Sen. Joe Gruters

Among other things, the Senate proposal would make it harder for voters to request mail-in ballots or change their party affiliations.

Past proposals failed because of concerns by Republicans that they could be viewed as increasing taxes on consumers.

It would require out-of-state retailers to collect and remit Florida’s sales tax, producing an estimated $1 billion a year in revenue.

Lawmakers want to give local governments the ability to regulate tobacco use on city and county owned property like parks and beaches. But some are worried about what those changes could mean for the rights of smokers.

Democrats used vote-by-mail ballots extensively in the last election.

Florida business groups have argued for years that retailers in the state are at a competitive disadvantage because out-of-state businesses aren’t collecting sales taxes.

Rep. Randy Fine says companies such as Facebook and Twitter "continue to shut down the thoughts of half our state."

State GOP chairman Sen. Joe Gruters says it could add more than $600 million a year to Florida's economy, which has taken a hit during the coronavirus pandemic.

Property owners allowing religious institutions on their property, such as schools, could still prohibit firearms.

According to Gruters, it's not "anti-mask legislation," but rather aims to "empower families to make decisions that are best for their children."

Some Democrats were calling for a party shakeup, even before President Donald Trump took the state on Tuesday.

The Florida House Education Committee will hear a bill Wednesday that would merge the state’s two smallest and youngest public universities with its two…