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Following FSU shooting, students call on lawmakers to block effort to lower gun-buying law

Read full article: Following FSU shooting, students call on lawmakers to block effort to lower gun-buying law

Student survivors of last week’s deadly shooting at Florida State University are urging legislators to block an effort to reverse a law passed in the wake of the 2018 Parkland shooting that raised the state’s gun-buying age from 18 to 21.

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Florida lawmakers file bill to repeal state’s 6-week abortion ban

Read full article: Florida lawmakers file bill to repeal state’s 6-week abortion ban

Senate minority leader Tracie Davis, who represents Jacksonville, and House minority leader Fentrice Driskell of Tampa filed a bill on Tuesday to repeal Florida’s six-week ban on abortion.

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Politics & Power: Casey at bat for 2026? And what’s next for Gov. Ron DeSantis?

Read full article: Politics & Power: Casey at bat for 2026? And what’s next for Gov. Ron DeSantis?

Word is Casey DeSantis is seriously considering a run to succeed her husband as governor, which raises some intriguing questions and could revive the rivalry between President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis over who is the real kingmaker in Florida

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‘Ensuring health care shouldn’t be partisan': Florida House Minority Leader urges KidCare expansion

Read full article: ‘Ensuring health care shouldn’t be partisan': Florida House Minority Leader urges KidCare expansion

Rep. Fentrice Driskell, Democratic Leader of the Florida House of Representatives, is urging action on the expansion of the Florida KidCare program.

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State, local political leaders offer swift response to guilty verdict for former President Trump

Read full article: State, local political leaders offer swift response to guilty verdict for former President Trump

Former President Donald Trump is expected to speak at a news conference at 11 a.m. Friday at Trump Tower following Thursday’s guilty verdict in his New York criminal trial.

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Republican lawmakers are backing dozens of bills targeting diversity efforts on campus and elsewhere

Read full article: Republican lawmakers are backing dozens of bills targeting diversity efforts on campus and elsewhere

Diversity initiatives would be defunded or banned from universities and other public institutions under a slate of bills pending in Republican-led legislatures, with some lawmakers counting on the issue resonating with voters in this election year.

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DeSantis' State of the State address might be as much for Iowa voters as it is for Floridians

Read full article: DeSantis' State of the State address might be as much for Iowa voters as it is for Floridians

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ upcoming State of the State address is supposed to be about Florida’s future.

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DeSantis seeks details on transgender university students in Florida

Read full article: DeSantis seeks details on transgender university students in Florida

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking state universities for the number and ages of their transgender students who sought the schools' help with hormones or sex reassignment surgery, according to a survey released Wednesday.

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White House invites in state lawmakers before 2023 sessions

Read full article: White House invites in state lawmakers before 2023 sessions

The White House is playing host to roughly 50 Democratic state legislators from 31 states this week as legislatures prepare for their upcoming sessions.

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Police conduct, choke holds bill heads to Florida governor

Read full article: Police conduct, choke holds bill heads to Florida governor

A measure that would force law enforcement agencies across Florida to examine the use of force is heading to the governor’s desk.

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Florida Senate moves quickly on bill focused on policing reforms

Read full article: Florida Senate moves quickly on bill focused on policing reforms

A late-session push by the Florida House to require new training standards for police officers is ready to go to the Senate floor this week after unanimously passing the House.

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Florida House OKs bill on excessive use of force by police

Read full article: Florida House OKs bill on excessive use of force by police

A law enforcement officer would have to intervene when another officer uses excessive force under a bill unanimously passed by the Florida House.

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Florida House plan on police standards moves forward

Read full article: Florida House plan on police standards moves forward

A bipartisan proposal to add hiring standards and bolster use-of-force training for police and correctional officers began moving forward Thursday in the House.

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Corporations caught in the middle of Florida election debate

Read full article: Corporations caught in the middle of Florida election debate

Corporations are being asked to get involved in the debate over proposed changes to Florida’s elections laws, but the governor and others are telling them to stay in their own lane.

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Policing changes stalled as legislative session winds down

Read full article: Policing changes stalled as legislative session winds down

After the Florida Legislative Black Caucus rolled out a slew of policing reform bills in February, many of the measures have not been heard in committees as time winds down on the 60-day legislative session. House and Senate committees are scheduled to stop meeting early next week.

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Debate shutdown on COVID-19 business protections sparks ‘fireworks’

Read full article: Debate shutdown on COVID-19 business protections sparks ‘fireworks’

Democratic committee members filed the amendments after a 6 p.m. Monday deadline that carried out the COVID-19 protocols issued last month by Sprowls. House rules, though, do not put time constraints on amendments that are filed by members of the committees considering legislation. Driskell has asked that the issue be reviewed by House Rules Chairman Paul Renner, R- Palm Coast, in consultation with the Rules Committee’s ranking minority member, Rep. Joseph Geller, D-Aventura. AdMoreover, Driskell noted that three amendments by bill sponsor Lawrence McClure, R-Dover, also were filed past the 6 p.m. deadline. Ad“Because this was the last committee stop is why you saw the fireworks you did today.

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