in lawsuit against Florida redistricting
Tags: Florida News, Florida, redistricting, lawsuits
Jon Stewart mocks Florida Sen. Rick Scott, GOP for vote against vets
'You don’t support the troops. You support the war machine'
By Colin Wolf
Tags: Florida News, Elections + Politics
Appeals court rules injunction against Florida redistricting maps 'patently unlawful'
Tags: Florida News, Elections + Politics, Florida, maps, redistricting, voting, elections, lawsuits, Ron DeSantis
Florida Sen. Rick Scott says Democrats 'constantly go to taking somebody’s Second Amendment rights away' following Uvalde shooting
By Alex Galbraith and Matt Laslo
Tags: Florida News, Elections + Politics, Uvalde, Texas, Florida, Rick Scott, school shooting, guns, Slideshow
Florida voting rights groups appeal redistricting map fight to state Supreme Court
Tags: Florida News, Elections + Politics, Florida, redistricting, lawsuits, supreme court
Florida voting rights groups hope to rush redistricting case to state Supreme Court
By NSF
Tags: Florida News, Elections + Politics, Florida, redistricting, Ron DeSantis, voting, elections, lawsuits
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Orlando is the least walkable city in the country, says study
A naked cruise embarks from Florida next year
By Alexandra Sullivan
Winter Park-based Tijuana Flats closes 10 Florida stores following bankruptcy filing
A unique double-story geometric dome home made from a combination of brick, wood and stone is now for sale in Florida. Dubbed…
Judson's Live kicked off their monthly Sunday brunch concert series this weekend. The audience dined on elevated Southern fare and, even more…
By Jim Leatherman
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By J.D. Casto
If you've been paying attention, you know that Orlando has been unwavering in its major strides in the culinary scene. Constantly welcoming…
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