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The Florida Senate will vote on relaxing work rules for teenagers

The Senate as soon as Thursday could send back to the House a controversial bill that would loosen work restrictions for 16- and 17-year-olds.
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Changes are scrapped to a controversial law restricting people from China from owning Florida land

The Florida Senate backed away from proposed changes to a controversial 2023 law that restricted people from China from owning property in the state.

The Florida Legislature passes a controversial plan to curb sleeping in public

A bill to prevent homeless people from sleeping in public while requiring local governments to address the issue is headed to the Florida Governor.
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Traci Koster draws a challenger, Democrat Breianna Faye Wallace

Democrat Breianna Faye Wallace opened a campaign account last week to run against Republican Florida Rep. Traci Koster in Tampa.
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The Florida Senate supports limits to book objections

The Florida Senate backed an education measure that would limit the number of book objections from people who don’t have kids in schools.

Florida lawmakers target hemp products

The Florida House teed up a proposal aimed at outlawing euphoria-inducing hemp products sold at shops around the state.
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A court rejects Florida’s ‘Stop WOKE’ restrictions on workplace diversity training

A federal appeals court rejected restrictions that Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican lawmakers placed on addressing race-related issues in workplace training
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‘Margaritaville’ license plate is okayed by the Florida Legislature

A specialty license plate to honor the late musician Jimmy Buffett is among a series of proposed plates heading to Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Florida borrowers could owe higher interest rates on consumer-finance loans under a bill passed by the House

The Florida House on Monday overwhelmingly passed a bill that could lead to borrowers paying higher interest rates on consumer-finance loans.
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Florida Senate passes a revamped bill to keep kids under 16 from having some social media accounts

“Federal courts have halted enforcement of similar laws in Ohio and Arkansas,” FIRE said in a prepared statement.
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The Scoop: Mon., March 04, 2024 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

All Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion staff at the University of Florida have been terminated.
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Florida House passes regulations to prevent people from sleeping in public

Democrats contended the bill would increase local government costs and force homeless Floridians into wooded areas.

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