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Florida eases transfers for Jewish students facing discrimination
An emergency order would help Jewish students from other states transfer to Florida universities if they fear anti-Semitism.
The Florida Senate president opposes changes to mail voting
Senate President Kathleen Passidomo on Tuesday voiced opposition Tuesday to a proposal that would scale back voting by mail.
HIllsborough Public Defender Julianne Holt to challenge new pretrial detention law
Hillsborough Public Defender Julianne Holt plans to challenge a new state pre-trial detention law that she says has created “a tremendous, chaotic impact” on the local court system. “There are some provisions in there we...
Gov. DeSantis delivers ‘State of the State’ address on first day of legislative session
Listen: On January 9th, Governor Ron DeSantis delivered his State of the State address to the joint legislative session from the Florida House of Representatives chamber in Tallahassee. Governor DeSantis addressed the Republican-controlled legislature on...
State of the State by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and responses by Fentrice Driskell, Lauren Book, Paul Renner and Kathleen Passidomo.
The Florida Legislature is considering using gambling money to help the environment
Gambling money could help pay for further expansion of the Florida Wildlife Corridor and other environmental projects.
Several bills filed in the Florida Legislature for the 2024 session would impact LGBTQ+ Floridians; we get reaction from Equality Florida.
Florida Senate will move quickly on school ‘deregulation’
The school deregulation bills would cut “red tape” on things like testing and accountability, financial requirements and personnel decisions.
A House Republican files a bill to allow open carry of firearms in Florida
HB 1619, filed by Rep. Mike Beltran, R-Riverview, would allow people to openly carry firearms in Florida.
The proposals would create a public-records exemption — including for police officers who say they are crime victims.
A Senate Republican files a bill to take away the right to cast a mail ballot for many Floridians
Sen. Blaise Ingoglia has filed a bill that could lead to potentially far-reaching changes in voting by mail in Florida.
Even Power is selected as Florida GOP chair to replace the fired Christian Ziegler
The Florida Republican Party’s executive committee removed embattled Chair Christian Ziegler and replaced him with Evan Power.
