Florida Senate bill aims to restore public access to private beaches, repealing 2018 law
Florida legislatures are tackling the issue of public access to beaches. A bill that's advancing through the state Senate ...
Florida Senate undoes late school start times law, leaving it up to local officials to decide when school days begin
The move came after an outcry from many school districts, which said they are struggling to comply with the deadline because ...
Republicans look to avert humiliation in Florida special election
Republicans are pulling out all the stops ahead of the special election in Florida’s 6th Congressional District as worries of ...
Florida’s special elections give Trump, GOP leaders more reasons to sweat slim House majority
In a buoyant address to supporters moments after taking the oath of office in January, President Donald Trump ribbed House ...
Florida and Wisconsin Elections: What to Know as Democrats Hope to Rally
On April 1, voters in Florida's 1st and 6th districts will decide two U.S. House races, while Wisconsinites will elect a ...
WCJB TV20 on MSN19h
Florida Senate bill sparks debate among community members
A bill in the Florida Senate is sparking debate among community members. SB-420 would prohibit cities from funding action ...
Compensation bill for the wrongly incarcerated clears Florida Senate
The Florida state Senate has unanimously approved a bill in a yearslong effort to make it easier for people who have been ...
Florida House, Senate release budgets with $4.4 billion gap between them
The Florida House and Senate released budget proposals Friday that could leave negotiators faced with ironing out a $4.4 ...
Florida House Speaker calls for sales-tax cut
House Speaker Daniel Perez said Wednesday he wants to lower the state’s sales-tax rate, trimming revenue by almost $5 billion ...
Legislative crackdown on Florida’s hemp industry heads to Senate floor
New regulations on hemp-derived THC products in Florida have passed unanimously in the Senate Fiscal Policy Committee, and ...
The Florida Times-Union3d
Will Florida teens be replacement workers for deported immigrants? What to know about child labor bill
A year after Florida lawmakers loosened the state’s child labor laws, another measure seeks to further roll back work restrictions for kids as young as 14. The controversial Senate bill has ...
WPEC CBS 12 on MSN2d
Florida Senate repeals school start time law, gives control to local officials
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Changes have been implemented in the school start times law. On Thursday, the Florida Senate ...