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This Week In South Florida: Florida lawmakers Alex Rizo and Shevrin Jones discuss early voting
Read full article: This Week In South Florida: Florida lawmakers Alex Rizo and Shevrin Jones discuss early votingLocal 10 News This Week In South Florida Anchor Glenna Milberg interviews Florida Rep. Alex Rizo, a Republican, and Florida Sen. Shevrin Jones, a Democrat, about early voting.
Nashville school shooting brings attention back to Florida lawmakers’ attempts to loosen gun laws
Read full article: Nashville school shooting brings attention back to Florida lawmakers’ attempts to loosen gun lawsFeelings of shock and sadness are reverberating through the country after yet another school shooting.
Florida House Bill 999 targets educational programs on diversity, equity, inclusion, critical race theory
Read full article: Florida House Bill 999 targets educational programs on diversity, equity, inclusion, critical race theoryFlorida House Bill 999 aims to target both diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, also known as DEI, and the study of critical race theory at all of the state’s public universities.
Florida House Bill 999 targets educational programs on diversity, equity, inclusion, critical race theory
Read full article: Florida House Bill 999 targets educational programs on diversity, equity, inclusion, critical race theoryFlorida House Bill 999 aims to target both diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, also known as DEI, and the study of critical race theory at all of the state’s public universities.
Commissioner worries about Florida bill banning LGBTQ Pride flag from flying on government property
Read full article: Commissioner worries about Florida bill banning LGBTQ Pride flag from flying on government propertyWilton Manors Commissioner Chris Caputo is speaking out against a new bill making its way through the Florida legislature that would ban the LGBTQ Pride flag.
New bill filed to prohibit restrictions on use of gas stoves in Florida
Read full article: New bill filed to prohibit restrictions on use of gas stoves in FloridaNew bills have been filed in the Florida House and Senate, which would protect gas stoves and other major appliances from being prohibited.
This Week in South Florida: Chip LaMarca
Read full article: This Week in South Florida: Chip LaMarcaOf all the back and forth and the debate and controversy over bills during last week's special legislative session in Tallahassee, one bill waiting for the Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' signature passed the Florida House and Senate without any opposition.
DeSantis expected to sign property insurance bill
Read full article: DeSantis expected to sign property insurance billFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to sign the property insurance bill which creates a $1 billion reinsurance fund and rewrites rules on coverage denials and attorney fees, in a move to lower rising costs of property insurance and insurer losses.
Bill passes House as Florida lawmakers seek to calm property insurance storm
Read full article: Bill passes House as Florida lawmakers seek to calm property insurance stormFlorida lawmakers are trying to fix in three days a home insurance problem that’s been stormy for three decades, approving legislation designed more to keep private insurers in the state than to immediately save property owners money.
This Week in South Florida Full Episode: September 18, 2022
Read full article: This Week in South Florida Full Episode: September 18, 2022On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg speaks to Broward School Board member Torey Alston, Massachusetts State Rep. Dylan Fernandes, Venezuelan activist and leader Maria Corina Vegas, and Florida House candidates Vicki Lopez and A.J. D'Amico.
Florida House OKs budget that punishes mask mandate schools
Read full article: Florida House OKs budget that punishes mask mandate schoolsSchool districts that ignored Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ order banning mask mandates will face a $200 million penalty under a budget bill passed by the Florida House.
Florida legislators focus on condominium building safety, abortion
Read full article: Florida legislators focus on condominium building safety, abortionThe Champlain Towers South tragedy in Surfside prompted Florida lawmakers to move forward with legislation Thursday to tighten inspection requirements for condominiums.
Gov. DeSantis’ COVID-19 ban on vaccine mandates poised to become law
Read full article: Gov. DeSantis’ COVID-19 ban on vaccine mandates poised to become lawThe Florida House and Senate are poised to give Gov. Ron DeSantis the ban on vaccine mandates that he has asked for despite Democrats best efforts at slowing it down.
Florida House overwhelmingly approves consumer privacy bill
Read full article: Florida House overwhelmingly approves consumer privacy billThe Florida House has resoundingly approved a consumer privacy bill that gives the public an opportunity to regain ownership of the personal data collected by companies.
Florida House moves to limit transgender students in sports
Read full article: Florida House moves to limit transgender students in sportsThe Florida House has advanced a measure that would require some student-athletes to undergo testosterone or genetic testing and require examinations of their genitalia to determine their sex.
Florida bill seeks to block trans athletes from girls teams
Read full article: Florida bill seeks to block trans athletes from girls teamsTALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Transgender women and girls couldn’t play on girls and women’s school sports teams under a bill passed by a Florida House committee on Wednesday. The bill, called the Fairness in Women's Sports Act, would require that anyone participating in girls and women's sports at the K-12 and college level be biologically eligible to do so. But Democrats slammed the proposal, calling it discriminatory against transgender girls and women. AdThe House Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee voted 13-4 to approve the bill, with all “no” votes cast by Democrats. The Florida bill has two more committee stops in the House.
Virus threat: Florida governor declares state of emergency
Read full article: Virus threat: Florida governor declares state of emergencyFlorida health officials have stressed that normally healthy individuals remain at low risk of contracting the virus. Earlier in the day, Florida Health Department Spokesman Alberto Moscoso said “the situation in Florida is swiftly changing." A statement from the Florida Health Department had earlier advised all individuals traveling internationally to self-isolate for 14 days. Late Monday, state health officials reported that a 60-year-old Volusia County woman tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the state's total to 19. Of the 19 cases, 13 were diagnosed in Florida and five in another state, officials said.