Florida Legislature

The Joint Legislative Budget Commission will hold an emergency meeting next week to release an additional $360 million into the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund, which was established this year with $500 million. Most of the initial funding has already been allocated for Ian recovery efforts.

Incoming House Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell, D-Tampa, said DeSantis overstepped his authority in seeking to “score political points.”

On this week's Florida Roundup, we discuss the abortion privacy clause that's been in the state Constitution since 1989, and how Gov. DeSantis' steady stream of policies in his first term that have affected Florida’s LGBTQ+ community.

The caps came nearly six years after voters approved a constitutional amendment broadly legalizing medical marijuana and more than three years after the Legislature authorized smokable marijuana.

Sen. Lori Berman, D-Delray Beach, said her colleagues need to quickly review the suspension but added that she hopes they don't “rubber-stamp anything.”

Elopements, while relatively rare, can be extremely dangerous, especially for people living with dementia. However, every instance raises concern about accountability, awareness, training and lack of "person-centered care."

After years of legislative battles about the issue, Gov. Ron DeSantis faces a decision about whether to approve revamping the state’s alimony laws.

The executive director of the Florida Planned Parenthood Affiliates says it probably won't happen before November.

After Parkland, Florida passed a new gun law and efforts to protect schools. Are they safer now?

Said Rep. Dottie Joseph: “This is not a game, this is not a joke. People are dying. Thoughts and prayers are nice, but faith without works, is dead."

The U.S. Supreme Court is currently weighing the future of a Mississippi law that inspired the Florida bills.

A measure aimed at improving tenant safety after a college student was slain in her Orlando apartment is advancing in the Legislature.