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The proposal (SB 132) has been pushed by voting rights advocates for years after more than 65% of Floridians approved Amendment 4 in 2018.
“This district doesn’t want a candidate shopping for relevance. It already has a Congressman who gets the job done," Evan Power said.
The bronze sculpture called ‘Circle of Chains’ was installed across the street from the Capitol last spring.
A pair of AI bills aimed at environmental protection and business growth surrounding AI data centers advanced.
How to measure damages in liability claims?
“Don’t give me narcotics.” Emmalee Hortin, a doula, recalled one of her clients delivering that message to hospital staff.
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation says the state didn’t follow the rules when it proposed deep cuts.
Environmentalists worry about sensitive ecosystems and wildlife habitats.
A similar bill filed a year ago would have banned any and all such complaints against a law enforcement officer.
Florida will expand its school choice program further starting next year, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday.
Vindman is the third major Democrat to enter the contest to challenge GOP incumbent Ashley Moody in November.
A bill setting uniform standards for preparing and responding to active-shooter threats unanimously approved.
Florida U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost was assaulted while attending an event at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Friday night.
“The credibility of ICE and DHS is at stake,” he said on Sunday. “There must be a full joint federal and state investigation.”
The Department of Children and Families is being tight-lipped about how much Florida may have to spend to provide food benefits in 2028.
During the hearing, Trump posted on social media a suggestion that he would seek to prosecute Smith.
Jacksonville state Rep. Angie Nixon announced Thursday that she is running for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate this year.
ICE agent Jonathan Ross shot and killed Good in her car on Jan. 7 in south Minneapolis as Good and her wife protested ICE agents.
The panel comprises five Republicans, including Yarborough, and three Democrats. All senators were present.
A measure that would expand the sealing of certain criminal history records has passed its first assigned committee in the Florida Senate.
