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Florida House passes bill to allow permitless carry for concealed weapons and firearms

Floridians would be able to carry guns without concealed weapons licenses under a bill the House passed on Friday. 
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Proposed anti-trans bill may also affect cancer patients

Listen: A bill to ban gender-affirming care for children passed in a Florida House subcommittee Wednesday. However, the bill could also attack unintended targets — including cancer patients. House Bill 1421 would eliminate gender-affirming care...
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Affordable housing plan gets final approval in Florida Legislature

The Florida Legislature's $711 million effort to make housing more affordable for working Floridians is headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Major private school voucher expansion headed to Florida governor

A massive expansion of Florida’s school-choice programs that would make all students eligible for taxpayer-backed vouchers is headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Florida rules on transgender treatments draw a court challenge

Four families filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging rules adopted by Florida medical boards that prohibit doctors from providing gender-affirming treatment to transgender children

WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Friday, March 24th, 2023

Daily digest of news for Friday March 24th of 2023.
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Bill to lower the age to purchase a rifle advances in the Florida House

The Florida House Judiciary Committee advanced a bill that would lower the legal age to purchase a rifle or long gun from 21 to 18.
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Florida House set to pass permitless carry of concealed weapons

A proposal to allow people to carry guns in Florida without state concealed-weapons licenses is poised to pass the House on Friday.

Senate-approved bill will require universities to feature “opposing viewpoints” at campus events

A senate committee approved a proposal on Wednesday that would establish more requirements for university-sponsored speakers and events.
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UPDATE: St. Petersburg passes a housing-density increase; it draws mixed reactions from local groups

Listen: Update: On Thursday evening after this story aired St. Pete City Council passed the housing-density increase. The St Petersburg city council will vote on a measure to increase housing density in the city, however,...

WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023

Adult performance legislation Yesterday, a state Senate panel gave initial approval to a bill that would allow the state to revoke licenses of businesses that admit children to “adult” live performances. It comes amid a...

MidPoint: What’s Scaring Florida Media?

Journalist Ben Montgomery was fired by Axios Media for calling out a DeSantis press agent for sending out propaganda, not press releases. Why are journalists afraid to speak the truth to power?

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