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Florida Legislation
Florida Senate passes a bill to fund historic African-American cemeteries
The Florida Senate passed a bill that funds efforts to protect cemeteries, sparked by a history of neglect of African-American cemeteries.
Listen: An expansion on what critics call the Don’t Say Gay bill was heard in the Florida Senate today. However, a new provision to the bill garnered strong criticism from Democratic senators. The bill seeks...
Senate bill clarifies presidential eligibility for serving public officials
Listen: A bill heard in the Senate will ensure that Governor DeSantis will be legally allowed to run for president if he chooses to. The bill ensures that a public official can run for President...
Democrats fear for public schools as Senate bill advances
A controversial bill advanced in a Senate subcommittee Thursday that will divert some public school funds to charter schools.
Bills targeting the LGBTQ community are ready for a vote in the Florida House
Listen: On Tuesday, two bills targeting the LGBTQ community were cleared for a vote by the full Florida House. The first bill, referred to as the “bathroom bill,” requires transgender people to use bathrooms that...
Anti-trans bathroom bill advances in state Senate
Listen: A state senate subcommittee advanced a bill that requires transgender people to use bathrooms that correspond to their assigned gender at birth. This bill makes it a crime for transgender adults and a violation...
6-week abortion bill gives millions to uncertified crisis centers
The 6-week abortion bill will be voted on by the full Senate, and the bill provides support to non-medical anti-abortion centers.
The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Tuesday, March 28th, 2023
The Scoop: WMNF’s daily digest of news headlines for Tuesday, March 28th, 2023
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: Bloggers and Pundits Beware!
New legislation proposed by the Republican super-majority would make it easier to suppress free speech in Florida by requiring bloggers who write about the Governor’s administration to register with the State and subject them to...
Anti-union bill dies in the Florida Senate
Florida's House Bill 1197, decried by critics as anti-union, died in the Florida Senate this week, with the end of the legislative session.
Florida lawmakers file legislation to decriminalize fentanyl test strips
Florida lawmakers have filed legislation that would decriminalize fentanyl test strips, a life-saving tool to combat the U.S. overdose crisis.
