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Florida bill weakening child labor protections on construction sites heads to full Senate
The bill fits within a trend of proposed child labor rollbacks popping up in state legislatures across the country.
By McKenna Schueler
Tags: Florida News, Labor, Florida child labor bill, Florida child labor, child labor bill Florida, construction child labor bill, child labor Florida, Corey Simon, Home Builders Association, Florida Senate, SB 460, Florida SB 460
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
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
By News Service of Florida
Tags: Florida News, firearm bill, open carry bill, Florida open carry, Florida gun law, Florida 2024 legislative session, Ron DeSantis
Florida attorney general asks state supreme court to reject felon gun challenge
An attorney for convicted felon William Edenfield in August asked the Florida Supreme Court to take up a constitutional challenge to the law
Tags: Florida News, Florida guns, Florida felons, felon rights, gun rights
Matt Gaetz’s 75-year-old dad wants to return to politics
No other candidates have emerged for the state Senate seat, but Don Gaetz said he anticipates he will face competition
By Jim Turner and Tristan Wood, News Service of Florida
Tags: Florida News, Matt Gaetz, Don Gaetz, Florida politics, Ron DeSantis, Florida Senate
Democrat Carlos Guillermo Smith continues to snag endorsements in his bid for Florida Senate
So far, he’s been backed by much of Central Florida’s organized labor, as well as other Democratic politicians and Equality Florida’s PAC.
Tags: Orlando Area News, Elections, Carlos Guillermo Smith, Florida Senate race, Florida Senate D17, Florida Senate district 17, Florida Senator Orlando, LGBTQ politicians, LGBTQ politician Florida, Florida Senate, Florida Democrat, 2024 elections, Florida 2024 elections
Ruling eyed in Florida lawsuit challenging ban on medical marijuana patients buying guns
The lawsuit alleges that the prohibition violates Second Amendment rights
By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida
Tags: Florida News, Florida medical marijuana, Florida guns, Ron DeSantis
Appeals court to take up legal battle over Florida law barring gun sales to those under 21
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a March decision by a three-judge panel that upheld the constitutionality of the law
Tags: Florida News, Florida gun law, Florida gun sales, gun-buying age, permitless carry, Florida guns, Florida rifles
Orlando’s former Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith announces bid for Florida Senate in 2024
He’s running for the seat currently held by Sen. Linda Stewart, who’s term-limited from seeking re-election to office.
Tags: Orlando Area News, Elections, LGBTQ+, florida democrats, carlos guillermo smith, florida lgbtq+, florida carlos guillermo smith runs for senate, florida senate, florida politics
Florida’s Republican-controlled Senate approves anti-union bill, largely along party lines
Five Republicans crossed party lines to vote against the bill with Democrats.
Tags: Florida News, Labor, florida union bill, florida anti union bill, anti union bill florida senate, florida senate
Florida legislators say goal is to get Gov. DeSantis’ bills ‘across the finish line’ in upcoming session
Renner said he anticipates a session filled with “big, big issues”
By Jim Turner, NSF
Tags: Florida News, Ron DeSantis, anti-woke, Florida House, Florida Senate, Florida legislative session
Florida district court rejects Parkland parents’ request
Fred and Jennifer Guttenberg seek to pursue a lawsuit against Smith & Wesson and Sunrise Tactical Supply.
By Jim Saunders, NSF
Tags: Florida News, guns, mass shootings, school safety
19-year-old shoots two at Orlando resorts with gun purchased earlier in the day
By Alex Galbraith
Tags: Orlando Area News, Florida, Orlando, resorts, guns
Feds fire back in Florida Ag Commissioner Nikki Fried's case against gun restrictions on MMJ users
“Marijuana users pose a danger comparable to, if not greater than, other groups that have historically been disarmed.”
Tags: Florida News, Cannabis Products, Elections + Politics, Nikki Fried, Florida, guns, marijuana, Slideshow
Icon Park changes course on 'Bullseye Blast' ride following public mockery
Tags: Orlando Area News, Orlando Theme Parks, Slideshow
NRA points to Supreme Court concealed carry ruling in attempt to overturn Florida's under-21 gun ban
SCOTUS' raft of conservative opinions are already having an effect
Tags: Orlando Area News, Elections + Politics, NRA, Ashley Moody, Florida, guns, 2A, Second Amendment, rifle ban, Supreme Court, SCOTUS, Slideshow
Florida man charged with bringing concealed handgun to Disney Springs
The Royal Palm Beach resident didn't have a license to carry his handgun.
By Patricia Tolley
Tags: Florida News, Orlando Theme Parks, Florida, Disney Springs, guns
Florida school district bans backpacks following Uvalde shooting
We've moved away from "doors" being the problem, at least
Tags: Florida News, Florida, public schools, school shootings, guns, Broward County
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
Uvalde school shooting stirs up gun control debate in Florida
Tags: Florida News, Elections + Politics, shootings, mass shooting, Uvalde, school shooting, schools, guns, Florida, Slideshow
Ron DeSantis receives bill to standardize active shooter drills in Florida schools after Texas school shooting
Tags: Orlando Area News, Florida, schools, school shooting, Uvalde, Texas, guns
NRA challenges Florida's under-21 rifle ban following ruling in California
Tags: Florida News, Florida, NRA, guns, rifles, lawsuits
Gov. Ron DeSantis wants Floridians to carry handguns without permits
Tags: Florida News, Elections + Politics, guns, Florida, handguns, concealed carry, Ron DeSantis
Dissolving Disney's Reedy Creek district could be a disaster for Orange County taxpayers, says Mayor Demings
By Ashley Maria Bermudez
Tags: Orlando Area News, Orange County, Mayor Jerry Demmings, Disney, Reedy Creek Improvement District, Florida Senate
Florida Ag Commissioner Nikki Fried sues federal government over gun ownership restrictions on MMJ patients
Tags: Florida News, Elections + Politics, Florida, 2A, second amendment, guns, marijuana, MMJ
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