Florida Legislature

Advocates are looking to lawmakers to increase protections for outdoor workers after Florida saw a rising number of excessive heat warnings this summer.

The Senate Health Policy Committee will hold a workshop Tuesday “to begin the process of fine-tuning ideas, putting pen to paper, and of course, hearing more input from stakeholders.”

The proposal would increase the number of students this school year while also placing a higher cap on the number of ESE students next year. The Senate is slated to vote on the issue Wednesday.

In an extraordinary scene that included dozens of lawmakers turning their backs on the proposal's sponsor, the Florida House on Tuesday rejected a resolution that called for an "immediate de-escalation and cease-fire" in the war between Israel and Hamas.

As lawmakers Tuesday approved covering the costs of thousands of backlogged applications, several House members said more money needs to be approved next year for a program to help residents make home improvements to reduce insurance premiums.

Florida lawmakers Monday began moving forward with a proposal that would offer additional help to Hurricane Idalia victims and provide money to address a backlog of residents seeking to improve their homes to reduce insurance premiums.

The Florida Legislature has returned to the Capitol for a special session where lawmakers will express their support for Israel and give Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis more talking points as he campaigns for president.

Amid mas shootings in Maine and Ybor City, Florida Democrats filed bills that seek to expand rules on storing firearms and discharging guns in residential areas.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we talk about the legal limbo around abortion access as the Florida Supreme Court considers a challenge to the state’s 15-week ban. Plus, a preview of November’s special legislative session. And later, a collection of stories about coastal communities' efforts to mitigate flooding.

Talks are ongoing in advance of a special legislative session about how much money would be needed to reduce a backlog of grant applications from Floridians looking to upgrade their homes to help lower insurance premiums.

The special session is being called because Iran supports Hamas who attacked Israel two weeks ago, though no government worldwide has offered direct evidence supporting that Iran orchestrated the attack.

Amid criticism from Democratic lawmakers and other groups, DeSantis administration officials went before a Senate committee Wednesday to discuss a process that has led to hundreds of thousands of people being dropped from the Medicaid program.