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With GOP supermajorities in the Legislature, House Speaker Paul Renner and Senate President Kathleen Passidomo can easily pass bills.
LGBTQ+ advocates say this bill will lead to "sucidal thoughts" and "suicide attempts" by children.
Pinellas County Republican Senator Nick DiCeglie lives in Indian Rocks Beach, which he calls “Ground Zero,” sometimes a contentious topic.
Back in 2016, Barletta endorsed Trump, according to the report.
Update: The House Postsecondary Education and Workforce Subcommittee approved a proposed committee substitute for HB 999 Monday.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told Iowa Republicans Friday about standing strong in the culture wars.
Some GOP lawmakers, the report indicates, want school boards to be "specifically, more right-leaning;" Democrats would push back.
What is in question is whether families of millionaires and billionaires should benefit from an expanded taxpayer-funded voucher program.
Bikers roamed the state capital this week.
Judge Hinkle ruled that DeSantis acted "for his own political benefit" in suspending Warren, the report indicates.
Allowing people to carry a weapon without obtaining a license from the state is moving closer to passage in the Florida Senate.
Saying it's time to address housing in Florida, the state Senate unanimously passed a more than $700 million affordable housing package.
The report indicates the S.N.A.P. program helps about 2.8 million Florida residents.
Haley, Trump, and DeSantis compete, the report says, for the most extreme abortion ban, fawning to special interests, and attacking LGBTQ+.
A statement from someone representing the "Gun Owners of America" was grossly inaccurate, the report indicates.
Almost half of public high school students in Fla., start their school day before 7:30 a.m., despite studies showing late starts are better.
Tennis star Novak Djokovic cannot participate in the Miami Open tournament that begins later this month because he remains unvaccinated.
For the past six years it's been required that a jury in Florida must rule unanimously to sentence someone to death. That could change.
Republicans, in DeSantis's wake, have developed "an aversion to accountability," said Democrat Lauren Book.
Two years ago, a GOP Florida lawmaker wanted to discourage students from pursuing liberal arts degrees to promote more lucrative careers.