Social Media Bill Signed as Legal Fight Looms
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — With the state preparing for a legal challenge from the tech industry,…
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Social Media, Teen Labor Bills Teed Up
High-profile bills aimed at keeping children off social media and loosening decades-old work restrictions for 16- and 17-year-old youths were among 15…
Settlement Reached in Education Law Fight
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Tallahassee TALLAHASSEE — The state and attorneys for students, parents and teachers have settled a…
Senators Back ‘Surgical’ Teen Work Changes
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — With the full House ready to take up a bill that would…
Lawmakers Seek Disney District Redo
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Orange County lawmakers Friday backed a longshot proposal that could essentially return…
Lawmakers Look to Curb Student Absenteeism
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers during the upcoming legislative session could look to address the…
Abortion Measure Nears Requirement
By The News Service of Florida Supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at ensuring abortion rights in Florida continue to get…
Florida Jobless Rate at 2.9 Percent
By Jim Turner, Tom Urban The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — While still near historically low levels, Florida’s unemployment rate inched…
Court Says ‘Marsy’s Law’ Doesn’t Shield Names
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A 2018 constitutional amendment designed to bolster victims’ rights “does not explicitly”…
Grand Jury Calls for Immigration Moves
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A statewide grand jury has issued a 146-page report that calls for…
Bill Cotterell: Abortion Will Hurt the GOP Next Year
Whenever the Democrats suffered one of their humiliating routs at the polls, the late U.S. Sen. Ernest Hollings of South Carolina would…
Perez Poised to Become Next Speaker
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Tallahassee TALLAHASSEE — The son of Cuban immigrants, state Rep. Daniel Perez, R-Miami, was formally…