They include laws on abortion, affordable housing, the death penalty, immigration and LGBTQ+ issues.
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The Health & Human Services Committee was directed to investigate the standards of care for gender dysphoria adopted by Florida chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and Florida Psychiatric Association. -
At the center of it all is Gov. DeSantis, who has emerged as a rival of former President Donald Trump and likely has his eyes set on the White House. -
The bills will strengthen penalties for trafficking, increase training and support victims -
Under the law, which will take effect by July 2026, middle schools cannot start classes earlier than 8 a.m., and high school classes are barred from starting before 8:30 a.m. -
Controversy over how education is taught in Florida's classrooms continues to grow. -
Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson said he’s heard reports workers failing to show up at construction sites, but said he hasn’t seen such actions. -
The law gives the state more power over a group that governs high school sports. Gov. DeSantis signed the bill at Cambridge Christian School in Tampa, which is involved in a legal battle over praying before games. -
Florida is one of over a dozen states that have now enacted laws restricting or banning gender-affirming care for minors. -
It would allow landowners to continue active hunting, farming and cattle operations, while the land would be kept from residential and commercial development. -
The bill would make it prohibitively expensive for most citizens to fight changes to a county's comprehensive growth plans. -
Members of the LGBTQ community and their allies say the new laws could force families to move out of Florida and damage the state's reputation. -
The country’s oldest Latino civil rights organization is condemning sweeping immigration reform that was signed into law in Florida last week.
