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Florida Legislature

social media

A Florida House panel backs curbing social media use by minors

The Florida bill would prohibit social media companies from allowing minors under the age of 16 to create new accounts on the platforms.
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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.
Florida House of Representatives

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.
teenage laborer

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).
banned books, First Amendment

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.
Florida black bear

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.
cars on a highway left lane driving

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.
Disney

Florida House Speaker nixes Disney district changes

Paul Renner said he supported changes last year that gave Governor Ron DeSantis power to appoint the district’s board, not Disney.
social media

The Florida House will move quickly to pass limits on social media for children

A Florida bill would prevent children from having social media accounts and prevent them from having access to “material harmful to minors.”
art opposing anti-Semitism

Florida eases transfers for Jewish students facing discrimination

An emergency order would help Jewish students from other states transfer to Florida universities if they fear anti-Semitism.
Florida election recount

The Florida Senate president opposes changes to mail voting

Senate President Kathleen Passidomo on Tuesday voiced opposition Tuesday to a proposal that would scale back voting by mail.
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