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Lawmakers have finished the third week of the carefully scripted legislative session, with Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republicans firmly in control.

A Senate committee Tuesday will take up a bill that would shield Florida colleges and universities from lawsuits over decisions to close campuses because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Florida House on Friday passed two COVID-19 bills that Republican leaders made a priority for the 2021 legislative session, as they seek to protect businesses from lawsuits and crack down on vaccination scams.

Legislative leaders on Tuesday showed support for limits on lawsuits stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, but they could have a difference of opinion about whether to move ahead with changes to the workers’ compensation insurance system.

Insurance companies in Florida and home contractors expect to battle over changes to assignment of benefits laws again this session. The rise of lawsuits…

The Agency For Persons With Disabilities has won a challenge to its way of funding services for disabled Floridians.The challenge to the program…