They included a wide-ranging plan to expand access to health care, and a bill aimed at keeping children under age 16 off social media.
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The Legislature sent at least 27 healthcare bills to the governor.
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The measure stems from a federal law that allowed the designation of rural emergency hospitals and made them eligible for Medicare payments.
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Critics say the measure signed by the governor ignores the reality of climate change threats in Florida, including projections of rising seas, extreme heat and flooding, and more severe storms.
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Researchers looked at workers' comp claims in 24 states and found that excessive temperatures increased the frequency of injuries, with risks in the South particularly higher.
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The city hasn’t given all those benefits to Joey Davis, president of the Tallahassee firefighter’s union and a cancer survivor.
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The governor also signed measures on school safety that strengthens perimeters and to help stop sex trafficking at massage establishments.
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“Safeguarding American Families Everywhere Act” (SAFE) will be part of the vehicle registration process.
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The package creates new tax holidays in the state, and provides tax relief for homeowners and small business owners.
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Supporters point to increased incidents of bears venturing into residential communities, while critics say the change will result in more deaths of the once-threatened bears.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed bills that include seeking to prevent "indoctrination" in teacher-training programs and beginning to allow credit unions to hold state money.
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Senate Bill 62 could ‘ease burden’ on incarcerated people applying to college.
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The provision ramps up a previous measure that only applied to violent offenders.