News Service of Florida
The state Judicial Qualifications Commission said last week that a North Florida judge has resigned, ending a case about alleged misconduct.
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Weekly Roundup: Leaders’ priorities prosper
By RYAN DAILEY
News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Legislature this week passed a bill that is designed to keep minors under 16 from being on social-media platforms, this year’s top priority of the House speaker.
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By RYAN DAILEY
News Service of Florida
Amid concerns about the constitutionality of a bill that would restrict the use of social media by minors in Florida, a key Senate panel this week backed changes to the measure that one supporter said are “about the features” of the platforms.
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By RYAN DAILEY
News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE — An effort to restrict what flags can be flown at schools and other public buildings flailed in the Florida Senate this week, after a key committee adjourned before members voted on the proposal.
Read More …Bill to make it harder to raise taxes backed
News Service of Florida
The Florida House continued moving forward Wednesday with a bill that could make it harder for cities and counties to approve property-tax increases.
Read More …Weekly Roundup: We are the champions
By RYAN DAILEY
News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis is back home in Florida after dropping out of the presidential race, but he nailed two courthouse victories this week — including a win in his high-profile court clash with the state’s most famous mouse.
Read More …Weekly Roundup: Social media in the crosshairs
By RYAN DAILEY
News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida House this week passed a bill that would prevent minors under age 16 from having social media accounts — but Gov. Ron DeSantis indicated he might want to see some changes.
Read More …Weekly Roundup: A step closer to living healthy
By RYAN DAILEY
News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE — Just two weeks into the start of the 2024 legislative session, House and Senate leaders’ major priorities are sailing through the process — with Senate President Kathleen Passidomo seeing one of her wish-list items pass in the upper chamber on Thursday.
Read More …Florida senate passes scaled-back school ‘deregulation’ plan
By RYAN DAILEY
News Service of Florida
The Florida Senate on Wednesday passed a suite of bills aimed at “deregulation” of public schools, with one measure undergoing a significant change that nixed a provision related to the state’s third-grade literacy policy after it was heavily criticized by former Gov. Jeb Bush.
Read More …Weekly Roundup: Full steam ahead
By RYAN DAILEY
News Service of Florida
TALLAHASSEE — The 2024 legislative session kicked off this week, as Gov. Ron DeSantis urged lawmakers to “stay the course” and House and Senate leaders agreed to use gambling money to fund the further expansion of a state wildlife corridor.
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