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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the arrest of a Sanford man on 53 counts for allegedly possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), 46 counts for allegedly possessing AI-generated CSAM, and one count for allegedly possessing a child-like sex doll during a press conference in Orlando this week. According to the attorney general, Blake McKinniss, […]
Several Florida laws went into effect this week after being signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis following the 2025 legislative session. Let's take a look at a few of them. SB 150: Abandoning Restrained Dogs During Natural Disasters Better known as "Trooper's Law," SB 150 makes it a third-degree felony to abandon an animal during a […]
The Senate Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability advanced a controversial bill 5-2 that would prohibit the use of preferred pronouns in Florida workplaces and limit gender identity training for state and local government employees. Sen. Stan McClain (R-Ocala) sponsored the bill (SB 440). Rep. Rachel Plakon (R-Lake Mary) leads the House version (HB 1495). […]
A Senate bill is expected to be heard on Tuesday that would prohibit the use of preferred pronouns in Florida workplaces and limit gender identity training for state and local government employees. Sen. Stan McClain (R-Gainesville) sponsored the bill (SB 440). Rep. Rachel Plakon (R-Lake Mary) leads the House version (HB 1495). Under the "Freedom […]
Possessing, selling, or trafficking Xylazine, the dangerously popular "zombie drug" that can gash users with festering wounds, may become a first-degree felony in Florida. Violators can be imprisoned for three to 25 years with fines up to $500,000 under Republican Rep. Rachel Plakon's new bill, HB 57. Her legislation, filed Wednesday ahead of the 2025 […]
