Florida Legislature

Supporters say it is designed to keep “identity politics” out of teacher preparation programs but opponents likened it to academic censorship.

SB 1264 was approved in a 25-7 vote, and would need approval from the House before it could go to the desk of Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed an earlier bill, now Florida lawmakers will take up a revised plan that would try to keep children off social-media.

Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, expressed confidence Friday about finishing a budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.

A federal judge struck down part of a 2023 Florida elections law that placed restrictions on “third party” voter-registration organizations.

A bill forcing transgender people to identify their sex assigned at birth on their driver’s license will not be heard in the Senate.

The Florida House on Friday passed a controversial bill that would lower the minimum age from 21 to 18 to buy rifles and shotguns.

Florida lawmakers passed a measure to require disclaimers on political advertisements that are created using artificial intelligence.

Florida regulators approved proposals by three private insurers to take 54,386 policies from the state’s Citizens Property Insurance.

A Florida Senate procedural move will let lawmakers next week consider a revised proposal aimed at keeping children off social media.

The Florida Senate on Thursday approved a wide-ranging bill that would ban the sale of what Gov. Ron DeSantis has described as “fake meat”

The Florida House is on the cusp of passing a controversial bill that seeks to ban “identity politics” in teacher preparation programs.