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A bill would make it easier to sue Florida nursing homes. Elder care advocates oppose it

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The bill was written by the nursing home industry, but that’s not the end of the story.

Tribune News Service · Feb 16, 2022

DeSantis now supports taking $200 million from schools that mandated masks

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis now supports a plan to withhold $200 million in funding from 12 school districts that mandated masks because of the pandemic, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.

Orlando Sentinel · Feb 16, 2022

DeSantis now supports taking $200 million from schools that mandated masks

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis now supports a plan to withhold $200 million in funding from 12 school districts that mandated masks because of the pandemic, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.

Orlando Sentinel · Feb 15, 2022

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Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo declines to say if he got the COVID shot, moves toward final confirmation vote

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Dr. Joseph Ladapo, Florida’s controversial surgeon general, is one vote away from being confirmed by the Florida Senate, despite strong opposition from Democrats who say he has failed to promote COVID-19 vaccines, masks and other measures to slow the spread of the virus.

Orlando Sentinel · Feb 8, 2022

Accrediting agency scrutinized Florida's flagship universities, so GOP lawmakers want new process

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Leaders in the Florida House on Thursday introduced legislation that takes aim at the accrediting body for the state university system after the agency recently questioned political influence at two flagship universities.

Miami Herald · Feb 4, 2022

Florida Legislature approves its own redistricting maps as DeSantis seeks court ruling

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Legislators finished work on their legislative redistricting maps on Thursday as a unanimous Senate approved a Florida House map and gave final approval to a Senate map. The new configurations position Republicans to be able to remain in control of the Legislature for the next decade.

Miami Herald · Feb 3, 2022

DeSantis’ proposed election security office inches closer to reality

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis wants a new office to investigate elections crimes, and he just might get it.

Tribune News Service · Feb 2, 2022

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Student activists disrupt Florida 15-week abortion ban hearing

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Activists with Students for a Democratic Society disrupted a Florida House committee meeting Thursday while lawmakers took up a controversial bill banning abortions after 15 weeks.

Tribune News Service · Jan 28, 2022

Responding to Surfside tragedy, Florida Senate moves bill to require statewide inspections

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida legislators began work on updating the state’s condominium regulations in response to the Champlain Towers South collapse as a Senate committee advanced a bill Tuesday to impose inspection requirements statewide, including stricter standards for buildings near the coastline.

Miami Herald · Jan 26, 2022

GOP lawmakers look to crack down on companies that bring migrants to Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Republicans in a Florida Senate committee on Monday pushed through a bill that would bar the state from doing business with companies that transport undocumented migrants into the state, giving a nod to a controversial but key part of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ election-year agenda.

Miami Herald · Jan 25, 2022

GOP-backed abortion bill clears first hurdle in Florida; experts say it will affect access across the South

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The ban on abortion after 15 weeks proposed by Florida Republicans won’t just affect Florida if it becomes law.

Tribune News Service · Jan 19, 2022

Following DeSantis’ lead, Florida lawmakers take aim at race discussions

TALLAHASSEE — The Republican majority on the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday advanced a measure that attempts to tackle one of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ top legislative priorities: barring the influence of critical race theory in schools and businesses across Florida.

Miami Herald · Jan 19, 2022

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