Lauren Book

Law enforcement arrested more than a dozen protestors throughout this session.

Before the arrest, Sen. Lauren Book (D-Plantation) and party chair Nikki Fried addressed the group. Fried said protests and voting are ways to fight restrictive policies.

It’s been nearly two months since Florida Senate Democrats changed leaders. They ousted Sen. Gary Farmer, D-Lighthouse Point, in favor of Sen. Lauren Book, D-Plantation, a fellow Broward County lawmaker.

The Executive Director of Florida’s Guardian ad Litem programs defended his agency today before a Senate panel. A recent state audit of the program found it was able to hire more staff with increased state funding, but wasn’t serving more kids. Alan Abromowitz is questioning the audit's findings.

Florida lawmakers are again looking at the Department of Children and Families in the wake of a USA Today investigation that found the agency had a low verification rate for claims of sex abuse by foster parents. The agency's secretary says his recent comments before a Senate panel may have been misinterpreted.

A comment by Florida Department of Children and Families Secretary Chad Poppell is still riling members of the Senate’s Children and Families Committee. None more so than Committee Chairwoman Lauren Book.

Mental health is on the minds of Florida lawmakers. Proposals tackling suicide prevention, psychosis treatment, and insurance are pending before the…

Democratic state Senator Lauren Book’s move to seek term limits for local school board members is a change from her previous position on the issue.Book…

A push to term limit local school board members has gained a powerful Democrat: State Sen. Lauren Book. She's filed a constitutional amendment proposal to…

Florida will soon strike up a so-called "John’s Registry" for people convicted of soliciting prostitution. It’s part of an effort to combat human and sex…