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The controversial "Guardian" school safety measure proposed by Republicans in the Florida Legislature has just passed the state House of Representatives. The bill that would allow teachers to be armed in the classroom will now makes its way to Gov. Ron DeSantis' desk. READ MOREÂ
Gaetz, who was visibly upset after the committee cut-off his microphone in mid-sentence, told The Floridian that "America may never know" what he wanted to ask or comment about.
The Florida Senate could eliminate controversial proposals about charter schools and hospitals from a tax package that was approved last week by the House.
For the second time this legislative session, the House on Wednesday sent a strict “sanctuary city” bill to the Senate, where Senate President Bill Galvano has already said he plans to make changes and bounce the issue back to the House.
The House early Wednesday substituted its proposed sanctuary-city ban for a Senate version of the bill. Before the House decision, Sen. Travis Hutson, R-St. Augustine, said such a move could potentially send the “whole thing up in flames.”
With almost no debate, the Florida Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a measure that would raise the minimum age to buy tobacco and vaping products from 18 to 21. The Senate proposal (SB 1618) also includes a provision that would ban local governments from passing ordinances dealing with the minimum age.
Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to "filter" out the toxic algae blooms that have devastated Lake Okeechobee communities. Now the popular gov is beefing up his clean water spec ops task force by appointing five new researchers to help clean up Florida's waterways. READ MORE
Now DeSantis is taking the clean water efforts further by appointing five leading scientists and researchers to the newly-minted Blue-Green Algae task force, which was setup to help eradicate the algae blooms that have devastated water communities in south Florida.
A Tallahassee-based appeals court will hear arguments June 11 in a battle about whether lawmakers and the Florida Department of Health violated a 2016 constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana. The 1st District Court of Appeal issued an order Monday scheduling the oral arguments.
The New York Times didn’t apologize for its “lack of judgement” for publishing an anti-Semitic caricature of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump, but did call the image and its complimenting tropes “offensive.”
term espoused by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) is different from the socialism endured by Cuban and Venezuelan exiles.
The bill would authorize three programs --- the Canadian Prescription Drug Importation Program in the state Agency for Health Care Administration; the International Prescription Drug Importation Program in the Department of Business and Professional
The Florida Senate on Friday overwhelmingly passed a measure that could lead to more underground power lines, as backers point to massive outages in recent years after hurricanes hit the state. The bill, approved 37-2, would create a new process for utilities to pass along costs to customers for storm-protection projects such as installing underground power lines.
Mast explained that he “loves” school choice because “it’s not government one size fits all. It’s innovation in education.”
Shortly after Biden announced, Trump welcomed “Sleepy Joe” into the race by taking a swipe at his intelligence.
“Whether you’re a charter school teacher or a traditional public school teacher, you’re doing the same thing.”
The Senate on Thursday prepared a controversial sanctuary-city measure for passage after making changes that included giving the governor authority to remove any official who fails to comply with federal immigration law.
In one of the most-divisive issues of the 2019 legislative session, the House on Wednesday approved a plan for carrying out a constitutional amendment designed to restore the voting rights of felons who have fulfilled the terms of their sentences.
