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.
Florida defamation bill would require news outlets to take down certain stories
One attorney said the measure is overly broad and would lead to entire articles being removed “if one sentence is disputed.” ...
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Senate set to vote on bill aimed at developing rural counties in Florida
The counties that will receive the $1 million grant are Lafayette, Gadsden, Hardee, Taylor, Jackson, Calhoun, Liberty and ...
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 ...
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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 children with autism and their famili ...
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Garrett Richter: Let’s learn from our recent past — Florida’s 2017-2022 insurance collapse
The impact of the 2022 reforms has extended beyond Florida’s insurers. Reinsurers — the global companies that provide ...
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Florida Senate panel backs bill to ban fluoride in public water systems
The BriefA Florida Senate committee approved a bill to ban fluoride additives in public water systems, arguing residents ...
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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 ...
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Presidential Library Bill Advances in the Florida Senate
A state senate bill that would prevent frivolous local obstruction of the construction and operation of a presidential ...
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 ...
Tougher boating safety laws backed by Florida lawmakers
An effort to impose stricter penalties on reckless boaters, spurred by a 2022 crash in the Florida Keys that resulted in the ...
Bill supporting Black History Museum in St. Augustine passes unanimously in Senate committee
A Senate bill setting up the governing framework for the Florida Black History Museum in West Augustine cleared its first committee stop unanimously.