Florida Senate panel approves change to state defamation laws involving newspapers, broadcast stations
The bill is rooted in the coverage of a Miami man who was arrested after being accused of molesting a child at a pool party.
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As the Florida Senate passes a comprehensive autism bill, one goal is to understand its prevalence
This week the Florida Senate has unanimously passed a measure aimed at improving the lives of children with autism and their ...
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Bill to rein in Florida utility rate increases gets boost from state Senate panel chair
Florida Power & Light, the state's largest utility with 6 million customers, asked the state Public Service Commission in ...
Four candidates to compete in Republican primary for soon-to-be-vacant Florida Senate seat
Four Republican candidates will be facing off in an April 1 GOP primary for the soon-to-be-vacant District 19 seat in the ...
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Florida Senate Passes Sweeping Autism Support Measures
The Florida Senate fully passed a bill 38-0 on Wednesday that would bolster early detection, intervention, and support for ...
Senate committee backs changes to Florida Public Service Commission
A Senate committee Wednesday approved a bill that would expand the Florida Public Service Commission from five to seven ...
Hands-free driving bill advances in Florida Senate
Florida already bans texting while driving, but with phones doing much more these days, there’s a push to force people to put ...
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The Florida Senate targets the ballot initiative process
TALLAHASSEE — A day after the Florida House started moving forward with its version of the plan, the Senate on Friday ...
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Florida Senate committee passes measure to eliminate libel protections for journalists
State Senator Corey Simon, R-Tallahassee, believes his new legislation will hold journalists responsible if they report ...
Florida Senate committee moves to ban using tax dollars on ballot initiative campaigns
Gov. Ron DeSantis used of millions of dollars in state money to battle abortion and marijuana ballot measures last year. Now ...
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Florida Senate passes comprehensive bill on autism, with a goal to understand its prevalence
The measure works to increase early detection and intervention, while filling in the gaps in educational opportunities. One ...
Florida Senate works to repeal 2023 law banning earlier school start times
While acknowledging that teens need more sleep, Florida senators Tuesday continued moving forward with a bill that would ...