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adekub/stock.adobe.comHouse and Senate committees this week considered proposals that would allow the death penalty for anyone who sexually batters a child under the age of 12. -
Farknot Architect/stock.adobe.comSenators voted mostly along party lines to approve the bill prevents credit card companies from using a code that could help track firearm and ammunition sales.
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It would allow people to carry concealed firearms without going through the current licensing steps. -
Business and insurance groups have said Florida is plagued by excessive litigation that drives up costs.
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Democrats, teachers unions and public school districts say it will drain funding away from private and charter schools as students leave those schools.
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Florida is the latest state to expand its school voucher program to all students, regardless of their family income and whether they’re in private school or homeschool.
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The Senate could also approve a bill that would help shield businesses and insurance companies from lawsuits. The bills would then go to Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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The House version of the proposal would extend the ban to children already receiving treatments. It would also stop insurance companies from covering gender-affirming surgeries for transgender adults.
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The state has a new funding program for nursing schools to retain students and also instructors, who’ve been lured by lucrative nursing jobs elsewhere.
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Said state Sen. Lori Berman: "What better way to reduce carbon emissions and energy costs than harnessing the power of the sun on our educational facilities?"
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The bill's sponsor says it's an effort to avoid one “protest juror” from preventing a death sentence.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis is seeking to apply what critics call the "Don't Say Gay" law through the 12th grade. It will go up for a vote next month.
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A recent report detailing problems with Florida’s patchwork mental health system had reached conclusions nearly identical to those of a similar report from more than 20 years ago. The echoes between the findings are unmistakable.
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Bill sponsor Corey Simon, who played defensive tackle at FSU and in the NFL, said "we have to make sure that we're not incentivizing" unruly behavior among sports fans — including parents of children playing in youth sports.
