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Florida lawmakers will consider a proposal to re-write rules around who is considered a public figure, and what circumstances would constitute a defamation claim against media outlets. The proposals are raising concerns about their constitutionality and whether they violate free speech rights.
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Florida’s unemployment system nearly failed at the start of the pandemic, and critics point to low benefits as part of the problem. Now lawmakers in the Senate are looking to increase the amount of cash benefits. Still some Democrats say the proposed increase doesn’t do enough for workers.
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Lawmakers want to give local governments the ability to regulate tobacco use on city and county owned property like parks and beaches. But some are worried about what those changes could mean for the rights of smokers.
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Medicaid expansion, the issue that caused this week’s special session, has flat lined. Now that the House and Senate have agreed to disagree, it’s up to…
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After voting last month to end Florida’s 1970s era ban on gay adoption, Conservative Republicans in the Florida House sent a different message Thursday,…
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Just days after the full Florida House approved a plan ceremoniously allowing LGBT couples to adopt, a house committee has passed a bill that would let…
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Eliminating the state’s pension plan option for new state employees is a priority of House Speaker Will Weatherford, and a bill doing just that went one…
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Rival pension reform bills are moving through both chambers of the Florida Legislature. The House version closes the pension plan to new employees, while…
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Outside the House Chambers, firefighters, police and paramedics gathered on Thursday to protest against the plan, headed for a House vote, which would…
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A Florida House Budget panel has moved a bill forward that would eliminate the state’s pension plan for all new employees hired at the beginning of next…