Joe Gruters

Said bill sponsor Sen. Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota: “This is all about transparency and making sure that parents know exactly what's being taught in their schools.”

Sponsor Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota, said the change was made because “cigars and pipe smoking is such a small portion” of the problem.

Several people who testified in favor of the bill advocated for the removal of books that they said contained sexually explicit content or material that was not age-appropriate.

A Senate staff analysis of the bill said broadband access is available to 98% of the state’s urban areas and just 78.6% of rural areas.

The proposal mirrors a Texas law, dubbed the Star-Spangled Banner Protection Act, that went into effect in September.

The proposal from Sen. Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota, would provide tax credits up to $2 million for projects that provide “high returns” on investment and economic benefits to the state.

The governor’s war on "wokeness" — critics call it a distraction and even dangerous. DeSantis calls it common sense.

In making his proposal, state GOP Chairman Joe Gruters says the school board races have grown increasingly political.

State Sen. Joe Gruters says the measure is meant to bringing more transparency to school boards.

The judge ruled parts of the law violated constitutional equal-protection rights and issued a permanent injunction against them.

Bills filed in the Florida House and Senate would give voters a say in whether to turn school board elections into partisan contests.

A law firm was “unable to substantiate" the claims against the Sarasota senator.