2023 Florida Legislature

Plans include introducing legislation that would end an exemption for Disney parks, and allowing the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to inspect Disney rides.

The House is scheduled to debate the issue during a floor session Tuesday. The Senate passed its version earlier this month.

With a proposed bill that would restrict DEI initiatives at public colleges and universities in Florida, some current students are asking if they'd have chosen their schools if this had happened before now.

On this week's Florida Roundup, we discuss legislation working its way through the Florida Legislature that could affect pride parades, protections for people who rent, and hemp-related businesses.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the state’s six week abortion bill into law late Thursday night.

The bipartisan measure was approved in the House, 105-0. KidCare provides health insurance for families with incomes too high to qualify for Medicaid.

Legislators approved a bill that will allow death penalty sentences with the recommendation of at least eight jurors in favor. It now heads to Gov. Ron DeSantis' desk.

Democrats say there are some things they like about the budget proposals that recently passed the Florida House and Senate, but there are also things they don't like.

The Kaiser Family Foundation reports an estimated 100 million Americans have amassed nearly $200 billion in collective medical debt — almost the size of Greece’s economy.

Under KidCare, families who do not qualify for Medicaid can pay $15 or $20 a month in premiums to insure children.

They would crack down on sexual battery, violent crimes, gun theft, human trafficking and more.

A backlash is brewing in Florida higher education over a bill that could alter the way certain subjects are taught and discussed. It hasn't yet passed the legislature but is already roiling academia.