Tina Polsky

Critics say the bill, if passed, could effectively shut down local pride parades.

A 98-page elections bill that was filed a day before getting its first committee hearing cleared the Florida Senate Ethics and Elections Committee on Wednesday.

The bill now will go to the House, where it is expected to pass.

Florida law prohibits people who aren't allowed to buy a gun from purchasing bullets and shells, but it doesn't require background checks on ammunition sales.

Gov. Ron DeSantis proposed the Stop Wrongs Against Our Kids and Employees Act to restrict how race-related issues can be taught in public schools and in workplace training sessions.

In a telephone interview from behind bars, Dorice Donegan “Dee Dee” Moore, 49, said publicly identifying recipients and details about big lottery payouts puts their lives at risk. She was convicted in the murder of Abraham Lee Shakespeare in Plant City in 2009.

Ladapo has faced criticism over his stance on vaccines and masking.

A Republican-controlled Senate committee voted 5-4 along party lines to back the confirmation as Democrats questioned Ladapo for nearly two hours over his views of COVID-19. It now moves to a full Senate vote.

It comes amid rising cases of harassment among elected leaders, including one in which a group used foul language and coughed in the face of a Broward County school board member.

A Florida Senate judiciary committee is expected to take up legislation that builds up the state’s immigration enforcement.

Boca Raton Democrat Sen. Tina Polsky said the part of the bill that deals with employer training is “awful for the business community.”

Advocates are also promoting background checks for anyone buying ammunition. A proposal called Jaime's Law is named for 14-year-old Jaime Guttenberg, a victim of the Parkland shooting.