‘Not a disability:’ Florida’s pregnancy parking placard law stays in effect as backlash grows
Read full article: ‘Not a disability:’ Florida’s pregnancy parking placard law stays in effect as backlash growsLaw passed allowing expectant mothers to receive disabled parking placards, causing issues for some.
Pregnancy and parking: Florida’s new law could make finding spots harder
Read full article: Pregnancy and parking: Florida’s new law could make finding spots harderStarting in July, any pregnant woman in Florida can apply for a handicap parking permit valid for up to one year. The change comes as part of a sweeping transportation bill that passed unanimously in the state legislature.
Lawsuit challenges pregnant parking permits in Florida. Here are the details
Read full article: Lawsuit challenges pregnant parking permits in Florida. Here are the detailsDisability-rights advocates are challenging a new state law allowing pregnant women to use parking spaces reserved for people with disabilities.
Child care in the Capitol: As more women run for office, some are bringing their kids
Read full article: Child care in the Capitol: As more women run for office, some are bringing their kidsAs more women and young people run for public office, they’re bringing more than fresh policy ideas to statehouses.
Higher lawsuit limits for local Florida governments advances in House
Read full article: Higher lawsuit limits for local Florida governments advances in HouseAmid opposition from local governments, the House Budget Committee on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a proposal that could lead to cities, counties and other government agencies paying more in lawsuits over people getting injured.
Florida lawmakers eye changes after 2024 hurricanes
Read full article: Florida lawmakers eye changes after 2024 hurricanesFrom holding down property taxes on homes rebuilt after hurricanes to new post-storm rules for elections supervisors, the Florida House on Tuesday started moving forward with a proposal to address issues whipped up during the damaging 2024 hurricane season.
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Parents of boy killed in boating accident push for Florida bill that would require safety device
Read full article: Parents of boy killed in boating accident push for Florida bill that would require safety deviceThe family of a 10-year-old Florida boy killed in a boating accident is pushing for a way to make a day on the water safer.
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Gov. DeSantis offers new details in plan to take on Big Tech
Read full article: Gov. DeSantis offers new details in plan to take on Big TechRon DeSantis provided new details Monday on legislation filed in the Florida House of Representatives aimed at Big Tech companies, such as Google, Facebook and Twitter. The bill is called the Florida Information Protection Act, or House Bill 969. Ad“Big Tech platforms have created a surveillance economy, which enriches those platforms by free-riding on consumer data,” DeSantis said. At the time, he also decried tech companies for “neutering” political candidates’ access to voters, saying that tech companies were only “de-platforming” Republican politicians. “Well, they operate in the state of Florida,” DeSantis said.