Samantha Padgett

A bill expanding Florida’s civil citation program is heading to the House floor. The measure gives law enforcement discretion to issue civil citations to…

Senator Dwight Bullard of Miami-Dade has been trying for years to have Florida regulate plastic bags, with little success. The Environmental Preservation…

A pair of juvenile justice reform bills is continuing to gain traction in the Florida Legislature. The Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs…

A bill aimed at creating a uniform standard across the state to address residents’ wage theft grievances passed its first House committee Wednesday, but…

A Florida lawmaker has received an award for his work on a wage theft bill that he’s filed for three years in a row on behalf of the Florida Retail…