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SAINT PETERSBURG, FL—Five new bills cracking down on pedophiles were signed into law Wednesday, which increase penalties for child groomers,...
STUART, FL—Tuesday Morning Governor Ron DeSantis signed a retail theft bill into law, instituting a severe crackdown on the Sunshine...
Over the weekend, Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) announced on X (formerly Twitter) that she will introduce legislation this week...
TALLAHASSEE, FL---A new bill defining and punishing child-grooming passed House committee Friday afternoon, branding offenders with a second-degree felony. If...
With 2023 coming to a close, the state of Florida has gone under great changes this year, the most notable...
Earlier this year, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) signed CS/HB 1297 into law, which made sexual assault and battery on...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed into law CS/CS/HB 1297 – Capital Sexual Battery bill, the legislative measure that allows...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed into law Senate Bill (SB 450), the death penalty legislative measure that would do...
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate on Tuesday passed a bill that would allow the death penalty for people who commit...
Speaker of the House Paul Renner (R-FL) and other Florida lawmakers are moving to support a multitude of pieces of...
TALLAHASSEE — In a move that likely would spur a constitutional fight, Florida lawmakers appear ready to pass a proposal...
This week, Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed another death warrant for a Florida inmate that has sat on death row...
Following the tragic trend of mass shootings in schools across the country, the state of Florida has moved to lower...
TALLAHASSEE — A key Senate committee Wednesday supported eliminating a requirement for unanimous jury recommendations before death penalty sentences can...
The death penalty has remained one of the most controversial political issues for decades. Now, Florida will look to carry out...
Democratic lawmakers have differing views on Republican proposals to change the state’s death penalty laws, including eliminating a requirement of...
TALLAHASSEE — With backing from Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida lawmakers could scrap a requirement that unanimous jury recommendations are needed...
Governor Ron DeSantis has signaled that the Republican-led state legislature could address the 2017 death penalty law that requires a...
