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Florida Senate is ready to pass its healthcare plan

The Senate Fiscal Policy Committee unanimously passed two bills, setting the stage for the full Senate to vote as early as next week.
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State House reps demand answers on delayed school vouchers

Many Florida families still have not received private school vouchers promised to them after House Bill 1 was signed into law last year.
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Former state Supreme Court Justice Alan Lawson will represent the ACC in its legal battle with FSU

Florida State University filed a lawsuit in December amid widespread speculation that it wants to leave the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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Will the Florida budget be conservative? Time will tell

House members have proposed spending more than $7 billion on projects and programs; Speaker Paul Renner is pushing “conservative” spending.

Health Insurance Now!

The open enrollment period to obtain subsidized health insurance from the federal marketplace (Obamacare) closes on January 16. Free, unbiased health care navigators from Florida Covering Kids and Families (FCKF) are standing by to assist...
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Bill that loosens rules on hours that Florida teens can work advances in the House

The House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee voted 12-5 along party lines to back the proposal (HB 49).
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A federal judge says a First Amendment lawsuit can go ahead against a Florida school district for restricting access to library books

A federal judge says a First Amendment challenge can proceed against the Escambia County School Board on access to school library books.
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The Florida Senate passes a scaled-back school ‘deregulation’ plan

The bill removes a requirement that high-school students pass the state’s tenth-grade English-language arts exams in order to graduate.
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An appeals court vacates a judge’s decision that okayed Ron DeSantis’s suspension of Andrew Warren

An appeals court directed a judge to look again at whether Ron DeSantis had legitimate policy grounds to oust Andrew Warren.

Florida House advances controversial bill to dissolve police citizen review boards

Listen: House Speaker Paul Renner has promised to end citizen police review boards. The bill to do that is now moving forward in the State House. Renner made the pledge during opening remarks on Tuesday....
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A Florida Senate committee advances a bill to allow people to kill bears on their property

Opponents called instead for better-managing trash in rural counties where interactions between bears and humans have reportedly increased.
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Florida Senators support penalizing left-lane cruising drivers

Left-lane cruising would be forbidden on highways with at least two lanes in the same direction and speed limits of 65 mph or higher.

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