Jan 11, 2024
Loosening teen work rules advances
Tallahassee – A controversial proposal that would loosen regulations on the numbers of hours that 16-year-old and 17-year-old Floridians can work continued moving through the state House on Wednesday.
Jan 10, 2024
Senators ok proposal on shooting bears
Tallahassee – People would be allowed to kill bears on their property without permits if they feel threatened but would face more rules about reporting the incidents, under a proposal that received an initial approval Wednesday in the Florida Senate.
Jan 9, 2024
DeSantis message: ‘Stay the course’
Tallahassee – With his presidential campaign in the background, Gov. Ron DeSantis used his annual State of the State address Tuesday to tout Florida’s accomplishments — while offering few new details of priorities for the 2024 legislative session.
Jan 8, 2024
Child social-media use targeted
Tallahassee – In a priority of House Speaker Paul Renner, two House Republicans have filed a bill designed to prevent minors under age 16 from having social-media accounts.
Jan 5, 2024
FDA approves Florida drug importation plan
Tallahassee – Almost five years after Florida began pursuing the idea, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a plan that will allow the state to import cheaper prescription drugs from Canada.
Jan 4, 2024
Questions swirl around fantasy sports
Tallahassee – As the Seminole Tribe offers online sports betting in Florida, a dispute over fantasy sports is heating up amid efforts by gambling regulators to rein in companies accused of operating potentially illegal betting games.
Jan 3, 2024
Arguments set in February on abortion measure
Tallahassee – With the measure’s supporters getting close to meeting a petition-signature requirement, the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear arguments Feb. 7 about a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at ensuring abortion rights in the state.
Jan 2, 2024
State seeks end to redistricting fight
Tallahassee – The state has urged the Florida Supreme Court to decline to take up a challenge to the constitutionality of a congressional redistricting plan that Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed through the Legislature in 2022.
Dec 22, 2023
Judge set to rule on trans care restrictions
Tallahassee – Focusing on what has become one of the most emotionally charged issues in the state and nation, a trial ended Thursday in a constitutional challenge to Florida restrictions on medical care for transgender children and adults.
Dec 21, 2023
Legislature eyes AI issues in 2024
Tallahassee – As access to artificial intelligence, or AI, continues to spread, state lawmakers are poised to consider ways to set up guardrails around a technology that one senator said has “outpaced government regulation.”