After Ron DeSantis vetoes a bill the legislature passed, a revamped bill emerges to keep kids off social media in Florida Post
...(HB 3) that had been in a Senate committee. The procedural move involved withdrawing the bill from the committee. After the bill’s expected approval by the Senate, it would need...
Getting feedback about the ‘What Tampa Bay Needs’ survey Post
...changes, plus compensation for victims of Florida’s Dozier School for Boys. Download audio from the show via wmnf.org. Listen via podcast services like Apple Music, TuneIn, Google Podcasts and Spotify....
A controversial teacher training bill is ready for a vote in the full Florida House Post
...a training program discuss the existence, and the historical significance, and the reality of systemic racism?” Rep. Anna Eskamani, D-Orlando, asked. “The historical fact that racism has existed in this...
A new Florida law allows the release of grand jury testimony about Jeffrey Epstein Post
©2024 The News Service of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a bill that clears the way for the release of grand jury testimony about the late sex offender...
Florida’s Social Media Ban Makes Strange Bedfellows Post
...younger than 16 may be banned from joining social media sites, and any of their existing accounts will be deleted in one of the strictest social media bans in the...
A bill requiring Florida schools to teach the ‘history of communism’ advances Post
...U.S. government class required for graduation also includes 45 minutes of instruction on “Victims of Communism Day,” which covers various communist regimes throughout history. The bill calls for new communism-instruction...
U.S. Representative calls for Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo’s resignation amidst measles outbreak Post
...says measles could cause brain damage and is potentially deadly. “If somebody has measles, and they’re in a room, the virus can remain airborne for up to two hours after...
Full Florida Senate will vote on allowing chaplains in schools Post
...said the measure would allow districts to make decisions about issues such as training requirements. “If a school district would like there to be some kind of training about crisis...
Florida State Guard members go to the US-Mexico border in Texas Post
...to deploy outside of the state under any federal authority,” Thieme told the committee. “And so, the emphasis on the training that we’re providing our soldiers in initial entry training,...
The Florida Senate is about to pass a bill to prevent kids from creating some social media accounts Post
...predators to communicate with minors. Senate sponsor Erin Grall, R-Vero Beach, likened social media use to drug use. “It is just as bad, and it affects their brain development, and...
An ‘unborn child’ bill is advancing in the Florida House Post
...amend her bill to mirror the criminal law. Committee Chairman Tommy Gregory, R-Lakewood Ranch, said people who commit abortion-related wrongdoing should be held responsible. “If you commit a negligent act...
Florida Virtual School appeals in its trademark fight Post
...the claim for trademark infringement as “feeble” and suggested Florida Virtual School was trying to “bully” competitors. The notice, as is common, does not detail arguments that attorneys for Florida...
