Florida Legislature

The House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee voted 12-5 along party lines to back the proposal (HB 49).

A federal judge says a First Amendment challenge can proceed against the Escambia County School Board on access to school library books.

The bill removes a requirement that high-school students pass the state’s tenth-grade English-language arts exams in order to graduate.

Opponents called instead for better-managing trash in rural counties where interactions between bears and humans have reportedly increased.

Left-lane cruising would be forbidden on highways with at least two lanes in the same direction and speed limits of 65 mph or higher.

Paul Renner said he supported changes last year that gave Governor Ron DeSantis power to appoint the district’s board, not Disney.

A Florida bill would prevent children from having social media accounts and prevent them from having access to “material harmful to minors.”

An emergency order would help Jewish students from other states transfer to Florida universities if they fear anti-Semitism.

Senate President Kathleen Passidomo on Tuesday voiced opposition Tuesday to a proposal that would scale back voting by mail.

State of the State by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and responses by Fentrice Driskell, Lauren Book, Paul Renner and Kathleen Passidomo.

Several bills filed in the Florida Legislature for the 2024 session would impact LGBTQ+ Floridians; we get reaction from Equality Florida.

The school deregulation bills would cut “red tape” on things like testing and accountability, financial requirements and personnel decisions.