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Florida Senate committee votes against concealed carry on college campuses
Read full article: Florida Senate committee votes against concealed carry on college campusesA Florida Senate bill that would have allowed concealed carry on college and university campuses was voted down in the Senate Criminal Justice Committee. Senate Bill 814, introduced by Sen. Randy Fine (R-Melbourne Beach), failed in a 3-4 vote.
Bill intended to stop reckless boaters advances in Senate
Read full article: Bill intended to stop reckless boaters advances in SenateAn effort to impose stricter penalties on reckless boaters, spurred by a 2022 crash in the Florida Keys that resulted in the death of a 17-year-old girl, continued moving forward Wednesday in the Senate.
Florida lawmakers to consider ordering study on impacts of eliminating property taxes
Read full article: Florida lawmakers to consider ordering study on impacts of eliminating property taxesA Senate Republican on Tuesday filed a proposal that would lead to studying the possibility of eliminating property taxes in Florida.
Florida lawmakers file extensive immigration reform bills ahead of special session
Read full article: Florida lawmakers file extensive immigration reform bills ahead of special sessionRepublican lawmakers Sunday filed a flurry of bills to crack down on undocumented immigrants and place additional restrictions on the ballot initiative process.
Florida lawmakers to kick off week with special session addressing illegal immigration, condo regulation and more
Read full article: Florida lawmakers to kick off week with special session addressing illegal immigration, condo regulation and moreOn the eve of a special legislative session called by Gov. Ron DeSantis, Republican lawmakers Sunday filed a flurry of bills to crack down on undocumented immigrants and place additional restrictions on the ballot initiative process.
Gov. DeSantis signs bill to ban those who are homeless from sleeping on public property
Read full article: Gov. DeSantis signs bill to ban those who are homeless from sleeping on public propertyGov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Wednesday banning thousands of people experiencing homelessness from setting up camp or sleeping on public property in Florida.
McCarthy, Trump have 'positive' call despite Jan. 6 audio
Read full article: McCarthy, Trump have 'positive' call despite Jan. 6 audioHouse Republican leader Kevin McCarthy had a โpositiveโ call with Donald Trump, despite the release of an audio recording critical of the former president shortly after the Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021.